What is a Publisher?
A publisher, also known as an affiliate or reseller, is an independent party that promotes products and services of an advertiser in exchange for a commission on leads or sales. A publisher displays an advertiser’s ads, text links, or product links on their Web site, in e-mail campaigns, or in search listings. The publisher is paid a commission by the respective advertiser when a visitor takes a specific action such as filling out a form, subscribing to a service (both lead examples) or making a purchase (a sale).
Don’t confuse printing with publishing. Printing is simply the manufacture of multiple copies, and it will be discussed in a later section. You can print your work yourself, but economical and aesthetically pleasing printing can best be done by equipment too expensive for most individuals to own and too complex for most of us to use. You can publish your own work, too, simply by making it available to the public in any form. Self-publication and home printing are ancient and honorable means for poets to reach readers. Robert Frost’s first book was a single poem in an edition limited to two copies, one of which he gave to his girl friend. Walt Whitman not only set type for Leaves of Grass but wrote (anonymously) many of its reviews. Through most of the history of literature the relation between poet and public was much more direct than it conventionally is today probably to the benefit of literature. A printer manufacturers books. A bookseller buys these and markets them for a profit.
Related Questions
- How are efficient distribution and permanent archiving and accessibility of GMD and GMDD achieved by the publisher Copernicus Publications?
- Are there any story themes or styles that appear more commercial or easier to sell to a publisher?
- How are they funding the development until they get a publisher?
