SSIC Division 58 – Publishing activities

Companies in this division publish content that they own or have the rights to, in print, online or in other forms.

It includes books, brochures and educational materials, directories and mailing lists, newspapers, journals and magazines, posters, advertising material and blogs. Publishers of games and other software and apps are also in this division. Companies that both publish and print, or both develop and publish software, are included.

Commonly registered businesses

• Software and app publishers, other than games (58202)
• Game publishers for computers, consoles and mobile devices (58201)
• Book publishers, including textbooks, maps and music books (58110)
• Other publishers, such as posters, advertising material and blogs (58190)
• Publishers of journals, periodicals and magazines (58132)
• News and newspaper publishers (58131)