<p>The article is devoted to the experience and problems of interaction between the authors of educational and scientific literature and publishers. It examines the types of educational and methodological and scientific publications, such as scientific article, monograph, textbook, manual, as well as the specifics of collective work preparation and the stages of interaction between authors and publishers. Particular attention is paid to the increasing role of authors in the promotion of their books, as well as in the preparation of supplemented and revised publications. The problems of modern book publishing are identified, in particular the slowdown in sales, pricing in book publishing, new opportunities for using electronic library systems, the use of scientific journals controlled by the publishing house to promote books of the publishing house. The article is based on the thesis of the author's speech at the round table of the allRussian conference "Book Publishing and Professional Education: Priorities for Interaction and Cooperation", conducted by the INFRA-M research and publishing center in cooperation with the Russian State Humanitarian University.</p>