Top Publishers In South Africa

What is Publishers?

A company or person that prepares and issues books, journals, or music for sale.

Top Publishers In South Africa

Below are some of the Top Publishers.

1. Penguin Random House South Africa

Formed from the merging of Random House Penguin Books South Africa and Random House Struik in 2015, Penguin Random House South Africa publishes general fiction, literary fiction, illustrated nonfiction, and children’s books. Fiction works are published through Penguin Fiction and Umuzi, two imprints of Penguin Random House South Africa, while nonfiction is published through the Penguin Non-Fiction and Zebra Press imprints. Genres not accepted by Penguin Random House South Africa include Young Adult fiction, short stories, novellas, poetry, religious fiction, works that have been self-published, scripts, science fiction, fantasy, and educational works.

2. LAPA Uitgewers

A book publisher in Pretoria, LAPA Uitgewers publishes mainly Afrikaans books and occasionally provides some of its titles in English. LAPA accepts submissions for fiction, and nonfiction on a wide range of topics, children’s books, and youth books. When it comes to children’s books, this publisher publishes works for various age groups ranging from 0-3 years all the way to 15-18 years.

3. Black Letter Media

With a focus on publishing new African writers, Black Letter Media, which was founded by Duduzile Zamantungwa Mabaso in 2011, produces both print books and ebooks. Black Letter Media publishes authors not only in South Africa, but other African nations such as Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Nigeria, among others.

4. Jonathan Ball Publishers

One of the major book publishers in South Africa of English general books, Jonathan Ball Publishers was formed in 1976 and publishes and distributes books about South African history, current affairs, politics, and also some fiction. This organization also acts as an agent for numerous American and British publishing houses, acting as a distributor of their books across South Africa.

How many publishing companies are there in South Africa?

There are profiles of 29 companies, including major publishers such as Pearson South Africa which is the largest player in the local educational publishing segment, and Media24, whose book publishing subsidiary NB Publishers is the market leader in the general books segment.

How much does it cost to publish a book in South Africa?

It costs an average of R20 000 to publish a book in South Africa. This includes the cost of editing, design, printing, and distribution. When printing digitally (148-page paperback with full-color cover), you will pay between R35 and R45 per book.

Which publisher sells the most books?

Anyone even remotely interested in book publishing knows who the Big Five trade publishers are—if not necessarily in what order they rank. For the record, Penguin Random House sold the most units through NPD BookScan outlets last year, followed by HarperCollins.