The Board of Directors of the Association of American Publishers has announced the appointment of Tom Allen as President and CEO. He succeeds former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, who served in that position since June 1997.
The Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the US book publishing industry. Its more than 300 members include most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies. AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets, scholarly journals, computer software, and electronic products and services.
AAP advocates on issues of paramount importance ranging from free speech and education to the protection of intellectual property rights and international freedom to publish.
