It may surprise you, but the top visited publishing website is Spark Notes, a study guide publisher. Next up is Random House, ranked 8133 and then Harlequin (excluding non romance publishers). St. Martins is dead last and that’s because their website basically has no usable information. Nothing like failing to highlight your authors, St. Martins.
Publisher
Rank
Spark Notes
3791
Random House
8133
Harlequin
17964
Simon & Schuster
28719
Harper Collins
31464
Penguin
51790
Elloras Cave
59790
Hachette
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