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Includes professional book cover design, e book formatting and distribution on kindle and nook. To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of 21 top uk publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. They are presented in tv shows and in the worlds leading book fairs london, turin, frankfurt, bookexpo america. Our nine creatively and editorially independent publishing houses seek out and enable talented people from all walks of life to tell their stories and make sure they are heard. You can visit the faithwords website at check out the submission guidelines for faithwords here. Tiny fox press is headed up by four writerseditors you can get to know from their. With book printing uk you are guaranteed great quality printed books, with an exceptional personal service at an excellent price.
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