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List of largest book publishers of the united kingdom. Penguin, hamish hamilton, allen lane, michael joseph, viking, rough guides, dorling kindersley, puffin, ladybird, warne. To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of 21 top uk publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. This article will list some of the largest mainstream or trade publishers in britain. Relx group was the largest global publishing house in 2018, with a total revenue of 4. The big 5 is a nickname for the major trade book publishing companies in the united states. 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. Getting published by one of the big 5 book publishers is the goal of many authors, as being published by a major publishing house is perceived to have some advantages over smaller presses or self publishing, as well as offering higher quality and status. This publishing powerhouse is coowned by jeremy thompson and jane rowland after troubador publishing ltd, established by thompson, acquired it. Worlds largest publishers october 9, 2009 ted treanor 0 comments the list of the 20 largest publishers in the world shows a profoundly changing landscape in book publishing.
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