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This type includes:

  • publishing of books, brochures and similar publications
  • publishing of dictionaries and encyclopaedias
  • publishing of atlases, maps and charts
  • publishing of e-books and audiobooks
  • publishing of comic books and graphic novels

All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, digital, analogue, or any other form) are included.

This type excludes:

  • production of globes, see 329900
  • publishing of advertising material, see 581900
  • publishing of music and sheet music books, see 592000
  • jointly publishing and distributing podcasts, see 592000
  • audiobook streaming activities not associated with its publishing, see 601000
  • activities of independent authors, see 901100

Software development and IT services fall under Section K (Telecommunications, Computer, and Information Service Activities), while the publishing of content, including books, newspapers, magazines, and digital media, is classified in Section J (Publishing, Broadcasting, and Content Production and Distribution). However, if a unit both develops and publishes its software, it should be classified under software publishing within Section J.