Federation of European Publishers

The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) is an independent, non-commercial umbrella association of book publishers associations in the European Union and Europe. It comprised 29 national book publishers' associations. The FEP Secretariat is located in Brussels, Belgium. The book is the first cultural industry in Europe (EU and EEA) with an annual sales revenue of book publishers of approximately € 24.4 billion according to a survey conducted by FEP for the year 2013. A total of about 585,000 new titles were issued by European publishers in 2013 and approximately 500,000 people are employed full time in the book value chain. These figures show the importance of publishing industry in terms of innovation, growth and employment in Europe. The book industry is a key player in the knowledge society and economy and contributes actively to achieve the Lisbon Agenda goals.