Gawking a skeptical view of your bookshelf, you will see books patterned and printed by various publishing agencies. The market of printing and press has seen a remarkable growth in the recent era, and some of them have made it to huge milestones.

Reading further this article, the article will be listing down some prominent publishing companies in Britain with their inspiring stories and achievements for you to applaud.

• HARPER COLLINS:

Harper Collins introduced itself as William Collins & Sons, in 1819, and has worked with legendary authors such as Agatha Christie. It has an illustrious history in traditional publishing. Years ago, it had achieved the record of the most digital downloads in a day, selling over one thousand e-books.

• PEARSON:

Pearson’s work is centered to help the readers, broaden their horizons, as well as providing teaching aids. Its textbooks and other resources cover subjects ranging from hands-on science projects to holistic therapies.

• OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS:

From publishing textbooks, journals, dictionaries to children’s books, the world largest university press, the OUP offers printed and electronic texts in dozens of languages. It builds on Oxford University’s centuries-long association with the print trade.

• BLOOMSBURY:

Bloomsbury is a relatively young yet astonishingly successful publisher. It became a publishing powerhouse when it began printing JK Rowling’s phenomenally popular Harry Potter novels in 1997.

• PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE:

Founded in 1935, Penguin Group has been synonymous with publishing. The firm’s £2.4 billion merger, in 2013, with another major industry force, Random House, created the world’s biggest publisher.

• WILEY:

Thanks to the enormous Wiley Online Library, covering science and the humanities, the firm is a major force in digital publishing. Wiley has been part of the publishing industry for over two hundred years. The organization specializes in academic works, published in print and electronically, aimed at students, teachers, professionals and others.

• SIMON & SCHUTER:

Simon & Schuster was founded in 1924. It excels at publishing well-written books with broad appeal. Philippa Gregory and Lynda La Plante are among its bestselling writers. The publisher embraces technology as a means of bringing readers closer to authors; hence it’s active on social media, as well as producing podcasts and videos.

• HACHETTE LIVRE:

Established in France nearly 200 years ago, has long been a big name in English fiction and non-fiction. Books by such famous, diverse writers as Douglas Adams, Kate Adie and Ian Rankin are printed by the firm.

• PAN MACMILLAN:

Originally known as Macmillan, the publisher was founded in 1843. It published literature by the period’s major authors, such as Lewis Carroll, and later established itself as an academic publisher too. The Macmillan Prize is awarded to young, exceptionally talented children’s book illustrators, supporting the next generation of creative minds.

• FABER INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE:

Establishing a creative community of individuals, the award winning Faber independent alliance is a pioneering force in publishing quite dominant in traditional printing.

The styles and traditions of publishing and printing are gradually making subtle progress and we can expect some gracious ideas dominating the market in the times ahead.