The Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA) was incorporated in May 1968 with 22 company members, 14 of which were of Singapore origin. As of 1 July 2016 the Association has 64 members engaged in a wide range of publishing, marketing and distribution activities. These are in the areas of educational textbooks, children's books, general and trade books, academic and scholarly publications, reference materials and some electronic publications.
The main aims of the Association are to encourage fair trade practices and maintain high standards of workmanship and service in the publishing business; to encourage the widest possible distribution of printed books in Singapore in particular and throughout the world in general; and to promote and protect, by all lawful means, the interests of the publishers in Singapore.
At the AGM held on 11 May 2016, the following publishers were installed as members of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Book Publishers Association for the new two-year term 2016–2018: