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Top 25 Educational textbook publishers based in the United States

Name: Educational textbook publishers based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 190 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 190 educational textbook publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 16,437 professional contacts across them, including 4,282 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers educational textbook publishers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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16,437Contacts tracked

4,282Verified emails

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The 25 largest educational textbook publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 190 educational textbook publishers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to educational textbook publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Scholastic	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,877 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Lakeshore Learning Materials	Partial evidence	Carson, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,901 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lakeshore Learning Materials is one of the most innovative manufacturers of educational materials in the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Teacher Created Materials	Strong evidence	Huntington Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	1,479 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Teacher Created Materials publishes innovative, imaginative educational materials for teachers and students in all subjects for Grades K-12.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	National Geographic Learning	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	336 contacts →
	Partial evidence “National Geographic Learning, a part of the Cengage Group, provides quality and media-rich programs in the K-12 education space.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Kendall Hunt Publishing Company	Partial evidence	Dubuque, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	319 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1944, Kendall Hunt has been a privately owned and operated educational publishing company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	BJU Press	Partial evidence	Greenville, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	314 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BJU Press is located in beautiful Greenville, South Carolina, and is a ministry of BJU Education Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Goodheart-Willcox	Strong evidence	Tinley Park, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	226 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1921, Goodheart-Willcox publishes print and digital instructional materials for Career and Technical Education and Health and Wellness Education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	World Book, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	162 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “World Book, a subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Inc, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is based out of our downtown Chicago office.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Perfection Learning	Indirect evidence	Clive, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	161 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by two educators in 1926, Perfection Learning® provides high-quality, innovative curriculum solutions to K-12 schools across the country and internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Rowman & Littlefield	Indirect evidence	Lanham, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	145 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In May 2024, Rowman & Littlefield, Applause, Backbeat, Lexington Books, and Bernan Press became imprints of Bloomsbury Publishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Hawkes Learning	Partial evidence	Mount Pleasant, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	137 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hawkes Learning specializes in educational technology & publishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Cognella	Partial evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cognella® is redefining academic publishing by creating teacher-driven, student-centric higher education course materials in print and digital formats under three imprints…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Larson Texts, INC	Partial evidence	Erie, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Larson Texts, Inc, along with its subsidiary Big Ideas Learning LLC, produces math textbooks for sixth grade through college calculus that are used by over five million students…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Wayside Publishing	Indirect evidence	Freeport, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Giving students a competitive advantage in a diverse, global workforce is our goal.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	BIG Ideas Learning	Indirect evidence	Erie, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Big Ideas Learning, founded in 2008 by Dr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	School Publishing Group	Partial evidence	Hingham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	82 contacts →
	Partial evidence “School Publishing Group (SPG) develops, edits and produces K-12 educational curriculum and educational materials for Digital, Print, Video and Family Communications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Flatworld	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Digital-first college textbook publisher committed to building a strong position in the college textbook market by expanding access to high quality, affordable content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Veritas Press, INC	Indirect evidence	Lancaster, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our first priority is found in preparing students for life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Abc-Clio	Indirect evidence	Santa Barbara, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than 60 years, ABC-CLIO has delivered award-winning collections of digital and print resources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Demme Learning	Indirect evidence	Lititz, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Demme Learning is an independent family-owned and operated publishing company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	ABDO	Partial evidence	Edina, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ABDO has been a leader in children’s educational publishing for libraries and schools since 1985, providing high quality nonfiction and fiction titles for children and young…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Great River Learning	Strong evidence	Dubuque, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Great River Learning is the higher education textbook company you've been looking for: we publish for the way you want to teach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Super Duper Publications	Strong evidence	Greenville, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Super Duper Publications creates, develops, publishes, and sells K-12 supplemental educational materials; RTI programs; e-Learning software; mobile applications; interactive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	The Education Center, LLC	Partial evidence	Greensboro, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Mailbox®, by The Education Center, LLC, specializes in the digital development and electronic distribution of supplemental resource materials for preschool and grade school…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Creative Teaching Press	Strong evidence	Cypress, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Creative Teaching Press (CTP) is a family-owned and teacher-managed supplemental educational publisher for grades PreK-8.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: educational textbook publishers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names educational textbook publishers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of educational textbook publishers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name educational textbook publishers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Educational textbook publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

26.1%Verified-email coverage

86.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

7.4%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 190 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among educational textbook publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “educational textbook publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names educational textbook publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among educational textbook publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,282 across the full list. 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 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names educational textbook publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many educational textbook publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 190 educational textbook publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Scholastic, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most educational textbook publishers?

New York leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (5) and Boston (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,282 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 190 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

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 Smart Search, 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.