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Top 25 Independent publishers worldwide
RevenueBase identified 5,047 company matches for independent publishers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 53,842 professional contacts across them, including 9,800 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for independent publishers worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for independent publishers follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest independent publishers worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,477 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 2,079 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, providing consumers worldwide with a diverse range of quality books across a wide variety of…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 1,803 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are Penguin Random House UK: part of the world's leading trade publisher, Penguin Random House.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 1,037 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 877 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “W.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 584 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Share Stories, Spread Ideas, Change the World Notion Press is a global platform for anyone who believes in the power of words and the impact it can have on the world we live in.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 504 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions brand, is the leading provider of self-publishing and marketing services for authors around the globe.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 477 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Xlibris Publishing was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish and market more than titles.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 451 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Run by a pair of metaphor-loving, simile-craving, typo-hating literary enthusiasts, Amazon Kindle Direct Publisher is the place where authors come to terraform their ideas into…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 436 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Author Solutions is a global company, headquartered in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana, with customers on all seven continents.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 414 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Books change lives.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 403 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Les Éditions Albin Michel sont une maison d’édition française fondée en 1900.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 333 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CreateSpace, an Amazon company, is the leading provider of independent publishing tools that enable authors, filmmakers and musicians to produce, polish, publish and distribute…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 323 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At The Agora Companies, we bring bold new ideas, unconventional viewpoints, perspectives and strategies to the global marketplace.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 321 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “St.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 318 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Tantor Media is an RBmedia company.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 307 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Reedsy is a community of over 5 million authors and publishing professionals.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 301 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “In de dynamische wereld van reclame & media ontwikkelt Geen Blad voor de Mond vernieuwende uitgeefconcepten, voor zowel de tradionele als de nieuwe media.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 288 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Penguin Random House Canada, the country’s largest book publisher, aims to nourish a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 276 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Book Publishing Company is a community owned, independent press dedicated to publishing books that promote a healthful and sustainable lifestyle.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 265 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We publish for everyone.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 265 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Austin Macauley Publishers is an independent publisher based in London, New York and Sharjah.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 260 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Com mais de 80 anos no mercado, o grupo, de capital 100% nacional, reuniu um dos maiores catálogos editoriais entre os países da América Latina e da Comunidade de Países de Língua…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 239 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Créées en 1978, dans un village de la vallée des Baux, par Hubert Nyssen et sa femme, Christine Le Boeuf, bientôt rejoints par les autres fondateurs, Françoise Nyssen, Bertrand…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 226 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Penguin Random House is the world’s largest independent book publisher.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.
This list uses Exact for “independent publishers”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.
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Independent publishers worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
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How this list was built
The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for independent publishers are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “independent publishers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
- RevenueBase SmartSearch
- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 9,800 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Record context
- Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.
Independent publishers by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Independent publishers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent publishers based in the United States1,275
- Independent publishers based in the United Kingdom512
- Independent publishers based in France273
- Independent publishers based in India211
- Independent publishers based in Brazil188
- Independent publishers based in Italy181
- Independent publishers based in Canada143
- Independent publishers based in Australia137
- Independent publishers based in Germany124
- Independent publishers based in Spain122
- Independent publishers based in the Netherlands113
- Independent publishers based in Portugal41
- Independent publishers based in Sweden40
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “independent publishers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many independent publishers are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 5,047 company matches for independent publishers worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Harpercollins Publishers tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most independent publishers?
The United States leads with 1,275 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (512) and France (273). Every independent publishers list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most independent publishers?
London leads with 191 company records, followed by New York (91) and Paris (89).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 9,800 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 5,047 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 independent publishers worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 5,047 matching company records for independent publishers worldwide, with 53,842 tracked contacts and 9,800 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 20, 2026.
