Which statements best describe the current state of smaller publishing houses? Multiple select question. Small presses are small in number but produce a large number of the books sold. Small presses are large in number but produce only a small portion of the books sold. Today there are more than 80,000 U.S. book publishers, the vast majority being small presses. Today there are 20,000 U.S. book publishers, the vast majority being large, corporate-owned publishing houses