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-:''[[French publisher]]s, [[British publisher]]s, [[American publisher]]s'' 
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-# To [[issue]] a [[medium]] (e.g. [[publication]]). 
-# To issue something (usually [[print]]ed work) for [[sale]] and [[distribution]]. 
-# To [[announce]] to the [[public]]. 
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'''Publishing''' is the process of [[mass production]] and [[dissemination]] of [[literature]] or [[information]] &ndash; the activity of making information available for public view. '''Publishing''' is the process of [[mass production]] and [[dissemination]] of [[literature]] or [[information]] &ndash; the activity of making information available for public view.
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With the advent of the [[reading revolution]] in the mid [[19th century]], publishing became a [[mass medium]], see [[Grub Street]]. With the advent of the [[reading revolution]] in the mid [[19th century]], publishing became a [[mass medium]], see [[Grub Street]].
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== Anonymous publishing since the 17th century== == Anonymous publishing since the 17th century==
* [[Edmund Curll]] * [[Edmund Curll]]

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Publishing is the process of mass production and dissemination of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view.

Traditionally, the term refers to the distribution of printed works such as books and newspapers.

With the advent of the reading revolution in the mid 19th century, publishing became a mass medium, see Grub Street.

Contents

Lists of publishers

French publishers, British publishers, American publishers

Anonymous publishing since the 17th century

Publishers of the 19th and 20th centuries

Radical publishers of the 19th and 20th centuries

Famous printers

See also

Publishing on specific contexts:





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