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Activair is an International Freight Forwarder who has specialized in the global shipment of books by air, sea and road since 1978. Activair pioneered the large-scale use of airfreight for many major publishers, bringing speed and security to the growing books export market. Today the company moves millions of books as well as all Publishing materials each year and is regarded as the world leader in this highly-specialised business. Activair now brands itself uniquely via Activair, Activsea and Activroad. The only one-stop shop publishing forwarding specialist.
Website: www.activair.com
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Aurum Press is partly owned by the Quarto Group PLC but operates as an autonomous company within Quarto, one of the largest independent publishers in the UK. Aurum is expanding through investment in new titles and in people, with UK sales last year increasing by 26%. It currently publishes in a number of subject areas including biography, current affairs, military history , entertainment , humour and sport. Practical photography books are published under the Argentum imprint and illustrated lifestyle books in a joint venture with Jacqui Small.
Website: www.aurumpress.co.uk
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Baker Tilly is a leading independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers that specialises in providing an integrated range of services. We provide our growing and established business clients with audit, accountancy, personal and corporate taxation, VAT, consultancy, corporate finance, financial services and business recovery services. The firm has national coverage through its network of offices and is represented internationally through its independent membership of Baker Tilly International.
Website: www.bakertilly.co.uk
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Bowker is a leading provider of rich, comprehensive, current and accurate bibliographic data from UK, US and Australian publishers, serving libraries, booksellers and publishers worldwide. For many years, we have sponsored and supported US publishing and bookselling awards. Now with a well-established UK operation and an extensive UK and global customer base, it is with great pleasure that we again sponsor the UK Bookselling Company of the Year.
Website: www.bowker.co.uk
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British Council & The London Book Fair are delighted to be celebrating the UK Young Publisher of the Year, which recognises the creative, leadership and entrepreneurial ability of young British publishers aged between 25-35.
The London Book Fair, 16-18 April 2007, Earls Court One (14-16 April 2008), is the world's leading Spring Publishing event for the trading of rights, bookselling and book production services.
British Council's purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements
Website: www.londonbookfair.co.uk
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the world - with more than 7.000 exhibitors from over 100 countries. It also organises the participation of German publishers at more than 25 international book fairs and is co-founder of the Cape Town Book Fair in South Africa. It maintains the most visited website worldwide for the publishing industry at www.book-fair.com. The Frankfurt Book Fair is a subsidiary of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association.
Website: www.book-fair.com
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The Guardian is very pleased to be sponsoring the sales and marketing award of the British Book Industry Awards. We are passionately committed to all aspects of books and reading; this industry award joins our title sponsorship of the Hay Literary Festival and the Guardian First Book Award as a clear demonstration of this commitment. We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the book industry for its continued support of the Guardian Review - the most comprehensive newspaper book section in the UK.
Website: www.newsunlimited.co.uk
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In business since 1909, Harlequin Mills & Boon Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harlequin Enterprises Limited, publishing books in 25 languages and selling in over 94 international markets. Home to three imprints - Mills & Boon®, M&B and MIRA® Harlequin Mills & Boon is proud to support UK booksellers by sponsoring The Direct Bookselling Company of the Year Award.
Website: www.millsandboon.co.uk
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KPMG is the global network of professional services firms who provide audit, tax and advisory services. KPMG LLP operates from 22 offices across the UK with over 9,000 partners and staff. KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, is the UK member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative and is honoured to be sponsoring the Publisher of the Year award at the 2007 Galaxy British Book Awards.
Website: www.kpmg.co.uk
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Lightning Source Inc. is the leader in providing a comprehensive suite of on-demand print and distribution services for books to the publishing industry. Lightning Source gives the publishing community options to print books in any quantity and provides its customers access to the most comprehensive bookselling channel in the industry in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Website: www.lightningsource.co.uk
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Midas Public Relations are a leading independent PR and publicity agency specialising in the publishing, arts, music, direct marketing, event and entertainment industries. A PR Week Top 50 Consumer Agency, the Midas philosophy is informed by a powerful mix of creative ideas; excellent media contacts; the delivery of results; friendly relationships with clients; enthusiastic and committed employees and an impressive track record in raising profiles across trade and consumer media.
Website: www.midaspr.co.uk
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BookData is the leading provider of search and discovery tools, order routing, and EDI messaging to the book industry worldwide. Our database has over 6 million title records, providing comprehensive, accurate and timely information to booksellers and libraries in more than 110 countries. We believe innovation drives the industry and are therefore proud to sponsor the Award for Innovation in the Book Business.
Website: www.nielsenbookdata.co.uk
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The Orion Publishing Group was established in 1991. It is made up of two divisions: Orion and Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Since 1998 it has been owned by the French company Hachette Livre. In 2005 Orion Publishing was voted Publisher of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards. In 2007 we are proud to sponsor the Literary Agent of the Year Award.
Website: www.orionbooks.co.uk
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Stora Enso is a leading global forest products company producing publication and fine papers, packaging boards and wood products. Stora Enso sales totalled EUR 13.2 billion in 2005. The Group has some 46,000 employees employed on five continents and an annual production capacity of 16.9 million tonnes of paper and board. Stora Enso's shares are listed in Helsinki, Stockholm and New York.
Website: www.storaenso.com
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VISTA International is a leading worldwide provider of solutions and services for the publishing industry. Our solutions fit all aspects of the publishing value chain, from author care through production, rights and royalties to warehouse and fulfillment - all integrated in an e-business environment, with full access to the analytical power of Publishing Intelligence. Visit us on the web at www.vistacomp.com.
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