Simple, the publisher of those editions of the books numbered them in the sequence in which the publisher secured the copyright owners permission. And they went for said permissions in the order of what the publisher believed was most popular first and least popular last (trying to maximize profits by getting the most money first to fund the remainder).
Aladdin Paperbacks ( a division of Simon & Shuster) is the publisher of the Dork Diaries series.
Marvel and DC are well known
Harpers Collins Publisher
It depends on what the person wants and the type of book. CreateSpace and Lightning source are the most popular with self published authors.
"Popular Photography" is a monthly subscription based magazine which was formerly known as "Popular photography & Imaging". The magazines provides information on the latest photography equipment and techniques for budding photographers. The current publisher for the magazine is one Steven B. Grune.
The publisher for the Classic Car Price Guide is Dennis Publishing Limited. Another popular magazine in the United Kingdom by this publisher is Octane.
In Japan, Shogakukan has been her major publisher with most of her popular titles (Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, Rinne, etc.) being published in Shonen-Sunday, and her more adult themed titles (seinen) under the Big Comic Spirits name (Maison Ikkoku and Rumic theater).
A basic example is: A publisher may do a short run (in number) of printing a book that the publisher thinks may not sell very well. If the book proves popular and begins to sell well, the publisher would do a long run and print many more copies of the book.
The name of the largest Nigerian newspaper publisher does not exist since most newspapers are published by the government. Sun Publishing was found to be a large publisher of many papers aside from the government.
First you need to choose a publisher. Two most popular are DC and Marvel. For Marvel, I would choose either Incredible Hulk or The Avengers. For DC, I would choose Justice League.
It depends on which publisher (Microsoft publisher 2007 e.t.c)But if you mean publisher altogether, 2000.