Publishing Houses & Imprints You Should Know (for YA)

By request, I am giving an overview of publishing houses and imprints to know, specifically for YA! I'll cover what the Big Five are, other major publishers, and small and medium independent publishers that are super legit.
My focus is really on YA publishing, since that's my area of expertise--many of these publishers have a TON more imprints that cover a wide variety of topic areas.
Here's a link to a handy chart that shows how HUGE the Big Five are: almossawi.com/b...
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[@Hannahacarmona]

I'm so impressed with your knowledge on the publishing industry!

[@bytheBrooke]

You've obviously done your homework haha. Thank you for dropping some knowledge on the big 5 and other awesome publishers :)

[@AlexaDonne]

I've been around for years and picked this stuff up :) I also have a Publisher's Marketplace subscription which lists out the Big Five and their imprints!

[@i-want-fries1931]

you should write these down in the description!!

[@eightyyone]

Thank you for this! Not only is this info valuable for those who want to get their books published, it is also is helpful for someone who wants to get into and work in the publishing industry, like me.

[@patrickm.8509]

Have you heard of Shadow Mountain Publishing? I think they may be a medium or small publisher. I have liked some of the books they have published.

[@Fyoosha]

This is so useful! I love how organized this video is, too.

[@christopherross9214]

Been researching this. Happy you made a video going over it

[@EmeraldxFairy]

Super informative video, thanks. There sure are a lot of imprints!!!

[@laureegvag]

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[@alexandraroselyn]

This was amazing and so informative. Do you have one dedicated to children's publishing houses?? Or if not would you consider making one?

[@simeongeewah]

Also Kids Can Press (KCP Loft) seem to be doing quite well. (:

[@jessicaravenqueen768]

where would Dorrance Publishing be ranked on your list?

[@VijethaSN]

Hi. I have always had this question. Can you can approach publishers from a foreign country..? For ex. Can a writer from India approach a publisher abroad. This is of course of the publisher does not have an imprint or branch in India.

[@eleonorahackman6779]

Hi, I know this video is a year old, but hopefully you see this anyway. :) I am wondering if you can self publish and later have an established publisher re-issue the book? Say it does well and is the first part of a series and you still own you rights, does this happen? Ever heard of it?

[@shadowswept1474]

Yes. I've seen this happen. Sara Wolf self published Lovely Vicious in 2013, and then it was re-issued by Entangled in 2016 and re-titled as Love Me Never. You can still see the original cover on Goodreads in the other editions section.

[@imygurl08]

This comment is old but she recently mentioned this in a video. Generally speaking, no. Publishers want the first rights to a title and/or series. There are very few exceptions and they tend to be titles that have performed massively well in the self pub sphere such as After or 50 Shades.

[@lastjuliet788]

hi there , can you tell me plz the big distributions

[@AlexaDonne]

Distribution is not my area of expertise, as I let my publisher handle that. The two names I know best are Ingram and Baker and Taylor. I've heard these names from bookseller and librarian friends. Authors don't deal directly with distribution--it's one of the benefits of traditional publishing.

[@lastjuliet788]

thank you for your kind reply .I actually ment in terms of publishing houses names .

[@AlexaDonne]

It's covered in the video--all of the Big 5 publishers and "major" publishers have large distribution. The Big Five and all their imprints are covered in this handy chart, as well: almossawi.com/big-five-publishers/

[@lastjuliet788]

yea , ofcourse I watched the video , while I was having a headache , two times and I felt stupid , they are a looooot , since I am fine now , I 'll watch it again cause you hinted that there are the big 5 and the big distributers

[@EndoLP]

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