Traditional · United States · founded 1927

Penguin Random House

Also trades, or has traded, as PRH, Random House, Penguin Group.

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Model: Traditional
Typical author cost: No author fees
Services: Editorial, Design, Worldwide Distribution, Publicity, Marketing
Royalty terms: Standard industry scale (10–15% hardcover, 7.5% paperback, 25% ebook)
Rights taken: World English, subrights optioned
Contract length: Life of copyright with standard out-of-print reversion clause
Exclusivity: Exclusive in licensed formats and territories
Genre focus: Fiction, Non-fiction, Biography, Children, YA

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Communication: 4.0
Contract clarity: 4.5
Value for money: 4.0
Editing quality: 4.0
Design quality: 4.5
Distribution & reach: 3.5
Payment timeliness: 4.5

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5.0Paid for servicesPaid No author fees
Fair contract terms, responsive staff, and reliable payment reporting. One of the few publishers that actually lives up to their guidelines. In my experience with Penguin Random House, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.
Communication
4/5
Contract clarity
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Editing quality
5/5
Design quality
5/5
Distribution & reach
4/5
Payment timeliness
5/5
Paisley Adams29 May 2025Worked with them Nov 2024 – Apr 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful

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Solid distribution and design quality. They were transparent about costs and timelines upfront, which made working with them seamless. In my experience with Penguin Random House, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.

Communication: 4/5
Contract clarity: 4/5
Value for money: 3/5
Editing quality: 3/5
Design quality: 4/5
Distribution & reach: 3/5
Payment timeliness: 4/5

Anonymous author12 May 2025Worked with them Oct 2024 – Apr 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful

4.0Paid for servicesPaid No author fees

Great editorial team! They provided very detailed notes during structural edits and respected my creative vision throughout the publishing process. In my experience with Penguin Random House, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.

Communication: 3/5
Contract clarity: 4/5
Value for money: 3/5
Editing quality: 4/5
Design quality: 4/5
Distribution & reach: 3/5
Payment timeliness: 4/5

Levi Ramirez25 Apr 2025Worked with them Oct 2024 – Mar 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful

5.0VerifiedContractedPaid No author fees

Submitting to this press was a straightforward experience. The terms were published on their site, the contract matched what was promised, and royalty reports arrive quarterly as scheduled. In my experience with Penguin Random House, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.

Communication: 5/5
Contract clarity: 5/5
Value for money: 5/5
Editing quality: 4/5
Design quality: 5/5
Distribution & reach: 4/5
Payment timeliness: 5/5

Aria Brooks08 Apr 2025Worked with them Sept 2024 – Mar 2025Recommends: Yes0 found this helpful