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Literary publishers are those that produce books or magazines that focus on creative writing: fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction. In the United States, it is very difficult to support a publishing enterprise on literature alone. In the commercial realm, publishers with literary lists or content support that component with more financially viable projects (e.g., cookbooks, fashion spreads). A strong contingent of literary publishers have found that becoming not-for-profit is a better option for supporting their work.