herald vs publish

herald

verb
  • To proclaim or announce an event. 

  • To greet something with excitement; to hail. 

noun
  • A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. 

  • A handbill consisting of an advertisement. 

  • An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms. 

  • A messenger, especially one bringing important news. 

  • A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix. 

publish

verb
  • To announce to the public. 

  • To issue the work of (an author). 

  • To be made available in a printed publication or other medium. 

  • To have one's work accepted for a publication. 

  • To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale. 

  • To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc. 

  • To issue a medium (e.g. publication). 

  • To make (information such as an event) available to components that wish to be notified (subscribers). 

How often have the words herald and publish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )