Top publishing companies in the world

If you want an outstanding Publishing company to handle your publishing needs, then these are the profiles of the top publishing companies in the world.

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Profiles of the top publishing companies in the world

You will find accurate and short description of the work histories of these publishing firms below:

Hachette Book Group

Hachette Livre is a subsidiary of Lagardère Group, one of the biggest French publishing companies. This publishing firm has over 150 imprints to their name,

Hachette Book Group (HBG) is one of these imprints and has the following annual book publishing stats and records:

• 1,600+ adult books
• 50-100 digital-only titles
• 350 books for young readers
• 700 audiobook titles

The HBG had 196 books on the New York Times bestseller list in the year 2020. 26 of these books were number one bestsellers.

Simon & Schuster

Simon and Schuster is another top publishing companies in the world. It is owned by CBS Corporation.

This publishing firm has lots of imprints to its name with lots of successful publishing projects executed under its belt like like the Institute by Stephen King and Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern.

Simon & Schuster publishes the following book formats under their different imprints all over the world:

• Children’s novels
• Books for Young Readers
• Audiobooks

Macmillan Publishers

Macmillan Publishers came into existence in the year 2015 through a business merger.This publishing firm is one of the largest in the world with lots of imprints on its stable.

You should also know that Macmillan Publishers is a subsidiary of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. The following successful authors have emerged from the stable of this publishing company:

• Lewis Carroll
• Rudyard Kipling
• W. B. Yeats

Macmillan Publishers has its imprints located in the following countries:

• United States
• Germany
• United Kingdom
• Australia
• South Africa
• India

Workman Publishing Company

Workman Publishing Company is owned by the Workman family and is one of the publishing industry’s best-known and most successful independent publishers in the world.

This Publishing firm was founded in the year 1968 by Peter Workman. After he died in the year 2013, his wife took over the running of the publishing company.

The Workman Publishing Company specializes in the production of calendars and non fiction books.

Workman Publishing Company has the following imprints to its name:

• Artisan
• Storey Publishing
• Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
• Algonquin Young Readers
• Timber Press

Hachette Book Group acquired the company in September of 2021.

Wiley

Wiley is another top Publishing company in the world. It was established over 200 years ago.

Founded by by Richard Wiley, Wiley publishing company is well known for the publishing of journals, essays and academic writings.

According to a statement on its website, Wiley partners with learned association and societies to discoveries that make a difference.

Some of the publication of Wiley are in the following categories:

• Scientific books
• Technical publication
• Medical writings
• Scholarly journals
• Other digital contents

Conclusion about the top publishing companies in the world

You should find your choice among these top publishing companies in the world from this post and ensure you go for anyone that will meet your publishing needs.