r/publishing is a subreddit with 50k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses publishing, self publishing, writing, editing, and internship, and they frequently recommend/review job sites.
Welcome to /r/publishing. This subreddit is focused on publishing: editorial, marketing, publicity, production, sales, and all things related to the industry.
Popular Themes in r/publishing
#1
Advice Requests
: "Tips I learned to help me land a job in publishing"
26 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Publishing Future Looking Bleak..."
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Companies that keep a pool of freelancers?"
3 posts
#4
News
: "Curtis Brown agent claims some editors 'uploading confidential manuscripts to ChatGPT to read quickly'"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "What is a fair starting salary for a PhD holder starting in an educational publishing job? (UK)"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I recently published my first book on Amazon Kindle, and I wanted to share my experience and ask for some advice."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/publishing
#1
Publishing
: "Publishing Future Looking Bleak..."
147 posts
#2
Self Publishing
: "Doubling-checking a Publishing statistic I just read"
50 posts
#3
Writing
: "Caught my first ChatGPT book during the proofread."
49 posts
#4
Editing
: "How should I approach Editing with literary translators?"
40 posts
#5
Internship
: "Internship success!"
32 posts
#6
Book
: "How to structure interview answer when talking about a Book?"
28 posts
#7
Job
: "I have a Job interview for a small publishing company tomorrow: how do I set myself apart from the other four interviewees?"
22 posts
#8
Ai
: "Mia Ballard's Shy Girl canceled by Hachette over purported Ai use"
18 posts
#9
Internships
: "Penguin Random House Fall ‘26 Internships?"
17 posts
#10
Publisher
: "Publisher I Work For Uses AI"
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/publishing
Job Sites
2 reviews
#1
bookjobs.com
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Publishers Marketplace
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/publishing
Yearly
+12k members(33.2%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026