BOOK PUBLISHERS

All the book lovers of the world are indebted to the book publishers which act as major links between the authors and the readers. The book publishers have wide responsibilities, from the acquisition of materials to printing and even marketing. Though some authors publish their books themselves, the name tag of a big publishing house and its advertising capacity often helps the author make big money. Editing and proof reading are done by the major publishing houses themselves and in the smaller ones, they are sometimes done by the freelancers.

The book publishing business is very profitable worldwide. The publishing houses sometimes do not limit themselves to books and venture out to publish magazines and newspapers. Since the 20 th century, publishers have started to go hi-tech by publishing digital versions of books.

The most important of all the jobs of the book publishing house apart from editing and printing is to maintain the copyright versions of the book. The legal concept is the prime factor to be kept in mind by the publishers.

Some of the notable book publishers of the world are:

•  Oxford University Press

•  Atlantic Books

•  Penguin

•  McGraw Hill

•  HarperCollins Publishers

•  MacMillan publishers

•  Infinity Publishing

Book publishers can be categorized into a number of categories like textbook publishers, Christian book publishers, poetry book publishers, educational book publishers, children's book publishers, self help books publishers etc.