Book Publishers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 51113 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments known as book publishers. Establishments in this industry carry out design, editing, and marketing activities necessary for producing and distributing books. These establishments may publish books in print, electronic, or audio form.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 511130, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Atlas publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Religious book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- School textbook publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Encyclopedia publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Technical manual publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Map publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Travel guide book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Which code does this activity belong in?
Book publishers design, edit, and market books in print, electronic, or audio formats. The boundary between book publishers and periodical publishers turns on whether content is issued in discrete volumes or as recurring issues; periodicals are published serially while books are standalone works. Book publishers differ from directory and mailing list publishers, whose establishments focus on compiling and distributing reference materials and address lists rather than authored creative or informational works. Greeting card publishers and calendar publishers, classified in Other Publishers, produce smaller-format merchandise items rather than bound or discrete book-length publications.
Written for NAICS 511130, the only detailed industry in this group.