Hey everyone. I'm working on a writing project and was hoping to find a comprehensive list or a few good leads for smaller publishing companies. I'm not interested in the mammoth-sized publishers but specifically looking for any start ups or smaller-sized companies. Not asking for any personal contacts from your personal network here per se but just interested in getting names and websites for decent publishers. Thanks!

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DaveT said:

UK or USA? I'm in the UK and have a handy list you're welcome to if it helps...

Cool, the UK would be great as well, even though I'm in the States I'm open to that. Thanks for the reply

you can always self publish on amazon. browngirlspublishing.com is the only small publisher i know

You'd be better off finding an agent - they will pitch your book to the publisher.

kejourner said:

you can always self publish on amazon. browngirlspublishing.com is the only small publisher i know

Cool, thanks for that tip!

B1tchierThanEver said:

You'd be better off finding an agent - they will pitch your book to the publisher.

I don't know if I can afford an agent though...aren't they expensive?

kejourner said:

i know someone that started off self publishing and ended up with a publishing deal, so it's possible to start on your own and make it. Remember 50 shades of gray started as fan fiction and now it's a movie.

Superfan1984 said:

CreateSpace is a good place to self publish and you can do it for free if you know how to format and upload and all of that. They say, though, that no one reads self published books- I don't know if that's true or not but I suppose it depends on who your audience is? And if you have a target audience, I think if you were to promote to that audience you might have success. Anyway, good luck----

Thanks for the suggestion. I had never heard of that site but will def check it out!

kejourner said:

i know someone that started off self publishing and ended up with a publishing deal, so it's possible to start on your own and make it. Remember 50 shades of gray started as fan fiction and now it's a movie.

I didn't realize that 50 shades started that way. Wow. I guess you never know where things will lead you.

Superfan1984 said:

Oh yeah! So did that book "The Shack" it has sold a gazillion copies and I saw the author on the Today show and he said he started off by self publishing it for family members and then it was picked up by publishing co. and then became a best seller.

Thanks for the info. I'm gonna send you an Org note now.