: Re: Where to find comparative information about publishers? Is there any reference for comparing publishers (or at least major ones)? Writers choose a publisher based on fame or by chance, but is

Well I don't really think there is a clear answer in this case. You might be able to pull the information together by looking through Locus or other field related magazines. Even so with a bit of looking around I can find some older rankings of publishers. Such as the 2011 Ranking of the Global [Book] Publishing Industry and the 2011 Publisher Survey Results. That might provide some of the information you are looknig for.

That being said, most writers will choose a publisher based on what they publish. You wouldn't send a piece of military sci-fi to Harlequin, they would never be interested in it. On the other hand Tor on Baen books might be a much better fit. You want to find a publisher that is already in that field. This is true for both books and for short fiction.

Keep in mind that a most of the book publishers want submissions to come in through agents, on the other hand a good agent will know who the best publisher for a story is. As for finding an agent, it will work much the same, find one that works in the field your trying to write for.

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