10 April 2017
When most people think about different books they've read, they tend to associate the author with one of "The Big Five" publishing companies. These traditional publishing powerhouses in the United States are HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, and Macmillan Publishers.
Although these companies have a huge distribution and impact in the literary world, it is actually self-published indie authors that are taking over the book market.