BBC News is reporting that 2012 was a record year for the UK publishing industry.
The Publishers Association Statistics Yearbook reported total revenues of £3.34B with digital sale hitting £411M, and sales of physical books coming in at £2.9B.
“Self-publishing has been a wonderful phenomenon,” said Richard Mollett, chief executive of The Publishers Association. “It has thrown up a great new interest in writing and reading.”
You can hear the whole bit from the Today programme HERE.
You can visit the Publishers Association HERE.