This class includes the activities of publishing books in print, electronic (CD, electronic displays etc.) or audio form or on the Internet.

This class includes:
——publishing of books, brochures, leaflets and similar publications, including publishing of dictionaries and encyclopedias
——publishing of atlases, maps and charts
——publishing of audio books
——publishing of encyclopedias etc. on CD-ROM

This class excludes:
——production of globes, see 3290
——publishing of advertising material, see 5819
——publishing of music and sheet books, see 5920
——activities of independent authors, see 9000