Book Publishers

Eleven of the best book publisher sites. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. About Publishing: Types of Publishing - If you have written a book, it is important to know what type of book publisher you need. This guide discusses seven types of publishers. (www.bookjobs.com)

2. Simon Says - The official Web site for the Simon & Schuster, Inc. publishing house allows you to browse their book titles, find an author, join a book club, and more. Includes both Simon & Schuster books as well as books published under its specialty imprint brands. (www.simonsays.com)

3. Random House - Large publisher of both fiction and non-fiction books through both the Random House name and its many specialty imprints. (www.randomhouse.com)

4. Self Publishing - You can be your own book publisher by getting into the business of self publishing. This blog discusses all aspects of self publishing such as book printing, marketing, business models and more. (www.fonerbooks.com)

5. Top Independent Book Publishers - This site offers a list of 101 independent book publishers and their contact information. (www.bookmarket.com)

6. Penguin Group (USA) - Large book publisher offers fiction and non-fiction books from the Penguin brand and more than 30 specialty imprints. (us.penguingroup.com)

7. St. Martin’s Press - Publisher of a variety of fiction and non-fiction books. (www.stmartins.com)

8. Oxford University Press USA - U.S.-based division of this well-known UK university’s book publishing department. Publishes non-fiction works including reference books, textbooks and other scholarly books. (www.oup.com)

9. Houghton Mifflin Company - Publisher of educational texts as well as adult fiction and non-fiction. (www.hmco.com)

10. The Bauu Press - Publishes books in the environmental, psychological, and social sciences, with a particular focus on indigenous peoples. (www.bauuinstitute.com)

11. Battle of the Book Publishers - January 1, 2007 article about legal troubles between Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd and Pearson Education Inc. over the use of the Prentice Hall name. (www.ibnlive.com)