Here is a list of some traditional book publishers I have written with a brief description about them. Their orders do not have any bearing. See details below.


Random House, Inc.- Founded in 1925, the publishing house is the world's largest traditional book publisher. Established in the U.S. by Bennett Carf, Christopher Coombes and Donald Klopfer; the house has several branches located in London, Germany, Canada and Barcelona. With some of the many authors who are very notable like John Grisham (Ford Country: Stories), Stieg Larsson (The Millennium Trilogy), Ben Sherwood (Charlie St. Cloud); the house publishes genres for the general public's interest.


Pearson- Headquartered in London, the company is the world's leader in education, business information and consumer publishing. As one of their marketing avenues, grade levels range from pre-school to professional certification. The company publishes curriculum materials, multimedia tools and tests programs for subject areas from all school disciplines.


Simon & Schuster- Headquartered in New York and founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln ("Max") Schuster, the company is the publishing division of CBS Corporation (one of the world's chief media companies). Simon & Schuster prints and provides a variety of books of different genres, fiction, nonfiction, children's books, etc; making them a leader in the field of generel interest publishing. Jimmy Carter (Palestine Peace Not Apartheid), Hilary Rodham Clinton (Living History) and Bob Dylan (Tarantula), are some of the authors published with Simon & Schuster.


HarperCollins Publishers- Founded in 1819 by William Collins & Thomas Chalmers, the company is a subsidiary owned by News Corporation. It operates as an English-language publisher, and publishes ebooks, audio book, fiction, nonfiction, religious, and many more. With over 30 book imprints mostly based in the U.S., the company had published books from Sarah Palin (Going Rogue: An American Life), Neil Gainman (Coraline), Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner (SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance).


Hachette Book Group USA- A division of Hachette Livre, and was founded in 2006 when Hachette Livre bought Time Warner Book Group, the company is the second largest publisher in the world. With different imprints such as Grand Central Publishing, Springboard Press, Little, Brown and Company, and many more, the house offers hardcover books, digital books, audiobooks, trade paperbacks of bestsellers, fiction, nonfiction romance, health and wellness, business, and many more.


Penguin Group- Founded in 1935 by Allen Lane and owned by Pearson PLC, it's headquartered in London, and has several other branches located in the US, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa and China. The company owns a wide range of imprints such as Ace Books, Berkley Books, Viking Press, Puffin Books, Gotham Books, DreamWorks and many more. A publisher of books for children and adults, in both hardcover and paperback editions, the company generally caters to consumer books. They have published authors like Tom Clancy (Without Remorse), Norah Roberts (Montana Sky) and Patricia Cornwell (The Scarpetta Factor).


Thomas Nelson, Inc.- The world's largest Christian publisher and the seventh largest traditional book publisher in the US, the company was started in 1798 by its founder, Thomas Nelson in Edinburgh Scotland. Currenly headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company produces religious and inspirational titles, live inspirational conferences and other products such as audio, video, games, emphasizing on Christian and family- orientation.


Scholastic Corporation- The company is known for developing and publishing quality educational & entertaining materials and technologies such as children's books, films. videos, toys for schools, teachers and parents. Founded in 1920 by Maurice Robinson, the company distributes their products through school-based book fairs and book clubs, schools, libraries, retailers and online resellers. They have published several books including the very famous Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell and The Baby-sitters Club by Ann M. Martin.


John Wiley & Sons- Established by Charles Wiley in 1807, the company expertises in academic publishing by producing materials in the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly areas. The company delivers solutions by providing journals, books, encyclopedias, laboratory manuals, training materials, etc., and markets these to students, instructors, practitioners of these fields. They also distribute the products through libraries, bookstores, colleges and universities, online resellers and retailers.


Houghton Mifflin Harcourt- Better known as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the company is a traditional publisher and one of the leading educational publishers in the US. Founded in 1832 by Henry Oscar Houghton, George Mifflin, William Ticknor and James Thomas Fields, its headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The company publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, reference works for teachers and students. Aside from this, as a traditional publisher, they also produce fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults. Adam Hochschild (King Leopold's Ghost), Rachel Carson (Silent Spring) and Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion) are some of the many authors published wih Houghton Mifflin.