Who Owns the Big 5 Publishers? The "Big Five" in Book Publishing

The “Big Five” is the term for the five huge players in book publishing, owning the lion’s share of the global publishing landscape. The Big 5 consists of Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster. These publishers acquire books written mostly by Americans for Americans and are acquired, … Read more