<s>
A	O
software	B-Application
publisher	I-Application
is	O
a	O
publishing	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
software	B-Application
industry	I-Application
between	O
the	O
developer	B-Application
and	O
the	O
distributor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	B-Application
publishers	I-Application
often	O
license	O
software	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
author-developers	O
with	O
specific	O
limitations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
or	O
geographical	O
region	O
for	O
a	O
royalty	O
consideration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author-developers	O
may	O
use	O
publishers	O
to	O
reach	O
larger	O
or	O
foreign	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
return	O
they	O
pay	O
the	O
developer	B-Application
an	O
agreed	O
upon	O
royalty	O
payment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
may	O
also	O
use	O
developers	B-Application
to	O
create	O
software	O
to	O
meet	O
a	O
market	O
need	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
has	O
identified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Labor	O
Statistics	O
code	O
for	O
Software	B-Application
Publishers	I-Application
is	O
511200	O
.	O
</s>
