Back in 2009, my partner, Michelle Smith, and me, I’m Paul, were driving through the South Island in NZ. What can I say; it was a stunning day and a stunning place. On the outskirts of a small town we stopped at traffic lights, and as we were waiting for the lights to change to green we were racking our brains as to what to call the company we were about to set up. We wanted the name to have something to do with both of us.
“Paul Smith Publishing”
! And here we are now.
The idea for the business started when I was trying to find a publisher for a book I had written a couple of years earlier. I began to learn about book publishing industry and came to like the idea of publishing other people’s books. Then it hit me. Why not set up a publishing company to produce books readers want to read and, in the process, help writers get published?
All in all, more than 98.5% of all manuscript submissions get rejected, most without even being read. I don’t think this is fair. As a publisher, either accept and read submissions, at least the first chapter or chapters, or don’t ask for them.
That’s why we won’t turn down any submissions. I can’t promise or guarantee publication. But, we’ll read the manuscript and let you know about it as soon as possible.
Paul Smith Publishing Ltd is registered in England and Wales. Company number: 08735912.
But, finishing your a book is only the beginning. Aside the need to be edited, poished and proofread, the title and the cover to be right and so on, soon you have to send into the world and promote it so it starts selling. That is when the real challenge starts.
I'll stick to the selling point and so should you. Because that is how you know your book is doing well: readers fork out their hard earned money to buy it. On the top of it, they'll review it and tell other people about it.
But when you consider that around 98% of submissions get rejected, it
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