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Top 25 independent publishers worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harpercollins Publishersharpercollins.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,477 contacts → |
“HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Simon & Schustersimonandschuster.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,079 contacts → |
“Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, providing consumers worldwide with a diverse range of quality books across a wide variety of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Penguin Random House UKpenguin.co.ukHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | London, United Kingdom | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,803 contacts → |
“We are Penguin Random House UK: part of the world's leading trade publisher, Penguin Random House.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  Bloomsbury Publishing PLCbloomsbury.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 501-1,000 | London, United Kingdom | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,037 contacts → |
“Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  W. W. Norton & Company, INCwwnorton.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 877 contacts → |
“W.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Notion Pressnotionpress.comHQ: Chennai, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Chennai, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 584 contacts → |
“Share Stories, Spread Ideas, Change the World Notion Press is a global platform for anyone who believes in the power of words and the impact it can have on the world we live in.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Authorhouseauthorhouse.comHQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 504 contacts → |
“AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions brand, is the leading provider of self-publishing and marketing services for authors around the globe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Xlibrisxlibris.comHQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 477 contacts → |
“Xlibris Publishing was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish and market more than titles.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Amazon Kindle Direct Publisheramazonkindledirectpublisher.comHQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 451 contacts → |
“Run by a pair of metaphor-loving, simile-craving, typo-hating literary enthusiasts, Amazon Kindle Direct Publisher is the place where authors come to terraform their ideas into…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Author Solutions, LLCauthorsolutions.comHQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 436 contacts → |
“Author Solutions is a global company, headquartered in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana, with customers on all seven continents.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Sourcebookssourcebooks.comHQ: Naperville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Naperville, IL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 414 contacts → |
“Books change lives.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Albin Michelalbin-michel.frHQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 201-500 | Paris, France | 201-500 | Exact match | 403 contacts → |
“Les Éditions Albin Michel sont une maison d’édition française fondée en 1900.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Createspacecreatespace.comHQ: North Charleston, SC, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | North Charleston, SC, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 333 contacts → |
“CreateSpace, an Amazon company, is the leading provider of independent publishing tools that enable authors, filmmakers and musicians to produce, polish, publish and distribute…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | The Agora Companiestheagora.com HQ: Baltimore, MD, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 323 contacts → |
“At The Agora Companies, we bring bold new ideas, unconventional viewpoints, perspectives and strategies to the global marketplace.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  St. Martin's Pressstmartins.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 321 contacts → |
“St.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Tantor Mediatantor.comHQ: Old Saybrook, CT, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Old Saybrook, CT, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 318 contacts → |
“Tantor Media is an RBmedia company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Reedsyreedsy.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 307 contacts → |
“Reedsy is a community of over 5 million authors and publishing professionals.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Geen Blad Voor DE Mondgbvdm.nlHQ: Enschede, NetherlandsReported employees: Not recorded | Enschede, Netherlands | Not recorded | Exact match | 301 contacts → |
“In de dynamische wereld van reclame & media ontwikkelt Geen Blad voor de Mond vernieuwende uitgeefconcepten, voor zowel de tradionele als de nieuwe media.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Penguin Random House Canadapenguinrandomhouse.caHQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 201-500 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 201-500 | Exact match | 288 contacts → |
“Penguin Random House Canada, the country’s largest book publisher, aims to nourish a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Book Publishing Companybookpubco.com HQ: Summertown, TN, IndiaReported employees: Not recorded | Summertown, TN, India | Not recorded | Exact match | 276 contacts → |
“Book Publishing Company is a community owned, independent press dedicated to publishing books that promote a healthful and sustainable lifestyle.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Bonnier Books UKbonnierbooks.co.ukHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 265 contacts → |
“We publish for everyone.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Austin Macauley Publishersaustinmacauley.comHQ: Canary Wharf, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Canary Wharf, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 265 contacts → |
“Austin Macauley Publishers is an independent publisher based in London, New York and Sharjah.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Grupo Editorial Recordrecord.com.brHQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 201-500 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 201-500 | Exact match | 260 contacts → |
“Com mais de 80 anos no mercado, o grupo, de capital 100% nacional, reuniu um dos maiores catálogos editoriais entre os países da América Latina e da Comunidade de Países de Língua…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Actes SUDactes-sud.frHQ: Arles, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Arles, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 239 contacts → |
“Créées en 1978, dans un village de la vallée des Baux, par Hubert Nyssen et sa femme, Christine Le Boeuf, bientôt rejoints par les autres fondateurs, Françoise Nyssen, Bertrand…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Penguin Random House Australia & NEW Zealandpenguinrandomhouse.com.auHQ: Southbank, AustraliaReported employees: 201-500 | Southbank, Australia | 201-500 | Exact match | 226 contacts → |
“Penguin Random House is the world’s largest independent book publisher.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Independent publishers: dataset insights
September 20, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
5,029 records in the displayed employee bands.
18 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 5,047 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 20, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Independent publishers by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Independent publishers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent publishers based in the United States1,275
- Independent publishers based in the United Kingdom512
- Independent publishers based in France273
- Independent publishers based in India211
- Independent publishers based in Brazil188
- Independent publishers based in Italy181
- Independent publishers based in Canada143
- Independent publishers based in Australia137
- Independent publishers based in Germany124
- Independent publishers based in Spain122
- Independent publishers based in the Netherlands113
- Independent publishers based in Portugal41
- Independent publishers based in Sweden40
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent publishers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many independent publishers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 5,047 matching company records, 53,842 tracked contacts and 9,800 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 20, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 independent publishers worldwide. Snapshot: September 20, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-publishers.
