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So what is this ‘assisted publishing’?

Well… we have found that over the last two years or so, that the definition of what self-publishing actually is has become rather murky and confusing. So we thought we would clean it all up and re-present it to our authors so that it makes sense in today’s publishing world and this is what we came up with.

Self-publishing means that an author actually sets themselves up as a publisher – registering with the ISBN agency and applying for a block of ISBNS. This is a popular and effective way to publish a book for those who have lots of time on their hands to manage the editorial, design, marketing and sales processes. If a publishing company supplies you with an ISBN for your book, this is not self-publishing in its true sense.

We can help you with self-publishing your book, by providing all the pre-press, design and printing support you need, but we know that most authors also want help with marketing and selling their books, so we created assisted publishing to enable us to help authors do just that.

By coming under our discovered authors umbrella through four o' clock press, our assisted authors can enjoy the benefits of being listed alongside our mainstream titles, including their books being available on our sale-or-return basis throughout the book trade.

We have a range of assisted publishing deals designed to suit all types of authors and books:

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