publishing

[ puhb-li-shing ]

noun

1. the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals:

   He plans to go into publishing after college.

Word History and Origins

Origin of publishing¹

1375–1425; late Middle English (gerund); publish, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

If you are in the publishing space, you will want to ensure that you understand these specific manual actions.

From Search Engine Land

She comes to us from MediaPost where she had been covering the publishing industry and managing the Publishers Daily newsletter.

From Digiday

The company said the publishing ecosystem has been experimenting with new ways of creating rich Web Stories, but based on what it has seen, users do not want teasers where they’re being asked to click through to get the full story.

From Search Engine Land

In the adult publishing world, nonfiction sales are strong because when readers have the power to select their own books, they often choose nonfiction.

From Washington Post

A streamlined publishing schedule can help boost conversion because while the audience gets high-quality content to engage with, they can also rely on the brand to keep coming up with similar content to keep things moving.

From Search Engine Watch

Reprinted by permission of Kingswell/Disney Publishing Worldwide.

From The Daily Beast

Soon, for the first time since its 1914 founding, the magazine stopped publishing unsigned editorials.

From The Daily Beast

I had graduated NYU just a few years earlier and begun a career in publishing, but the addiction got the best of me.

From The Daily Beast

The point of publishing all the scary stats is not to dissuade people from being professional musicians.

From The Daily Beast

I was told they had removed my blog and that I must apologize for publishing it.

From The Daily Beast

The promoters went his security and put up the cash into the bargain, and he went back to the publishing house victorious.

From Project Gutenberg

But Mr. Howard, dupe or rogue, was extremely busy in publishing to the world the particulars of this extraordinary case.

From Project Gutenberg

Approximately one-half of these employees work in the printing and publishing of newspapers.

From Project Gutenberg

During the war both the printing and publishing businesses suffered from shortage of personnel, of metal, and of paper.

From Project Gutenberg

Hughie tells me you have gone into the publishing business, whereat I was much shocked.

From Project Gutenberg

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