n. The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
v. Present participle of publish.
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n. the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
Word Usage
"*** I think one way of solving the inequalities in publishing is to follow the Brits by adopting a Publishing Equalities Charter here in the US. You can learn more about the UK model here."