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Getting Published
Industry statistics and reports
- What industry statistics do you produce?
- Where are the monthly revenue reports?
- What other reports do you make available?
AAP Members and other publishers
Publishing industry careers and opportunities
Public relations
- I'm a member of the media; how do I contact AAP?
- I'm not a member of the media; how do I contact AAP?
- Do you have a speaker for our group?
Public service
Getting published
No -- AAP is not a publishing house. We are a trade association representing America's publishing organizations.
We are unable to recommend a publisher or forward manuscripts or book ideas to publishers. Any book pitch or draft sent to an AAP email address is immediately deleted.
There are numerous independent resources to help authors understand the publishing process and find leads on contacts. Among them:
- The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It...Successfully
(Workman Publishing Company) by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published
(Alpha) by Sheree Bykofsky and Jennifer Basye Sander - How to Get Happily Published: A Complete and Candid Guide
(Collins Reference) by Judith Appelbaum - Writer’s Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents
(Sourcebooks) by Jeff Herman provides a great deal of information concerning contacting publishers and agents. - The Literary Market Place
The LMP is a database of publishers and literary agents and is available online and in hard copy.
Industry statistics and reports
AAP and another industry organization, BISG, co-produce BookStats, an annual survey capturing the size and scope of U.S. publishing. It examines content categories, physical and digital formats and sales distribution channels. The most current report begins here.
These reports, which are more narrowly-focused than BookStats, continue to be produced and distributed to AAP Members; these are also available to non-Members on a paid subscription basis. If you would like subscription details and a purchasing form, please contact info@publishers.org
Figures from the monthly reports are also provided to members of the media upon request to Andi Sporkin, asporkin@publishers.org
AAP produces a number of reports, white papers, policy backgrounders, analyses and other documents for Members. More information about AAP Membership is here.
Some of these are posted in our Resources section along with other industry and independent reports we find interesting. Check Resources often since material is regularly updated.
AAP Members and other publishers
AAP has a complete list on the Members section of the website. Most of these link directly to the Members' corporate homepages. We do not sell any Member or contact lists.
AAP does not have a rights-holder search service. A good starting point for such research is the Copyright Clearance Center.
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Publishing industry careers and opportunities
As a service to publishers with job openings, AAP maintains the BookJobs.com site. This web portal provides listings for opportunities in editorial, research, marketing, digital, corporate and other functions.
AAP cannot forward resumes to Members.
Some AAP events are exclusive to Members but others permit a limited number of outside attendees. Please check each listing in our Events schedule for specific details, availability and non-member rates.
Public relations
Please get in touch with the appropriate person on our Contact page. If you're on a deadline, we suggest email for fastest response.
Our email address for general inquiries, info@publishers.org is read and addressed several times a day. Please note that if your question is already answered in the FAQ, you will not get a reply.
We can provide speakers from within our organization and help you get in touch with the appropriate AAP Members. Please send details to info@publishers.org.
Public service
Many Member publishing houses donate books to non-profit organizations. AAP manages this initiative.
For consideration, you must be a non-profit and have IRS documentation as proof. While each request will be individually considered, donations will be generally based on the type of project or event you are producing, availability of books and deadlines.
AAP is unable to make financial donations to third-party activities. We do, however, collaborate with the American Libraries Association to produce resources for community public libraries that encourage literacy. If you are partnering with your local libraries, we suggest you ask the librarian there to see what AAP/ALA materials and services are available.