32 Best Educational Book Publishers (and How to Pitch)

Discover the driving forces behind today’s scholastic revolution as we delve into the world of top educational book publishers.

These publishers produce the textbooks, e-learning courses, test prep, reference works, and classroom resources that teachers and students rely on. For each one, you’ll find what it publishes and, where it says so, how it takes proposals from authors, from university presses that welcome academic proposals to K-12 companies that build their materials in-house. You can also explore educational apps and digital formats alongside them. Next up, you can dive into my extensive collection of 2,000 publishing houses.

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Here are the top educational book publishers:

1. Pearson

Pearson, headquartered in London, calls itself the world’s leading learning company, and its reach runs from school qualifications to university courseware and English-language testing. It owns the Edexcel examination board, which awards GCSEs, A Levels, and BTECs, and the Longman name lives on in its English-language teaching dictionaries. Today its catalog leans heavily digital: assessments, Pearson Languages, higher-education courseware, and training programs for professionals. If you write for schools or universities, study the product line closest to your subject before you reach out, because Pearson commissions most content around specific courses and exams.

2. McGraw Hill Education

McGraw Hill traces its roots to 1888 and now serves learners from pre-K through higher education and professional study. It is best known for its textbooks and digital platforms such as ALEKS, an adaptive tool for math and chemistry, and Connect for college courses. McGraw Hill accepts proposals from instructors and subject experts for its higher-education list; its author support pages explain what a proposal should include and how the review process works. Author support.

3. Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)

Founded in 1807, Wiley is one of the oldest independent publishers in the United States and a major force in research, professional, and higher-education publishing. Its catalog spans business, technology, science, engineering, and mathematics, and its “For Dummies” series is a household name. Wiley Online Library hosts its journals and reference works. Wiley accepts book proposals through a step-by-step online process, so you can pitch a textbook, professional title, or reference work directly. Submit a proposal.

4. Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press received its royal letters patent from Henry VIII in 1534 and is the oldest university press in the world. As part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, it publishes academic books, journals, English-language teaching materials, and school resources for students across the globe. Cambridge accepts book proposals through its acquiring editors, and its Author Hub helps you find the editor who covers your subject before you send anything. Find an editor.

5. Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press, a department of the University of Oxford, is the largest university press in the world, with printing in Oxford going back to the 15th century. It publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, the Very Short Introductions series, research monographs, journals, and school textbooks for many national curricula. With so many divisions, the best first step is to find the OUP editor or regional office that covers your subject and level.

6. MIT Press

The MIT Press is a nonprofit university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, publishing books and more than 30 journals across science, technology, design, the arts, economics, and the humanities. It has been a leader in open access book publishing since 1995, when William Mitchell’s “City of Bits” appeared in print and as an open web edition. The press welcomes proposals, but asks you to send a short inquiry to the right editor first, since editors have different requirements and review schedules. Authors who use AI tools must disclose it. Submitting a book proposal.

7. Kaplan Publishing

Kaplan Publishing, based in Reading in the UK and part of the Kaplan group, produces study texts, exam kits, and online resources for accountancy and business qualifications such as AAT, ACCA, and CIMA. Its books follow each syllabus unit closely, which makes them a staple for students working through professional exams. The UK site is built for students and colleges, with academic discounts for institutions adopting its materials; it does not publish an author submission route.

8. Macmillan Education

Macmillan Education is part of Springer Nature Group and has a local presence in more than 120 countries. Its business has two divisions: Language Learning, which produces English Language Teaching materials and some Spanish and Chinese resources, and Schools Curriculum, which creates curriculum materials for countries around the world. It is a separate company from Macmillan Publishers, the US trade house behind imprints such as St. Martin’s Press. You can find Macmillan Education online at macmillaneducation.com.

9. Elsevier

Elsevier, based in Amsterdam and part of RELX, is one of the largest scientific, technical, and medical publishers in the world. Its journals include The Lancet and Cell, and its digital products include ScienceDirect, Scopus, and ClinicalKey. Elsevier accepts book proposals through guided proposal forms for learning, reference, and practice-focused titles, while journal articles go through Editorial Manager on each journal’s page. Propose a book.

10. Emerald Group Publishing

Emerald Publishing is a UK-based, digital-first publisher of journals, books, and case studies, with particular strength in business, management, education, library studies, and engineering. It aligns its publishing with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and recently bought most of the Thomas Telford book list and its journals from the Institution of Civil Engineers. Emerald also warns authors about websites impersonating it, so make sure any contact really comes from Emerald before you share your work.

