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NACE 58.11: Publishing of books

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 58.11. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 5811.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 58.11 is "Publishing of books". It sits in section J (PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES), then division 58 (Publishing activities), then group 58.1 (Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 58.11 (Book publishing).

What the class includes

This class 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.

What it excludes

This class excludes: - production of globes, see 32.99 - publishing of advertising material, see 58.19 - publishing of music and sheet music books, see 59.20 - jointly publishing and distributing podcasts, see 59.20 - audiobook streaming activities not associated with its publishing, see 60.10 - activities of independent authors, see 90.11

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
58.11Book publishing-

The label in 24 languages

Neighbouring classes

58.12 Publishing of newspapers · 58.13 Publishing of journals and periodicals · 58.19 Other publishing activities, except software…

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.