2011 Publishing Market Research Guide

We debuted our 2011 Publishing Market Guide, sponsored by Publishers Weekly and PubMatch and printed by Lightening Source, at this year’s BookExpo. This free guide includes market research reports for over 20 top markets for U.S. publishers. Please e-mail Patricia.Molinaro@trade.gov to receive this updated report.

Piracy & IPR in the Publishing Industry

According to an assessment by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, counterfeiting and piracy cost the United States nearly $250 billion annually!

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) estimates that American publishers lost over $600 million last year due to copyright piracy; and with the internet as a basis for reproduction and transmission, it seems this number will only grow in the years to come.

In Argentina, for example, a total of 1.2 million books under 800 titles are pirated every year with an estimated $10 million annual loss in revenue. As the international community continues to grow and become increasingly interconnected, the importance of being able to adequately protect oneself or one’s business worldwide cannot be understated.

In an effort to help publishers and copyright holders understand their rights domestically and internationally 2 comprehensive resources have been compiled.

The PDF file above covers a variety of topics such as: