Definition

1. Noun:
   • A company or organization that prepares and issues books, journals, or other materials for sale to the public: A publishing house is a business entity engaged in the production and distribution of printed or digital works.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She works for a major publishing house in New York.
  • The manuscript was accepted by a prestigious academic publishing house.
  • Several publishing houses competed for the rights to print the author's first novel.

Advanced Usage

• "to be acquired by a publishing house": to be bought out or taken over by a larger publishing company.
  • The small imprint was acquired by a multinational publishing house.
• "an imprint of a publishing house": a trade name under which a publishing house releases a specific category of books.
  • This science fiction series is published under an imprint of a larger publishing house.

Variants and Related Words

• Publisher (n): An individual or company that publishes, especially books. Often used interchangeably with "publishing house," though "publisher" can refer to a person.
  • He is the publisher of a small press.
• Imprint (n): A brand name under which a publishing house issues a specific line of titles.
  • The book was released under the publisher's children's imprint.

Synonyms

• Publisher: A person or firm that publishes books, newspapers, etc.
• Press: Often used in names of publishing houses (e.g., University Press).
• Publishing company: A business firm that publishes.

Related Phrases

• To submit to a publishing house: To send a manuscript to a publisher for consideration.
  • The author submitted her manuscript to multiple publishing houses.
• House style: The set of rules for writing and design followed by a particular publishing house.
  • All articles must conform to the publishing house's style guide.

Noun

1. a firm in the publishing business