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Association of American Publishers

The collective policy voice of America's leading book, journal, and education publishers, defending copyright and free expression as the ground the whole industry stands on.

48named by peers

Peer societies

Five societies Association of American Publishers is read alongside.

NMA

News Media Alliance

The leading advocacy voice for the US news and magazine industry, representing over 2,200 media brands on…

IBPA

Independent Book Publishers Association

The largest trade association for independent publishers, teaching craft and pooling collective leverage so…

15 companies named

BISG

Book Industry Study Group

The neutral standards body of the book trade, keeper of the subject codes and metadata rules that let a whole…

9 companies named

APA

Audio Publishers Association

The trade home of the audiobook, advancing a young medium through its Audie Awards, its research, and a…

26 companies named

MPA

Music Publishers Association

A trade association of music publishers built on education and advocacy that guides members and educators…

Who backs AAP

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs Association of American Publishers's peers, but not Association of American Publishers

Companies named publicly by at least one of Association of American Publishers's five peer societies, and not found in Association of American Publishers's reviewed public records.

CompanyIBPABISGAPAPeers
BookwireBISG@50 Bronze SponsorsGold2 of 3
sheridan.comNamedBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors2 of 3
abebooks.comNamed1 of 3
Acting for Audio/Audiobooks at SeaSilver1 of 3
APPLE BOOKSDIAMOND1 of 3
AudibleGold1 of 3
Bespoke AudioworksGold1 of 3
blackstonepublishing.comNamed1 of 3
Blue Nose AudioGold1 of 3
blurb.comNamed1 of 3
BowkerLogoBISGBISG@50 Presenting Sponsor1 of 3
Brick Shop AudioBronze1 of 3
ChirpSilver1 of 3
Curated AudioBronze1 of 3
dropcapmarketplace.comNamed1 of 3
Eleven LabsGold1 of 3
EljinGold1 of 3
firebrandtech.comNamed1 of 3
forewordreviews.comNamed1 of 3
friesens.comNamed1 of 3
gaschprinting.comNamed1 of 3
HarperCollins PublishersBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
HooplaGold1 of 3
ibpa-online.org/page/ingramsparkNamed1 of 3
ibpa-online.org/page/metacometNamed1 of 3
inclusivemediasolutions.comNamed1 of 3
IngramGold1 of 3
Ingram Content GroupBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
John Marshall MediaGold1 of 3
Libro.fmSilver1 of 3
marquisbook.comNamed1 of 3
Mosaic AudioBronze1 of 3
NetGalleyBronze1 of 3
OverDriveGold1 of 3
Podium EntertainmentGold1 of 3
PozotronPLATINUM1 of 3
publishdrive.comNamed1 of 3
ScholasticBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
SpotifyGold1 of 3
SylvamoBISG@50 Bronze Sponsors1 of 3
technicaeditorial.comNamed1 of 3
The Great Audiobook AdventureBronze1 of 3
The Invisible StudiosBronze1 of 3
Tim Bader AudioBronze1 of 3
Versa_Logo_RGBBISG@50 Gold Sponsor1 of 3
Voiceworks AudioBronze1 of 3
WPS-LOGOBISG@50 Archive Sponsor1 of 3
YotoGold1 of 3

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The outside view

The collective policy voice of America's leading book, journal, and education publishers, defending copyright and free expression as the ground the whole industry stands on.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Operational

Their shape

The League

Far-flung, and stronger for it.

The League is a federation of many, where the value lives in the connections between its members and chapters. Its gift is reach and resilience, its challenge is holding a shared identity across all its parts.

Also reads toward The Republic and The Movement.

Strengths

→Coordinated scale that punches above its weight.
→Ambition matched by professional execution.
→A credible, unified voice for many.

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