Collection MS 337 - Publishing Scotland

Publishing Scotland is a not-for-profit company established to provide representation for publishers across Scotland and to help further develop the publishing sector it describes itself as 'the network for tade, training and development'. It is a registered charity and was originally established in 1973 by ten Scottish publishers, as the Scottish Publishers Association and formally launched in 1974. Its founding aim was to collaborate for marketing, information and attending book fairs at a time when the Scottish publishing industry was in serious decline. The body was initially chaired by Robin Lorimer. It adopted its present name in April 2007. The organisation is based in Edinburgh and continues its original remit along as dealing with new challenges facing publishers such as digitisation issues.