This article is concerned with the production of books, magazines and other literary material (whether in printed or electronic formats). For music publishing, see music publishing. The publication of software is covered in software publishing.

Publishing is the industry concerned with the production of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view. In some cases, authors may be their own publishers.

Traditionally, the term refers to the distribution of printed works such as books and newspapers. With the advent of digital information systems and the Internet, the scope of publishing has expanded to include websites, blogs, and the like.