Ranking americas largest publishers publishers weekly. We are a niche publisher specializing in genealogy. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. The wwend database contains over 650 publishers for you to peruse. We are still the largest christian publisher, but we are actually the sixth largest trade publisher. Wikimedia commons has media related to publishers from the united states. Our list is especially strong in titles about cooking, travel, gardening, and history, but we also publish biographies, local reference books, and books concerning parenting and important health. However, particular publishers are dedicated to producing textbooks for specific markets. They have many imprints, including touchstone, free press, howard books, and scribner. Heres our list of 75 publishers that publish childrens book. Largest selfpublishing companies in the united states in 2018, by number of titles.
The university of georgia press is the oldest and largest book publisher in the state. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories. Over the past several months, we have compiled a proprietary database made up of various pointofsale databases. Harpercollins is the secondlargest consumer book publisher in the. The world bank group wbg is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries.
Book distributors help publishers get their books placed into bookstores, libraries, specialty stores, schools and other markets. Listing 1 to 10 of 2816 american publishing houses. Discover thousands of books and authors, plus get exclusives on new releases, bestsellers, and more, at. Anyone even remotely interested in book publishing knows who the big five trade publishers areif. For example, there are publishers dedicated to highschool publishing, esl english as a second language students, homeschooled. Many publishers now offer content for the classroom and for teacher professional development. Lisa gardner unites three of her most beloved characters in a twisty new thriller. Top 6 best book publishers 2017 ranking list of top.
They publish about 800 adult books, about 200 young adult and childrens books and about 300 audiobooks annually. Revenue of the largest book publishers worldwide 2018 statista. A growing list of over 100 we are still building our book list. Hachette livre is another big 5 publisher, the largest in france and one. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. Heres our list of reputable book publishing companies you might consider working with. If you are a publisher, click here, to list with us. Founded in 1977, abbeville has long been a mainstay in the art book publishing world, and is currently making strides into the digital realm wi. The worlds 54 largest publishers, 2018 publishers weekly. Weve organized the list in an easily searchable table so you can quickly find the publishers that publish the type of book youre looking to get published. It does not include international, ministry, book fairs, directtoconsumer sales.
Pearson remained the biggest publisher on the planet. Book publishing companies largest listings of book. It includes imprints of larger publishing groups, which may have resulted from business mergers. Page 1 of 282 of all the publishing companies listed in the american publishers directory. These lists are based on revenues for the twelve months ending december 31, 2009. The big 5 book publishers are the major trade book publishing companies in the us. The american cancer society, a leading publisher of books for people with diabetes and health professionals, publishes in the areas of healthfitness, selfcare, cookingnutrition, caregiving, treatmentprevention, children and family, and oncology. List of englishlanguage book publishing companies wikipedia.
Book publishing companies of the united states wikipedia. It started life as the american booksellers association convention and trade show in 1947, and it features virtually every significant us publisher, along with many. Penguin, hamish hamilton, allen lane, michael joseph, viking, rough guides, dorling kindersley, puffin, ladybird, warne. Brazil france germany italy japan netherlands pakistan spain uk us. Comparing americas 3 largest book publishing companies. Hachette book group hbg is a division of the secondlargest trade and. Included are academic publishers, technical manual publishers, publishers for the traditional book trade both for adults and children, religious publishers, and small press publishers, among other types. While the data these lists are based on are not perfect, we do believe they represent the best data currently available. Nov 20, 2019 known in the trade as hbg, they are the largest publishing company in france and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Harpercollins is another big 5 publisher, though its 2018. Below is a list of the top sffh publishers, the large and the small, who have made it possible for us to enjoy all those science fiction fantasy and horror awardwinning authors.
This is a list of largest uk trade book publishers, with some of their principal imprints, ranked by sales value, according to nielsen bookscan. Ranking americas largest publishers the publisher of harry potter was the sixth largest trade publisher last year based on unit sales through bookscan. Hachette book group hbg is a division of the secondlargest trade and educational book publisher in the world, hachette. Camino books was founded in 1987 for the purpose of publishing quality nonfiction books of regional interest to people in the middle atlantic states. List of book distributors and wholesalers nonfiction. Levine books, the blue sky press and cartwheel books. Pages in category book publishing companies of the united states. Merger of nations largest magazine, book publishers. Be sure to check out our featured publisher as well.
With payroll 2,552 no employees 304 you can see that such numbers is too confusing since there are a number of other firms, which call themselves as independent book publishers. We currently publish 6070 new books a year and have a long history of publishing significant scholarship, creative and literary works, and books about the state and the region for general readers. We created these lists from a proprietary database we have assembled at thomas nelson. Known in the trade as hbg, they are the largest publishing company in france and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. They easily made our list of book publishers as they are considered one of the big four publishers. List of largest book publishers of the united kingdom wikipedia. They publish about 800 adult books, about 200 young adult and. If youve written a childrens book and want to get it published, you have a few options. Finding a book publisher is the dream of many authors, but there are many predatory publishers that will take advantage. Top 6 best book publishers 2017 ranking list of top book.
List of popular school book publishers the classroom. Publishing division harpercollins publishers is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 17 countries, nearly two hundred years of history and more than 120 unique imprints around the world. The worlds largest publisher and distributor of english language childrens books and periodicals, as well as a leading educational publisher specialising in reading and technology. You can selfpublish your book, hire a publishing services company or hybrid publisher, or find a legitimate childrens book publisher childrens book publishers. The aim of this company is to educate as much as to entertain. Relx group was the largest global publishing house in 2018, with a total revenue of 4. The following list of book distributors and wholesalers features the largest distributors at the top, followed by distributors in alphabetic order scroll down for book distributors in canada and uk. Formed in 20 through the merger of penguin books and random house. What big 5 financial reports reveal about traditional publishing. In 2006, they became a publishing division of cbs and have since grown into one of the largest book publishers. According to this data from the us census the following is the number of book publishers. Abbeville press, headquartered in new york, is an independent publisher of fine art and illustrated books. The leading and print publisher of reference products and operator of directtohome book clubs for children. Ranking americas largest publishers the publisher of harry potter was the sixthlargest trade.
Old city publishing 628 north second street philadelphia pa, 191233002 usa phone. You can selfpublish your book, hire a publishing services company or hybrid publisher, or find a legitimate childrens book publisher. With all the imprints out there, its sometimes difficult to know which imprint belongs to which of the big five publishers. The top 10 publishers accounted for 54 percent of all book revenue last. This is a list of largest uk trade book publishers, with some of their principal imprints, ranked by. Top childrens book publishing companies pen and the pad. Discover thousands of books and authors, plus get exclusives on new releases, bestsellers, and more. This is the largest searchable and free book publisher listing on the web. Revenue of the largest book publishers worldwide 2018. It is the largest and most famous development bank in the world and is an observer at the united nations development group. Over the years, the book industry has remained a massive, greatly influential global consumer market. Jan 15, 2010 its been almost two years since i posted the list of top ten u.