The inclusion of details of self publishing services in this section does not constitute a recommendation by the MSMT. Please review the service providers carefully to ensure that they match your requirements and form your own views on their status and reliability.
Specialists in digital printing, can provide proof-reading, typesetting, design, illustration, printing, binding and finishing services. Able to procure ISBN numbers if required, often using the Greyhound Self-publishing name. Recent work includes Buckler Sports Cars, Specials and Karts by Brian Malin
Tel: 00168456157
Austin Macauley cover all aspects from general publishing on their own account to the complete service for the self publisher. Automotive books published in whole or in partnership include Classic Motor Cartoon Book by John Stoneham and Birthplaces of Australian Motor Racing by Bill Pearson
CGC-33-01, 25 Canada Square,
Canary Wharf, London, E14 5LQ
Tel: 02070388212
Printers of Hardback and Softback books such as the AA Theory Test, Practical Test and Highway Code
303 Burnfield Rd, Thornliebank, Glasgow G46 7UQ
Tel: 001416495697
Web: www.bell-bain.com
Designers of books by Jonathan Wood including Rippon Brothers (which was supported by the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust) and Squire
23 Huntington Green
Ashford Carbonel
Ludlow
Shropshire SY8 4DN
Tel: 01584831202
Book design, layout and type setting for the self-publisher. Brown and Brown have printed several books by Nic Portway which were supported by the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust, "Vauxhall Cars 1903-1918" and "Vauxhall 30-98 The Finest of Sporting Cars"
Borley Mill,
Borley,
Sudbury,
Suffolk
CO10 7AB
Tel: 01787881157
CPI Books has been offering authors a Self-Publishing service for over twenty years, printing over 2,500,000 paperbacks and 300,000 hardbacks each week for a wide range of customers, including many of the UK’s leading publishing houses. CPI Books support all publishers, from the smallest to the largest, we provide our extensive service to over 1,500 customers, from just one title, to many thousands. On their website at https://www.cpi-print.co.uk/markets/independent-publishers-authors/ , they offer a pdf guide to self-publishing. They work with the Self-Publishing Partnership (https://www.selfpublishingpartnership.co.uk/) who can advise prospective authors who are not confident of their needs.
Tel: 01249478731
Web: www.cpi-print.com/
David & Charles are well-known as publishers in their own right. Their Assisted Publishing offering offers something slightly different for the self-publishing author. Whilst there is no assistance in editorial or design matters, they will organise print runs on demand in a number of specified formats and use their worldwide distribution network to sell copies, in addition to those copies that the author takes.
1 Emperor Way
Exeter Business Park
Exeter
EX1 3QS
Tel: 01392790650
Enigma offer services to the self-publisher and have been involved in several projects relevant to the motoring world including Morgan Maverick, Mintex Man and Boy's Own Stuff! for Douglas Loveridge Publications, Rochdale Sports Cars for Kirkdale Press, and SAHB Times for the SAHB
539 Manchester Road
Linthwaite
Huddersfield
HD7 5QX
Tel: 01484646320
Designers and Printers of Books. Notable for the Complete Classics series of Rolls-Royce and Bentley Books
20 Binfield Road
Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 7PN
Tel: 07773696877
Web: www.ijgraphics.co.uk
Print-on-demand technology for the self-publisher. Notable, under their Lightning Source brand for printing and binding "Auto-Architect - The Autobiography of Gerald Palmer" for Christopher Balfour
Web: www.ingramspark.com
Inky Little Fingers are a commercial printer located near Gloucester who can print a variety of formats for books and booklets, ideal for the self-publisher
Unit A3
Churcham Business Park
Churcham
Gloucester
GL2 8AX
Tel: 01452751900
Full service for self-publishers. Recently responsible for The Spiders' Web by John Bradshaw which was supported by the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust.
Grange Farmhouse, Guarlford, Worcestershire, WR13 6NT
Tel: 001684564962
Web: www.jrbpub.net
Designers and printers for the self-publisher, also print-on-demand
Arbons House
47 Water Street,
Lavenham,
Suffolk
CO10 9RN
Tel: 01787247436
A well-established designer of websites used by many in the motoring world, Motion are able to design books as well as websites and can access suitable print companies.
Spaces
13 The Causeway
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 0JR
Tel: 07786933800
Web: www.motionltd.com
Complete print service for short and medium runs. Notable for printing and layout for The Roycean for Tom Clarke and Will Morrisson, Aspects of Motoring History for the SAHB (supported by the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust) and Coachcraft for John Dyson and the Railton Owners Club.
Units 3 & 4
Lansdown Industrial Estate
Gloucester Road
Cheltenham
GL51 8PL
Tel: 01242584984
Book printers for runs from 50 upwards. Notable for printing HRG the Sportsman's Ideal for Ian Dussek and Morgan International Adventure for John Clarke, both of which were supported by the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust. Their website contains useful definitions of terms used by printers and much other useful information for the self-publisher.
25 Bittern Road
Exeter
EX2 7LW
Tel: 01392211909
A quality book manufacturer, dedicated to add value and offer bespoke solutions for publishers across the industry. Can produce both hardback and paperback books in equal quantities, both of which can be provided either bound or sewn. Maintains a wide gamut of choice and specification, with emphasis on high production value.
TJ Books Ltd
Trecerus Industrial Estate,
Padstow, Cornwall,
PL28 8RW
Tel: 01841532691
Web: www.tjbooks.co.uk
Complete range of services for the self-publisher
Aspex
The Vulcan Building
Gunwharf Quays
Portsmouth
PO1 3BF
Tel: 07881844980
Full service to self-publishers. Notable for arranging the printing The RGS Atalantas for Alan Shattock which was supported by the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust.
9 Priory Business Park,
Wistow Road,
Kibworth Beauchamp,
Leicester,
LE8 0RX
Tel: 01162792299
Web: www.troubador.co.uk
