What are some big publishing companies?

I am looking for a publisher to send my book to. I want to get my book in stores and I was wondering if any of you know any good publishing companies? I was thinking of sending it to where Twilight was published.What are some big publishing companies?
Slow down a second. You don't send your book directly to a publisher. In fact, many major publishers don't deal directly with authors at all.



There are two ways to go to publish a book.



The one I recommend is the one that gets your book into chains like Barnes %26amp; Noble, Chapters, and Borders, and independent book stores, too. This requires a “real” publisher who pays you for the right to print your book, and who then markets it, including placing it in stores.



The big “name” publishers usually accept book manuscripts only from literary agents, using them to screen out manuscripts that aren’t likely to sell as books for whatever reason.



To get a literary agent, identify agents who have recently sold other novels like yours. This takes time and trips to a big bookstore, usually. Jot down the names of the authors in your genre whose books are currently on bookstore shelves. Look inside for thanks and dedications, where agents may be named. At home, do a search of each author's name, in quotation marks, and the word agent and learn who represents whom. Visit QueryTracker.com, GuidetoLiteraryAgents.com, and similar sites to identify agents seeking work like yours.



Research each agent. Find websites with career history, sales, personal bio, AAR membership, etc. Determine whether they prefer email or regular mail for queries. Figure out who’s a good fit for you. Don’t be afraid to aim high. The worst that can happen is they say no.



Write a one-page query letter, tailoring it to individual agents as it’s possible with the information you got from research, and send it to the few agents you'd most like to represent you. If the query letter is really good and you've done your homework well, at least some will ask for a partial or full manuscript. If none does, rewrite the query before sending out the next batch.What are some big publishing companies?
everyman's library published alot of famous books. or try modern libraryWhat are some big publishing companies?
Sorry to burst your bubble. Large publishing houses do not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Smaller publishers do, but look out of vanity publishers.



To deal with them, you need an agent. Check out PreditorsandEditors.com to find a good listing of agents. Also, BEWARE, if any agent asks you for money, no matter what they say, don't give it to them, and break the relationship. Agents make money off selling your book, and they put forth the capitol to sell it. They make you money, not the other way around.



Be careful. There are a lot of people looking to use your dreams to make a cheap dollar...
Check out Xlibris. They are a self publishing company with a track record of being the leader in the self publishing industry. http://www.xlibris.com/requestkit/index.…