11. SAGE Publishing

SAGE Publishing was founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune and remains an independent company, headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a leading voice in the social sciences, with books, textbooks, journals, and research-methods resources across education, psychology, sociology, business, health, and nursing, plus guides on study skills. SAGE accepts book proposals from authors and editors, and its author pages walk you through the process. Book authors and editors.

12. Springer

Springer was founded in Berlin in 1842 and has been part of Springer Nature since 2015. It publishes in science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences, and its “Graduate Texts in Mathematics” and “Lecture Notes in Computer Science” series are fixtures of university libraries. Springer journals accept manuscripts through Editorial Manager, and you will find the guidelines and submit link on each journal’s homepage. Book authors can find their subject editor on the Springer site. Submitting to a journal.

13. Klett Gruppe

The Klett Group, founded in 1897 and based in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of Europe’s largest education companies. Its business units range from day-care centers and schools to educational media publishers and adult and continuing education, with companies across many European countries, such as Slovenia’s largest school textbook publisher, Založba Rokus Klett. Each publisher in the group handles its own authors, so approach the imprint that matches your subject and country.

14. Scholastic

Scholastic, founded in 1920 and based in New York, is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books. It reaches millions of children through school book clubs, book fairs, and classroom magazines, and it publishes “Harry Potter” in the US, “The Hunger Games,” and “The Magic School Bus.” Scholastic does not accept unsolicited manuscripts, so most of its authors come through literary agents.

15. Cengage Learning

Cengage, based in Boston, took its name in 2007 when Thomson Learning was sold and renamed. It serves learners from K-12 to career, with print and digital textbooks, online learning platforms, and Cengage Unlimited, a subscription to its digital course materials. Its EMEA team accepts proposals from new writers and reviewers through its Publish With Us page, with a focus on business, economics, accounting, marketing, and psychology, plus regional programs for South Africa and the Middle East.

16. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, now known simply as HMH, has roots going back to 1832. In 2021 it sold its trade publishing arm, home to Tolkien and Lois Lowry in the US, to HarperCollins, and it now focuses entirely on K-12 learning. HMH offers core curriculum, intervention, assessment, and professional learning for teachers on a single platform, so it is a key name if you write or review classroom materials.

17. Discovery Education

Discovery Education provides curriculum-matched digital resources and professional development for teachers, with programs in STEM, English, coding, and AR and VR tools for the classroom. It works with schools and education ministries around the world on digital learning projects. It is a digital content provider more than a book publisher, so it belongs on your radar if you create lessons, video, or classroom resources.

18. Hodder Education

Hodder Education, part of Hachette UK, publishes textbooks, digital resources, and revision guides for teachers and students across the UK curriculum, Cambridge International, and the International Baccalaureate. Its “My Revision Notes” series is a classroom favorite. Hodder Education accepts proposals and welcomes new authors and reviewers, especially experienced teachers, through its Publish With Us page. Publish with us.

19. Bloomsbury Academic

Bloomsbury Academic is the academic division of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, the London-based independent publisher. It publishes across the humanities and social sciences, including the “Object Lessons” series, and offers its scholarly books digitally through Bloomsbury Collections. Bloomsbury Academic accepts book proposals and explains on its site what to include and which editor to contact. Submitting a book proposal.

20. Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis was founded in 1798 and is one of the world’s leading academic publishers, with thousands of journals hosted on Taylor & Francis Online and books published under the Routledge and CRC Press names. Its journals cover the humanities, social sciences, medicine, engineering, and the physical sciences. Taylor & Francis journals accept submissions through each journal’s homepage, and its Journal Suggester helps you find the right title for your paper. Submit an article.

21. ABC-CLIO

ABC-CLIO began in 1955 as the American Bibliographic Center, created to produce serial bibliographies, and grew into a leading publisher of reference works, nonfiction, online curriculum, and professional development. Its research databases are especially strong in history, social studies, and current issues. Bloomsbury Publishing acquired ABC-CLIO in December 2021, so its imprints now sit within the Bloomsbury family.

22. Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press, founded in 1905, publishes peer-reviewed books for scholars, students, and engaged readers across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. It is an independent nonprofit press with close ties to Princeton University, and its authors include historians, physicists, economists, and poets. Princeton welcomes proposals and publishes detailed guidelines covering the cover letter, description, comparable books, and CV you should send. Proposal guidelines.

