58.111
Sub-class
Consumer book publishing
SDMX: J58111
Sub-class Level
1 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This subclass includes: - publishing of consumer and children books including fiction and non-fiction - publishing of brochures and similar publications - publishing of consumer and children e-books and audio books - publishing of comic books and graphic novels - publishing of dictionaries, encyclopaedias and religious texts - publishing of atlases, maps and charts All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, digital, analogue, or any other form) are included.
✗ Excludes
This subclass excludes: - production of globes, see 32.99 - publishing of advertising material, see 58.19 - publishing of music and sheet music books, see 59.21 - jointly publishing and distributing podcasts, see 59.21 - audiobook streaming activities not associated with its publishing, see 60.10 - activities of independent authors, see 90.11
Frequently Confused With
32.99
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
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58.19 Other publishing activities, except software publishing
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59.21 Sound recording activities
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59.21 Sound recording activities
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60.10 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXProgrammers and software development professionals
SOC 2020:2134 Common titles: Software engineer, Web developer
IT quality and testing professionals
SOC 2020:2136 Common titles: Software tester, QA analyst
IT network professionals
SOC 2020:2137 Common titles: Network engineer, Systems admin
Related Occupations
Web design professionalsInformation technology professionals n.e.c.
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section J (Consumer book publishing).
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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