publisher
Prints others' words
A publisher is a person or company that produces and distributes books, newspapers, magazines, or other content for public consumption.
Publishers handle editing, printing, marketing, and sales—the business side of getting written work to readers.
In digital contexts, any entity that makes content publicly available may be called a publisher: The website publisher removed the controversial article.
To publish is to make something public, so a publisher is fundamentally one who brings things to light.
Printed periodical of current events
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
editor-in-chief · masthead · circulation · syndication · news · newsroom · press · editorial
New and unusual
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
blurb · foreword · preface · bibliography · index · fiction · nonfiction · anthology
Apply force downward
- typesetArrange text for printing
- bindingLegally or morally required
- folioSingle-fold page format
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
lithography · galley · proof · pagination · spine · dust jacket · print run · compositor
Mark from applied pressure
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
Big Five · indie · acquisition · merger · house · firm · enterprise · venture
Original text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- typesettingArranging text for print
- revisionsAlterations to improve
corrections · formatting · galley · fact-checking · acquisitions · slush pile · commissioning · markup
Downloadable text file
- platformRaised flat structure
- KindleElectronic reading tablet
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- print-on-demandProduction upon order placement
audiobook · DRM · metadata · ISBN · online · app · content management · Medium
To let go
- deployPosition for use
- buildCreate a structure
- compileCollect into unified whole
- pushForce something away
distribute · package · versioning · documentation · API · SDK · update · patch
One who revises text
- founderOne who begins something
- proprietorBusiness holder
- magnateWealthy business leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
Hearst · Murdoch · Pulitzer · Knopf · commissioning editor
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
broadsheet · editor-in-chief · masthead · circulation · syndication · news · newsroom · press · editorial · op-ed
novel
New and unusual
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
manuscript · blurb · foreword · preface · bibliography · index · fiction · nonfiction · anthology · memoir
press
Apply force downward
offset · lithography · galley · proof · pagination · spine · dust jacket · print run · compositor · bookbinder
imprint
Mark from applied pressure
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
multinational · Big Five · indie · acquisition · merger · house · firm · enterprise · venture · Penguin
manuscript
Original text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- typesettingArranging text for print
revisions · corrections · formatting · galley · fact-checking · acquisitions · slush pile · commissioning · markup · redlining
e-book
Downloadable text file
print-on-demand · audiobook · DRM · metadata · ISBN · online · app · content management · Medium · Wattpad
release
To let go
push · distribute · package · versioning · documentation · API · SDK · update · patch
editor
One who revises text
- founderOne who begins something
- proprietorBusiness holder
- magnateWealthy business leader
mogul · Hearst · Murdoch · Pulitzer · Knopf · commissioning editor
- magazinesmagazine, issue, periodical, design magazine, subscription
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, newsroom, press cards
- publishingeditors, editor, books, publications, booksellers
- Writing Worldvoice, novelists, style, poets, tone
- book culturereading, reader, book lover, bookworm, bibliophile
- e-booksebook, e-books, PDF, Kindle, download
publisherauthor
Creator of written works
writer · creator · novelist · journalist · reporter
publisherreader
One who peruses text
subscriber · consumer · audience · viewer · readership
- traditional publisherCompany that acquires manuscripts
- desktop publishingComputer-based document creation
- publishing housesFirms producing books
- book publisherCompany producing printed volumes
- online publishingReleasing content digitally online
- publishing companyFirm producing printed works