A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers since 1997.
Book Publisher and Distributor Listings - R
R.J. Buckley Publishing: Copyright abuse. Not recommended. A publisher. Imprints are Purple Iris, Pink Iris, and Black Iris.
R&R Endeavors, Inc.: A publisher that appears to specialize in fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Link broken.
Rabid Press: Not recommended. A publisher located in Austin, Tx.
Ragz Books: Not recommended. A publisher.
Raider Publishing: Strongly not recommended. A vanity publisher. P&E is not hearing good things about this publisher.
Rain Publishing: Closed. Not recommended. A publisher. 3/27/08: we have an unconfirmed report this publisher is closing in April. 4/17/08: We have another report from one of their authors so it appears to be confirmed.
Rainbow Fiction: "an ebook/pod publisher for literary works authored by and written for the GLBT community and their friends."
Rainstorm Press: A publisher of horror, dark romance, mystery & thrillers and some erotica.
Randolph Publishing: Not recommended. Purports to be a new publisher seeking short stories and novels. There are two magazines planned as well.
Random House: Not recommended. A book publisher. 12/15/09: Random House wants to include ebooks in the rights it signs for in earlier contracts contrary to a previous court pronouncement.
Contact at:
1745 Broadway
New York, NY, 10019
Random House Canada: A publisher of literary fiction and non-fiction.
Rank Books: A book publisher and distributor located in Singapore that offers a range of publishing services for authors.. Contact Mr. Goh Kheng Chuan at admin@rankbooks.com or by mail at:
RANK BOOKS
BLK 1002 TOA PAYOH IND PK
#07-1423 SINGAPORE 319074
FAX: 65-2506191
Ransom Note Press: A publisher interested in mystery and suspense novels.
Readers Network: An epublisher? Link reported inactive.
Reader’s Retreat, The: Closed. An epublisher that offers other services including a free contest. "We offer our readers e-books and serial stories at a low cost."
Reading Edge, The: A book publisher. Link reported broken.
Reagent Press: A small publisher.
Reality Press: A publisher. A division of Reality Entertainment.
Reality Press LLC: Poor contract. Not recommended. A subsidy publisher.
Reality Software: E-Books for DOS and Windows in ancient, medieval, and religious history.
Rebel e Publishers: An electronic publisher. We publish most genre's of fiction.
Red Adept Publishing: A publisher.
Red Dress Ink: Recommended. A publisher specializing in women's fiction. Query first. Believed now a part of Harlequin.
Red Engine Press: Closed. "We are a small traditional press actively seeking writers. We will consider all fiction and non fiction including poetry, novellas and short stories..."
Red Hen Press: A publisher specializing in poetry, literary fiction, and non-fiction.
Red Lead Press: A vanity publisher. An imprint of Dorrance Publishing Company.
Red Lily Press: "a new e-publisher. We publish a large variety of genres written for and by women."
Red Lotus Press: "an innovative company specializing in new authors, POD refugees and limited market material. We also accept mainstream and commercial manuscripts. We will consider most genres, fiction or non-fiction; excluding poetry, children's picture books, short stories, and pornography. Short story collections will be considered, providing they adhere to the exceptions listed." Link broken.
Red Post Press: A publisher. Appears to specialize in poetry.
Red Rose Publishing: Strongly not recommended. An ebook publisher featuring mainstream and erotica romances.
Red Wheel / Weiser: A publisher.
Reed Books: A UK book publisher. Link reported broken.
Reed Reference Publishing: Professional directories and reference material.
Reflection Publishing: A family-owned religious publisher. 12/6/09: Link broken.
Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC: A publisher that specializes in gay and Lesbian themes.
Regency
Press (and Kelly Ferjutz): Not recommended. A publisher.
Regnery Publishing, Inc.: A publisher that specializes in conservative works. Agent required.
Relic Publishing: A publisher specializing in middle grade and YA.