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RevenueBase records 5,047 matching company records for independent publishers worldwide, with 53,842 tracked contacts and 9,800 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 20, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 independent publishers worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harpercollins Publishersharpercollins.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,477 contacts → |
“HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Simon & Schustersimonandschuster.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,079 contacts → |
“Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, providing consumers worldwide with a diverse range of quality books across a wide variety of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Penguin Random House UKpenguin.co.uk HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | London, United Kingdom | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,803 contacts → |
“We are Penguin Random House UK: part of the world's leading trade publisher, Penguin Random House.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLCbloomsbury.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 501-1,000 | London, United Kingdom | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,037 contacts → |
“Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | W. W. Norton & Company, INCwwnorton.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 877 contacts → |
“W.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Notion Pressnotionpress.com HQ: Chennai, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Chennai, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 584 contacts → |
“Share Stories, Spread Ideas, Change the World Notion Press is a global platform for anyone who believes in the power of words and the impact it can have on the world we live in.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Authorhouseauthorhouse.com HQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 504 contacts → |
“AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions brand, is the leading provider of self-publishing and marketing services for authors around the globe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Xlibrisxlibris.com HQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 477 contacts → |
“Xlibris Publishing was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish and market more than titles.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Amazon Kindle Direct Publisheramazonkindledirectpublisher.com HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 451 contacts → |
“Run by a pair of metaphor-loving, simile-craving, typo-hating literary enthusiasts, Amazon Kindle Direct Publisher is the place where authors come to terraform their ideas into…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Author Solutions, LLCauthorsolutions.com HQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 436 contacts → |
“Author Solutions is a global company, headquartered in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana, with customers on all seven continents.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Sourcebookssourcebooks.com HQ: Naperville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Naperville, IL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 414 contacts → |
“Books change lives.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Albin Michelalbin-michel.fr HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 201-500 | Paris, France | 201-500 | Exact match | 403 contacts → |
“Les Éditions Albin Michel sont une maison d’édition française fondée en 1900.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Createspacecreatespace.com HQ: North Charleston, SC, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | North Charleston, SC, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 333 contacts → |
“CreateSpace, an Amazon company, is the leading provider of independent publishing tools that enable authors, filmmakers and musicians to produce, polish, publish and distribute…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | The Agora Companiestheagora.com HQ: Baltimore, MD, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 323 contacts → |
“At The Agora Companies, we bring bold new ideas, unconventional viewpoints, perspectives and strategies to the global marketplace.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | St. Martin's Pressstmartins.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 321 contacts → |
“St.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Tantor Mediatantor.com HQ: Old Saybrook, CT, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Old Saybrook, CT, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 318 contacts → |
“Tantor Media is an RBmedia company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Reedsyreedsy.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 307 contacts → |
“Reedsy is a community of over 5 million authors and publishing professionals.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Geen Blad Voor DE Mondgbvdm.nl HQ: Enschede, NetherlandsReported employees: Not recorded | Enschede, Netherlands | Not recorded | Exact match | 301 contacts → |
“In de dynamische wereld van reclame & media ontwikkelt Geen Blad voor de Mond vernieuwende uitgeefconcepten, voor zowel de tradionele als de nieuwe media.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Penguin Random House Canadapenguinrandomhouse.ca HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 201-500 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 201-500 | Exact match | 288 contacts → |
“Penguin Random House Canada, the country’s largest book publisher, aims to nourish a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Book Publishing Companybookpubco.com HQ: Summertown, TN, IndiaReported employees: Not recorded | Summertown, TN, India | Not recorded | Exact match | 276 contacts → |
“Book Publishing Company is a community owned, independent press dedicated to publishing books that promote a healthful and sustainable lifestyle.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Bonnier Books UKbonnierbooks.co.uk HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 265 contacts → |
“We publish for everyone.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Austin Macauley Publishersaustinmacauley.com HQ: Canary Wharf, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Canary Wharf, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 265 contacts → |
“Austin Macauley Publishers is an independent publisher based in London, New York and Sharjah.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Grupo Editorial Recordrecord.com.br HQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 201-500 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 201-500 | Exact match | 260 contacts → |
“Com mais de 80 anos no mercado, o grupo, de capital 100% nacional, reuniu um dos maiores catálogos editoriais entre os países da América Latina e da Comunidade de Países de Língua…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Actes SUDactes-sud.fr HQ: Arles, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Arles, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 239 contacts → |
“Créées en 1978, dans un village de la vallée des Baux, par Hubert Nyssen et sa femme, Christine Le Boeuf, bientôt rejoints par les autres fondateurs, Françoise Nyssen, Bertrand…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Penguin Random House Australia & NEW Zealandpenguinrandomhouse.com.au HQ: Southbank, AustraliaReported employees: 201-500 | Southbank, Australia | 201-500 | Exact match | 226 contacts → |
“Penguin Random House is the world’s largest independent book publisher.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Independent publishers: dataset insights
September 20, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
5,029 records in the displayed employee bands.
18 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 5,047 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 20, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Independent publishers by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Independent publishers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent publishers based in the United States1,275
- Independent publishers based in the United Kingdom512
- Independent publishers based in France273
- Independent publishers based in India211
- Independent publishers based in Brazil188
- Independent publishers based in Italy181
- Independent publishers based in Canada143
- Independent publishers based in Australia137
- Independent publishers based in Germany124
- Independent publishers based in Spain122
- Independent publishers based in the Netherlands113
- Independent publishers based in Portugal41
- Independent publishers based in Sweden40
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent publishers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many independent publishers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 5,047 matching company records, 53,842 tracked contacts and 9,800 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
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How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 20, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 independent publishers worldwide. Snapshot: September 20, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-publishers.
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