2017 is the year in which Hubei publishing industry fully implemented the “13th Five-Year Plan” and comprehensively promoted the development of the publishing industry. This article first analyzes the development environment of Hubei publishing industry from four aspects：policy environment，legal environment，economic environment and social environment. Secondly，it summarizes the development of Hubei publishing industry in terms of social benefits，industry scale，integration development，business structure，and going global. Third，through the comparison with the publishing industry in the central region，we analyzed the problems in the Hubei publishing industry from the perspective of cultural influence，overall economic strength，development of the main industry，ability to create best-selling book sales，and development of new publishing. Fourth，we analyzed the development trend of the publishing industry in Hubei，and put forward suggestions for focusing on publishing resources，advancing high-quality publishing，developing new publishing，integrating production，learning and research to help development，promoting integrated development，and deepening institutional and institutional reforms.