Industry insiders give their predictions for 2015

Published January 9, 2015. By Bookseller news team

Self-publishing will continue to grow, subscription services will move into the mainstream, and the general election will dominate in 2015, publishing industry insiders have predicted.
Figures from trade and educational publishing, as well as from bookselling, agenting and writing, have shared what they think is in store for the industry in the coming 12 months with The Bookseller.
The full piece, which includes predictions from London Book Fair director Jacks Thomas, publisher Iain Dale, Penguin Random House UK c.e.o. Tom Weldon, and Head of Zeus c.e.o. Amanda Ridout, can be read by subscribers here.

Pan Macmillan m.d. Anthony Forbes Watson said the general election would be of concern, as “a year in which there is a general election is a year of uncertainty”, while Richard Mollet, c.e.o. of The Publishers Association, said the election would dominate people’s lives, “more after than before” as the new government’s policies start to be implemented.
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