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publishing house
A company that produces, publishes, and distributes books, magazines, newspapers, or other media.
Sie hat ihr Manuskript an einen großen literarischen Verlag geschickt.
She sent her manuscript to a large literary publishing house.
The noun 'der Verlag' (publishing house) comes directly from the verb 'verlegen'. In this context, 'ein Buch verlegen' means roughly 'to publish a book'. A 'Verlag' is therefore the company that publishes books.
Dieser Autor lässt seine Bücher nur von einem kleinen, unabhängigen Verlag verlegen.
This author has his books published only by a small, independent publishing house.
The word family includes 'der Verleger' or 'die Verlegerin' (the person who runs a publishing house) and the verb 'veröffentlichen' (to make something available to the public; to publish).
Die Verlegerin hat das Potenzial des jungen Autors sofort erkannt.
The publisher immediately recognized the young author's potential.
Common verbs used with 'Verlag' are 'einen Verlag finden' (to find a publishing house), 'ein Manuskript an einen Verlag schicken' (to send a manuscript to a publishing house), or 'ein Buch bei einem Verlag veröffentlichen' (to publish a book with a publishing house).
Es ist oft schwer, für das erste Buch einen passenden Verlag zu finden.
It is often hard to find a suitable publishing house for a first book.
Pay attention to the prepositions: You send a manuscript 'an' einen Verlag (to a publishing house; direction). A book appears or is published 'bei' einem Verlag (by/with a publishing house; place/originator).
Ihr Debütroman ist bei einem bekannten Verlag in Berlin erschienen.
Her debut novel was published by a well-known publishing house in Berlin.
editor / issuer
Der Verlag is the company that publishes and distributes a book. Der Herausgeber is the person or institution responsible for the book’s content and publication. Use Verlag when the publishing operation is meant, and Herausgeber when the focus is on responsibility for the content.
Der Verlag veröffentlicht das neue Buch im Herbst.
The publishing house will publish the new book in the fall.
Der Herausgeber überarbeitet den Inhalt des neuen Buches vor der Veröffentlichung.
The editor revises the content of the new book before publication.
