rolt968 Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 I am beginning to think that I should try to publish my work about the men on the war memorials of rural north east Angus. It has become far too big to put in in genealogical society magazine. Can anyone suggest publishers who might be interested? Roger M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theletterwriter Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 Roger It might be worth trying Stenlake Publishing in Mauchline tel. 01290 551122. They publish a number of books with a Scottish theme such as Old Springburn, Old Glasgow etc. but also have recently published a history of 199 Squadron (admittedly a WW2 theme). Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 The war memorial book is a crowded market with a limited customer base. As such, it's unlikely you'll find a mainstream publisher unless there is smallish company that specialises in local history publications for the geographical area. The other option is some form of self publishing. There are a number of companies out there which offer a variety of services that will get the book into print. In pretty much all cases, sales will be very much down to you. The biggest financial difference is that, with a mainstream firm, there are no costs to you. But, with self publishing, you are paying the company to undertake a service. With one of my books, I went down the route of what the company calls "assisted self publishing" - basically the service you buy from them is in the design and production of the book. The company is Reveille Press, which specialises in Great War books. http://www.reveillepress.com/ I'll be happy to tell you about my experiences with Reveille, which were mixed. Drop me a PM if you wish. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard_Lewis Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 I'm on the brink of self-publishing my work on Neath RFC by using Createspace, an Amazon offshoot. It's print on demand, basically. That has the benefit of not requiring you to fill the garage with books that might fail to sell. On the downside you have to format the manuscript, insert images etc yourself but, with the aid of a 'how to' book I've bought I'm fairly happy I can do it. The book will reach a niche market (Neath fans in the main) but will be on Amazon. I expect my biggest sales to come from flogging them at Neath games next season. Hopefully a few hundred... Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin astill Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 Another form of easy self-publishing, requiring no outlay is Lulu (not the female singer). I did this for my College. My computer skills are very limited, but I'm sure you could get a better finish. I did not expect any big sales, but did get a nice article in the Exeter press which helped. http://www.lulu.com/shop/edwin-astill/st-lukes-college-roll-of-honour/paperback/product-22250169.html Edwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancammas Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 Have you thought about publishing an e-book on line? Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin ss002d6252 Posted 30 April , 2016 Admin Share Posted 30 April , 2016 Another form of easy self-publishing, requiring no outlay is Lulu (not the female singer). I did this for my College. My computer skills are very limited, but I'm sure you could get a better finish. I did not expect any big sales, but did get a nice article in the Exeter press which helped. http://www.lulu.com/shop/edwin-astill/st-lukes-college-roll-of-honour/paperback/product-22250169.html Edwin The draft of my book(s) have been done on epubli - they're not much to look at (design isn't my strongpoint but it's the content that counts) but as they're print on demand it should help with not having a pile of hard copies laying around. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 i have self published fifteen books, designed cover myself etc. want some tips let me know. I just have a firm print. Total outlay including a draft ISBN numbers plus £10. They can take off all ordering and everything if you need them too as a ine time payment, great service no stock no minimum order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin ss002d6252 Posted 30 April , 2016 Admin Share Posted 30 April , 2016 i have self published fifteen books, designed cover myself etc. want some tips let me know. I just have a firm print. Total outlay including a draft ISBN numbers plus £10. They can take off all ordering and everything if you need them too as a ine time payment, great service no stock no minimum order. Who did you use ? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 30 April , 2016 Share Posted 30 April , 2016 see message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin ss002d6252 Posted 30 April , 2016 Admin Share Posted 30 April , 2016 see messageThanks.Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 1 May , 2016 Author Share Posted 1 May , 2016 Thank you to all contributors so far. All contributions are very useful. My own first difficulty will be deciding when I have finished! I keep thinking I should be checking for some more information! Roger M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 1 May , 2016 Share Posted 1 May , 2016 thats the good thing with self publishing, if you have stuff to add you just update the file at a cost of £10. thus edition £2. You will get info that comes in past your freeze even though self imposed and then you can decide what to do with it. You have to stop somewhere for example particular anniversary etc Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 1 May , 2016 Share Posted 1 May , 2016 cover design take the front page of your book add 3mm to the top, bottom and right. so lets say 170mm by 240 is 173 by 246mm. double it 173 + 173 so 346 by 246mm add in spine thickness from here http://www.printondemand-worldwide.com/resources/spinecalculator add spine thickness to above number say 20mm sp 366mm by 246mm open powerpoint set page size to the above and work on your cover. Insert a text box in the middle of the blank page 20mm by 246mm this is your spine. work to the right for front cover and left for rear cover. Thus you can design your own cover in powerpoint at zero cost to you... save as a pdf and take to your local printer for a draft unless off course you have a a3 printer. self publishing does not cost you an arm and a leg. attached front half of my polo book and also a WW2 cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard_Lewis Posted 2 May , 2016 Share Posted 2 May , 2016 Twenty minutes playing around with the Createspace cover creator and I came up with this - just a test, might need a bit of tweaking. I printed it in normal quality and the attachment is simply a photograph of that print. The JPG image is, of course, better quality. Oh yes. As I'm only trying it out I included a deliberate spelling mistake 'Meath'... Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 2 May , 2016 Share Posted 2 May , 2016 aah the amount of deliberate spellingmistakes that sometimes creap through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 2 May , 2016 Share Posted 2 May , 2016 If you are in the UK using CreateSpace it may be worth checking whether as an Amazon seller you will be liable for US tax on any profits (Amazon being US-based). US and UK have a reciprocal agreement by which you can have the tax requirement waived, but for this you need a tax number (can't remember whether ITIN or ITIN). There's a form and a procedure which I can link to if wished. It's free to do except for time and maybe some postage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard_Lewis Posted 2 May , 2016 Share Posted 2 May , 2016 Thanks Seajane but I've already sorted that. Yes, deliberate is deliberate in my case. Just trying it out... Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 6 May , 2016 Author Share Posted 6 May , 2016 Thank you to everyone. That has been very helpful. I will look into all those possibilities Roger M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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