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The Big Five Publishers is a term that refers to the top five trade book publishers that together generate a majority of the revenue and titles for the industry. The five publishers that make up the Big Five are Penguin Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Hachette and Simon & Schuster.[1] Prior to 2013, Penguin and Random House were separate companies and the Big Five was then known as the Big Six.[2]

The Big Five

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Penguin Random House

Macmillan

HarperCollins

Hachette

Simon & Schuster

Mergers & Acquisitions

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References

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  1. ^ "The World's 52 Largest Book Publishers, 2016". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  2. ^ Cohen, Noam. "The Breakfast Meeting: Publishing Consolidates, and Creeping 'Christmas Creep'". Media Decoder Blog. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
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