diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 5d33496..d926dc6 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ma = Marshmallow(app)
 Bootstrap(app)
 
 from author import Author, AuthorForm, AuthorSchema, GetAuthors
-from publisher import Publisher, PublisherForm, PublisherSchema, GetPublishers
+from publisher import Publisher, PublisherForm, PublisherSchema, GetPublisherById
 from genre import Genre, GenreForm, GenreSchema, GetGenres
 from condition import Condition, ConditionForm, ConditionSchema, GetConditionById
 from covertype import Covertype, CovertypeForm, CovertypeSchema, GetCovertypeById
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ book_author_link = db.Table('book_author_link', db.Model.metadata,
     db.Column('author_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('author.id'))
 )
 
-book_publisher_link = db.Table('book_publisher_link', db.Model.metadata,
-    db.Column('book_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('book.id')),
-    db.Column('publisher_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('publisher.id'))
-)
-
 book_genre_link = db.Table('book_genre_link', db.Model.metadata,
     db.Column('book_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('book.id')),
     db.Column('genre_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('genre.id'))
@@ -75,7 +70,7 @@ class Book(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, unique=True, nullable=False, primary_key=True)
     title = db.Column(db.String(100), unique=True, nullable=False)
     author = db.relationship('Author', secondary=book_author_link)
-    publisher = db.relationship('Publisher', secondary=book_publisher_link)
+    publisher = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('publisher.id'))
     genre = db.relationship('Genre', secondary=book_genre_link )
     loan = db.relationship('Loan', secondary=Book_Loan_Link.__table__);
     series = db.relationship('Series', secondary=Book_Series_Link.__table__);
@@ -154,7 +149,6 @@ class Book_Series_LinkSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
 # so I just hacked a list of keys in book.html
 class BookSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
     author = ma.Nested(AuthorSchema, many=True)
-    publisher = ma.Nested(PublisherSchema, many=True)
     genre = ma.Nested(GenreSchema, many=True)
     loan = ma.Nested(LoanSchema, many=True)
     series = ma.Nested(SeriesSchema, many=True)
@@ -182,11 +176,11 @@ class BookForm(FlaskForm):
 app.jinja_env.globals['GetCovertypeById'] = GetCovertypeById
 app.jinja_env.globals['GetOwnedById'] = GetOwnedById
 app.jinja_env.globals['GetConditionById'] = GetConditionById
+app.jinja_env.globals['GetPublisherById'] = GetPublisherById
 app.jinja_env.globals['SeriesBookNum'] = SeriesBookNum
 
 ### DDP: do I need many=True on Author as books have many authors? (or in BookSchema declaration above?)
 book_schema = BookSchema()
-books_schema = BookSchema(many=True)
 
 ################################# helper functions ###################################
 def GetBookIdFromSeriesByBookNum( series_id, book_num ):
@@ -341,6 +335,7 @@ def book(id):
             book.owned = request.form['owned']
             book.covertype = request.form['covertype']
             book.condition = request.form['condition']
+            book.publisher = request.form['publisher']
             book.year_published = request.form['year_published']
             book.rating = request.form['rating']
             book.notes = request.form['notes']
@@ -369,7 +364,6 @@ def book(id):
             message="Err... Failed to update Book (id={})".format(id)
     else:
         book_form=BookForm(obj=book)
-        book_form.publisher.default = book.publisher[0].id
 
     author_list = GetAuthors()
     genre_list = GetGenres()
diff --git a/publisher.py b/publisher.py
index 68f379b..367dc74 100644
--- a/publisher.py
+++ b/publisher.py
@@ -68,3 +68,6 @@ def publisher(id):
         publisher_form = PublisherForm(request.values, obj=publisher)
         message=""
     return render_template("edit_id_name.html", publisher=publisher, alert=alert, message=message, form=publisher_form, page_title='Edit Publisher')
+
+def GetPublisherById(id):
+    return Publisher.query.get(id).name