Renaissance E Books: "novels, short story collections and poetry collections with splashes of erotica. We publish in all the popular e-book formats and offer author royalties of 40% with a couple of exceptions. Our guidelines and a sample contract are online at our site." 8/30/07: writers have reported difficulty in communicating with their publisher.
Renaissance Romance Publishing: Recommended. A publisher.
Resplendence Publishing: A new publisher whose first books are scheduled for release in October 2007.
RFI West (formerly Romance Foretold, Inc.): Strongly not recommended. An electronic book publisher. Its imprints are Starlight Writer, Darkstar and Pulsar.
Rhemalda Publishers: Not recommended. A publisher.
Ridan Publishing: Not recommended. A publisher.
Ring of Fire Publishing, LLC: Poor contract. Not recommended. A publisher. Editors note: A later contract as of 24 Sep 2-12 is somewhat better but still makes rights grabs.
Rio Norte Press: A vanity imprint of River's Bend Press.
Riptide Press, Inc.: Defunct: A book publisher.
Riptide Publishing: A print and epublisher featuring "gay fiction (romance and all other genres, including literary fiction), and will also consider trans* fiction."
Rising Star Press: A publisher that features non-fiction books that inform and inspire.
River City Publishing: Not recommended. A "small, regional, independent publisher located in Montgomery, Alabama."
River's Bend Press: Not recommended. A publisher.
Rivercity Press: Not recommended. A publisher also known as American Reprint Company, Æonian Press,and Amereon Press.
Rivershore Books: A vanity publisher.
RJ's eBOOKs: closed: An epublisher. "RJ's eBOOKs offers a 50% royalty rate, pays quarterly and has a large selection of Resources for the use of its own and other writers. A final, noteworthy feature, is the yearly creation of a free CD-ROM for regular customers (10 or more direct purchases, not from affiliates) to protect against losses due to machine failure."
RKD Press, Inc.: Charges fee. Not recommended. A self-publishing book publisher.
Robert D. Reed Publishers: Not recommended. Appears to be a vanity publisher. Part of the Petersen Publishing Group.
ROC: A book publisher. Imprint of NAL. Address and URL not available at this time.
RockWay Press: Not recommended. A publisher. Site features good information about publishing business that writers should know. Despite their good information, P&E is hearing of complaints regarding this publisher in its dealings with authors.
Rogue Publishing: A publisher "publishing romance novels Texas style". Contact at:P.O. Box 722219
Houston, Texas 77272-2219
Rogue Publishing: An epublisher. 5/16/08: a writer reports, "It does not have a submissions link. Any attempt to contact them says that yahoo cannot accept the language (English) in which the letter was written."
Romance At Heart Publications: An ebook publisher specializing in romance.
Romance Novels ePublishing: "dedicated solely to the Romance genre and its sub-categories." Link reported broken.
RoseDog Books: A vanity and subsidy imprint of Dorrance Publishing.
RoseHeart Publishing: A vanity publisher.
Routledge: A publisher concentrating on social sciences and producing textbooks and journals.
Roval Publishing Ltd: Not recommended. A vanity publisher.
Royal Fireworks Press: Fiction and non-fiction book publisher. Contact at:Royal Fireworks Press
1 First Ave.
Unionville, NY 10988
RSPublishing: An ebook publisher. "Focussing on `imaginative' fiction rather than genre dominated themes. about Fantastic fiction, cross genre friendly incl: sf/fantasy/horror/drama/crime/imagination/humour and poetry." For those who can't reach the site, try badscifi@yahoo.com.
Rugged Land LLC: A publisher.
11/24/03: a writer reports this publisher threw away his manuscript and did not even offer back the postage sent with it for its return.
7/28/11: a writer reports mail returned marked "Not Deliverable."
RSVP Press: epublisher.
Runestone Hill: A small book publisher. Link not valid.
RVS BOOKS, INC.: A children's book publisher. Appears to be a one author publisher. Contact at:
P.O. Box 683
Lebanon, TN 37087
Rymfire eBooks: A horror book publisher that will soon open.
