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Katsunami · 09-20-2016, 11:26 AM

The Big 5 (formerly 6) now seem to be:

HarperCollins
Penguin Random House
Hachette
Simon and Schuster
MacMillan

If I discount my Forgotten Realms section (310 books by Wizards of the Coast), I think that 95%+ of the remaining books is published by a division of either HarperCollins, or Penguin Random House. I only have 5 books by MacMillan (actually: Picador, which is a MacMillan subsidiary), and I have none by Hachette or simon and Schuster. Maybe they just don't sell anything in the genres I read.

(edit: It seems Tor is part of Macmillan, and Orbit is part of Hachette. I thought they were still independent.)

09-20-2016, 11:26 AM	#3
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	The Big 5 (formerly 6) now seem to be: HarperCollins Penguin Random House Hachette Simon and Schuster MacMillan If I discount my Forgotten Realms section (310 books by Wizards of the Coast), I think that 95%+ of the remaining books is published by a division of either HarperCollins, or Penguin Random House. I only have 5 books by MacMillan (actually: Picador, which is a MacMillan subsidiary), and I have none by Hachette or simon and Schuster. Maybe they just don't sell anything in the genres I read. (edit: It seems Tor is part of Macmillan, and Orbit is part of Hachette. I thought they were still independent.) Last edited by Katsunami; 09-20-2016 at 11:35 AM.