23. Bedford, Freeman & Worth

Bedford, Freeman & Worth, known as BFW, publishes textbooks and digital courses for high school language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, including many popular AP® titles. Its imprints are Bedford/St. Martin’s, W. H. Freeman, and Worth Publishers, and its Achieve platform pairs the books with online assessment and practice. Teachers and students buy its print and digital materials through the BFW online store.

24. Jones & Bartlett Learning

Jones & Bartlett Learning, established in 1983, publishes instructional, assessment, and professional development resources for health sciences, nursing, and public safety. Its titles include “Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured,” the long-running EMT textbook. Jones & Bartlett Learning accepts proposals from instructors and practitioners, and its author site explains how to become an author. Becoming an author.

25. Zaner-Bloser

Zaner-Bloser, founded in 1888, publishes research-based literacy, handwriting, and math curricula for elementary schools, including “The Superkids” reading program and its well-known handwriting series. Its parent company is Highlights for Children. Zaner-Bloser also runs the National Handwriting Contest for students in grades K-8, which draws around 250,000 entries a year.

26. Carson Dellosa Education

Carson Dellosa Education, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, publishes workbooks, flashcards, classroom décor, and hands-on learning materials for preschool through middle school, including the popular “Spectrum” workbook series. Its products are designed for both teachers and families. According to its help center, Carson Dellosa does not accept unsolicited proposals or product ideas at this time. Help center FAQ.

27. Routledge

Routledge was founded in London in 1836 and is now the book imprint at the heart of Taylor & Francis Group, publishing thousands of textbooks, research monographs, and handbooks every year. Its “Routledge Classics” and “Routledge Handbooks” lines are fixtures of university reading lists, and its education list is especially strong for teachers. Routledge accepts book proposals through its Commissioning Editors, and you can find the editor for your subject on its site. Submit your book proposal.

28. HarperCollins Publishers (academic division)

HarperAcademic, the academic department of HarperCollins Publishers, serves high school and college instructors who teach with HarperCollins fiction and nonfiction. It offers exam copies for teachers considering a book, desk copies once a book is adopted, teaching guides, first-year common-reading catalogs, and author video chats for classes. It is the place to go if you are building a reading list, not a route for submitting a manuscript.

29. Penguin Random House (educational division)

Penguin Random House Education helps teachers bring Penguin Random House books into the classroom, from read-alouds and curriculum collections for grades PreK-6 to resources for secondary schools and colleges. It publishes catalogs and teaching guides by subject. Like HarperAcademic, it is a resource for educators choosing books, not a separate textbook publisher.

30. National Geographic Education

National Geographic Education is the education arm of the National Geographic Society. It offers free maps, videos, articles, interactives, and lesson plans for grades Pre-K to 12, plus Explorer Classroom live events where students meet National Geographic Explorers. It is a superb free resource for geography, social studies, and biology teachers.

31. Nature Publishing Group

The journal Nature has been published since 1869 and is one of the most influential scientific journals in the world. Today it sits within Springer Nature alongside sister titles such as Nature Communications. Nature accepts manuscripts through its online submission system, and its initial-submission guidelines explain the cover letter, files, and author statements it expects; large language models such as ChatGPT cannot be listed as authors. Initial submission.

32. Heinemann

Heinemann, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, publishes professional books and classroom resources by and for teachers, including widely used literacy materials. It looks for research-based work tested in real classrooms, written in a tone that respects experienced teachers without being overly academic. Heinemann accepts proposals with a cover letter, outline, and sample chapters; an editor and outside reviewers assess each one before its editorial board decides. Submission guidelines.

Final Thoughts

If you want to write for education, match the publisher to your audience first. University presses and academic houses such as Cambridge, Princeton, MIT Press, Routledge, SAGE, and Wiley welcome proposals from scholars and instructors, while Hodder Education, Jones & Bartlett, and Heinemann look for teachers and practitioners. K-12 giants such as HMH, Pearson, and Carson Dellosa build most of their materials in-house, so reviewing or contributing to an existing program is often the way in. Whichever route you choose, a clear proposal that names your readers and the course it serves will stand out. Keep an eye on the trends shaping education. Next up, you may want to explore a guide on fantasy book publishers.