Our 'Once upon a time' moment happened in 2005 when ex-Random House Director Graham Miller founded Discovered Authors.

Over the previous years it had become clear just how increasingly difficult it was for new and experienced authors to become and remain published due, in part, to the commercial restrictions imposed by publishing houses and the book trade. Thus emerged our vision of an Independent Publishing House dedicated to supporting both new writers and experienced authors in a variety of different ways. We were privileged to have our first headquarters at John Murray House in the heart of Mayfair, from where our whole philosophy derived its inspiration: To support writers and thinkers who are not afraid to do things their own way, test literary boundaries and impose their own rules on the publishing world.

True to our remit of reconciling those time-honoured publishing principles and a dedication to quality with the demands of an ever more fast-paced modern age, Discovered Authors were among the first to fully embrace digital technology for the benefit of our authors. With the help of BookForce Distribution, who – beside short-runs, review copies and other print services for other mainstream clients – do all the printing for Discovered Authors, we are able to offer low print rates to our authors while supplying a steady stream of print-on-demand titles to the market.

To take our cutting-edge role one step further, we have recently teamed up with our long-time partner, Blissett Bookbinders. Established in 1920, this third generation family-owned firm is the third largest specialist library bookbinding, restoration and conservation company in the United Kingdom, renowned for high quality hardback bindings.

Operating from our joint premises in West London, you can now find Discovered Authors in a strategically unique position: with offices, printing and binding facilities all under one roof, we have optimized the publication process in terms of time and resource management, making book production an exciting, tangible experience for you as an author.

Above all, our ambition is to support writers everywhere who have a passion and desire to see their work in print, whatever their aspirations; and to help people to understand the world of publishing so that they are able to take it into their own hands and define their own corner of it; to democratize and create the freedom for people like us to do what we love – that is to write, read and generally wallow in beautifully and imaginatively crafted books.

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