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Books-A-Million
402 Industrial Lane · Birmingham AL 35211
American bookstore chain headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, operating superstores and outlets nationwide.
W. W. Norton & Company
500 Fifth Avenue · New York NY 10110
American publishing company established in 1923. Wholly owned by its employees since the early 1960s. Publishes books across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and academic categories. Known for high-quality literary and academic publishing. Headquartered at 500 Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Macmillan
120 Broadway · New York NY 10005
Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
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Amazon Publishing
1350 Avenue of the Americas · New York NY 10019
Publishing division of Amazon.com. Publishes books across multiple genres including literary fiction, mystery, romance, science fiction, and nonfiction. Operates imprints including Amazon Publishing, Lake Union Publishing, Thomas & Mercer, Montlake Romance, and 47North. Has offices in Seattle, New York, and London.
Audible
1 Washington Park · Newark NJ 07102
Audiobook and spoken-word entertainment service owned by Amazon. Founded in 1995, Audible is the largest producer and seller of audiobooks in the world. Offers over 1 million audiobook titles and original audio content. Headquarters in Newark, New Jersey with offices worldwide.
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Barnes & Noble
33 E 17th Street · New York NY 10003
American bookseller founded in 1886. Operates hundreds of retail stores nationwide and BN.com e-commerce platform. Also operates the NOOK e-reader business. Headquartered in New York City.
Beacon Press
24 Farnsworth Street · Boston MA 02210
Independent publisher affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association, known for books on social justice, civil liberties, and environmental issues since 1854.
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Chronicle Books
680 Second Street · San Francisco CA 94107
Independent publisher founded in San Francisco known for beautifully crafted books, stationery, and gifts spanning lifestyle, art, food, and children's titles.
Crooked Lane Books
34 W 27th St · New York NY 10001
New York City–based mystery, thriller, and crime fiction publisher, founded in 2015 and operating as an imprint of Alcove Press. Known for hardboiled noir, psychological suspense, cozy mysteries, and debut crime writers across print and digital formats.
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Hachette Book Group
1290 Avenue of the Americas · New York NY 10104
One of the Big Five publishers in the United States, publishing approximately 3,000 books and 700 audiobooks annually. Part of Hachette Livre, the world's third-largest trade and educational publisher. Operates imprints including Little, Brown, Grand Central Publishing, Basic Books, and Orbit. Headquartered in New York City.
HarperCollins Publishers
195 Broadway · New York NY 10007
The world's second-largest consumer book publisher. Founded in 1817, HarperCollins has over 200 years of publishing history. Operates 120+ imprints in 17 countries. Part of News Corp. Publishes approximately 10,000 new books annually across fiction, nonfiction, and children's categories.
Hay House
Carlsbad, CA
Hay House is a self-help and spirituality publisher founded by Louise Hay in 1984, now part of Penguin Random House. The Carlsbad, California–based company publishes books, audiobooks, and card decks on wellness, personal growth, and metaphysics.
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Lakeside Book Company
4101 Winfield Road · Warrenville IL 60555
Leading book manufacturer and publisher services provider in North America, tracing its roots to 1864. Operates 22+ facilities across the U.S. and Canada, shipping approximately 400 million books annually. Services include offset and digital printing, binding, warehousing, and fulfillment. Subsidiaries include Phoenix Color, Marquis Book Printing, and Dover Publications.
Lonely Planet
1101 Red Ventures Drive · Fort Mill SC 29707
The world's leading travel guidebook and digital media brand, providing inspiring content for travelers across more than 190 countries.
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McGraw Hill Education
2 Penn Plaza · New York NY 10121
McGraw Hill is a leading educational publisher specializing in textbooks, digital learning platforms, and assessment tools for K-12, higher education, and professional markets.
Milkweed Editions
1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 300 · Minneapolis MN 55415
Independent nonprofit literary publisher based in Minneapolis publishing transformative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry since 1979.
MissionWired
Washington, DC
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Penguin Random House
1745 Broadway · New York NY 10019
Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.
Penn State University Press
112 University Support Building II, 22 University Drive · University Park PA 16802
Scholarly publisher of Pennsylvania State University, serving academic communities across the humanities and social sciences since 1956.
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SAGE Publishing
2455 Teller Road · Thousand Oaks CA 91320
Independent academic and professional publisher serving researchers, educators, and practitioners across the social sciences, humanities, and STEM fields.
Scholastic
557 Broadway · New York NY 10012
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them.
Sourcebooks
1935 Brookdale Road, Suite 139 · Naperville IL 60563
Independent trade publisher founded in 1987 by Dominique Raccah. One of the largest independent publishers in North America. Publishes books across fiction, nonfiction, children's, and young adult categories. Currently owned 52% by Penguin Random House (as of 2023). Headquartered in Naperville, Illinois with satellite offices in New York City and Connecticut.
St. Paul Center
Steubenville, OH
The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology is a Catholic nonprofit in Steubenville, Ohio, led by Dr. Scott Hahn. The organization operates Emmaus Road Publishing and Emmaus Academic, producing Scripture studies, theology books, and digital media for a broad Catholic audience.
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Taylor & Francis
4 Park Drive, Milton Park · Philadelphia PA OX14 4RN
Academic publisher and part of Informa Group, publishing scholarly journals and books from offices in Abingdon and London.
Tyndale House Ministries
Carol Stream, IL
