1、 APRIL 2023 MARCH 2024 Compiled by:Elizabeth le Roux,Lisa Treffry-Goatley,Ivy Anyang and Savannah Harvett SOUTH AFRICAN BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY SURVEY 2023-24 This research was conducted on behalf of the Publishers Association of South Africa by the Department of Information Science,University of P

2、retoria.If you have any queries or corrections,please email us at booksurveyup.ac.za.PASA 2025 Cover image:Susan Q Yin on Unsplash,CC-BY-ND To quote this report,use the following citation:Le Roux,E.,Treffry-Goatley,L.,Anyang,I.Harvett,S.2025.South African Book Publishing Industry Survey,202324.Cape

3、Town:Publishers Association of South Africa.Contents Introduction.1 Overview.2 Publisher Profiles.3 Production.6 Distribution Channels.9 Sector Reports.11 Education.11 Production 11 Distribution channels 14 Revenue by province and product 15 Sector Reports.25 Trade.25 Production 25 Revenue by format

4、 and language 26 Distribution channels 30 Sector Reports.32 Academic.32 Revenue 32 Revenue by format and language 32 Distribution channels 34 Sector Reports.35 TVET.35 Revenue 35 Distribution channels 36 Sector Reports.37 SMME Publishers.37 List of Respondents.40 1 Introduction The annual Book Publi

5、shing Industry Survey provides information on the growth and development of the South African publishing industry.It is the most comprehensive survey available of the publishing industry in South Africa,providing information for planning and lobbying purposes since 2002.The data collected annually a

6、re invaluable for understanding the publishing industry in South Africa,especially as transformational shifts take place across the key publishing sectors.The total number of active publishers in South Africa is estimated to be at least 200.The industry is dominated by a small group of very large pu