publisher vs sponsor

publisher

noun
  • A system or component that allows other components (subscribers) to receive notifications of something, such as an event. 

  • One who publishes, especially books. 

sponsor

noun
  • One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time. 

  • A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect. 

  • A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him. 

verb
  • To be a sponsor for. 

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