Want to work with a nonfiction publisher who’s happy to have you reach out directly (and not require you to first sign with a literary agent)?

Nonfiction publishers come in many sizes and shapes, so you have many choices and need to shop for the right fit. Some help you through the entire book creation process. Others will need you to have at least a first draft before starting to work with you. Most are called independent or hybrid publishers or self-publishing service providers and provide services for a fee you pay. These are a great place to begin your research! And if these aren’t enough, go to Reedsy’s list of 300 more.

39 West Press

Action Takers Book Publishing (anthology books)

Advantage Media (books by entrepreneurs/industry leaders)

Allworth Press

Anchor Book Press

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Apollo Publishers

Armida Publications

Atmosphere Press

Author Imprints

Authority Publishing

Autumn House Press

Aviva Publishing (nonfiction books)

Balboa Press (self-help books)

Barlow Books

Beacon Publishing

Beaufort Books

BenBella Books

Berrett-Koehler

Berry Powell Press

Best Seller Publishing

Biblio Publishing

Bite Sized Books

Black & White Publishing 

Blue River Press

The Book Doctors

BookBaby

BrainTrust Inc.

Brodie Consulting Group

Burford Books

Burning Soul Press

Business Book Partners

Capucia Publishing

Career Press (business)

Central Recovery Press (behavioral healthcare recovery books)

Chelsea Green Publishing (sustainability books)

Chicago Review Press

Chronicle Books

Coffeetown Press

Conundrum Press

Content Capital

Convurgent Publishing

Cove Publishing

CRC Press (science, technology, medical books)

Dayelight Publishers

Defining Moments Press (business-building books)

Diversion Books

Done For You Publishing

Dudley Court Press

ECW Press

Eerdmans

eLectio Publishing

Elevation Book Publishing

Elite Online Publishing (business-building books)

Emerald Lake Books

Emerson Consulting Group

Entrepreneur Press

Fast Company Press

Fat Dog Books

Forbes Books (books by game changers and thought leaders)

Free Spirit Publishing

Fruition Publishing Concierge Services

Gatekeeper Press

Girl Friday Publications

Grammar Factory Publishing (books by entrepreneurs)

Graywolf Press

Green Writers Press

Greenleaf Book Group

Greystone Press

Gryphon House, Inc.

Haymarket Books

Hidden Book Press

Highpoint Executive Publishing (business books)

Hohm Press

House of Anansi Press

Hugo House Publishers

Hurst Publishers London

Hybrid Global Publishing

Igniting Souls Publishing Agency

Inc. Original (business books)

Indigo River Publishing

Infinity Publishing

Ingenium Books Publishing

Inner Traditions • Bear & Company

Itty Bitty Publishing

Jane Tabachnick

Jenkins Group

John Hunt Publishing

Kal-Ba Publishing

Kensington Publishing Corp.

Kharis Publishing

KiCam Projects

Korero Press

Leaders Press (business-building books)

Malachite Quills Publishing

Manhattan Book Group

Million Dollar Author

Milspeak Books (military + veterans, though not necessarily military topics)

MindStir Media

Mission Publishing (business-building books)

Monkfish Book Publishing

Morgan James Publishing

MysticqueRose Publishing Services

New Internationalist

The New Press

North Atlantic Books

OneWorld Publications

Open Books Publisher

Page Street Publishing

Pan Macmillan

Paper Raven Books

Peakpoint Press

Persea Books

Peter C. Randall Publisher

Phoenix Publishing and Media Company

Practical Inspiration Publishing

Press 49

Publish Your Purpose

Quirk Books

Radius Book Group

Rancho Park Publishing (translations)

Redemption Press

Riddle Brook Publishing LLC

Rock Bench Publishing (thought leaders’ books)

Rootstock Publishing

Routledge

Rowman & Littlefield

Selfpublishing

Seven Stories Press

Shambhala

She Writes Press

Skillbites

Skyhorse

Spotlight Publishing House

Stripe Press

Suncoast Digital Press

TCK Publishing

Tell Well Publishing

Terrapin Hollow Press

Tilsbury House Publishers

TouchPoint Press

Turner Publishing

Turtle Dove Publishing

Ulysses Press

Union Square Publishing

WhiteFire Publishing

WiDo Publishing

Windy City Publishers

Wonderwell

Workman Publishing

YPS Publishing

Best of luck on your search, and let us know of others we should include.