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Publisher of quality books about New England and Upstate New York since 2006 800 Park Avenue, Suite 111A , Keene NH 03431 (603) 499-6500 |
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| Home | The Writers' Page Send Us Your Manuscript! We're looking for a few great books each year Surry Cottage Books is always looking for great manuscripts. If you have written a book that you think we might be interested in publishing, please send us a book proposal to the address above or send it as an e-mail attachment. We will take a look at it, carefully evaluate it and give you our opinion. There is no charge for this service. We can only publish a few books a year but we know there are great book ideas out there. If we can't publish your book ourselves, there are several other options to get your book into print. One of them is to publish it yourself! We can help place your book with a top agent or publisher! Forget about sending your manuscript out and hoping some editor will "discover" it in the slush pile. Unsolisited manuscripts aren't accepted and end up in the trash. The key to getting your book to the big boys is writing a compelling BOOK PROPOSAL. We have been down this road ourselves and know the secrets of writing a great proposal. We've helped dozens of writers polish their proposals. Often these proposals are nearly 100 pages long and are a work of art in themselves. We can help you prepare a proposal that will get your book noticed. We know the secrets and we love to share! We can publish a book for you at a very resonable cost! New developments in digital technology have reduced the cost of printing books. It's now possible to print books in small press runs for public speakers, teachers, poets/writers and local historians at costs that are in the hundreds of dollars rather than the thousands of dollars. These books are identical to expensive offset books and provide dozens of options, including color photos, hard cover bindings and perfect bindings. We have published dozens of books this way and would love to show them to you. For more information and to read what our customers have to say about us, check out our Pumpelly Press page.
Who needs a book?Public SpeakersAn attractive, printed book adds to your credibility and provides an additional income stream as participants buy your book, or you can add the book as part of your program. Because we can print in small press runs, you can update your book often and even print a new one for each event. TeachersWhy use handouts when you can consolidate your lesson plans, work sheets and diagrams into a bound book? It's great for workshops where you can provide fellow teachers with your entire technique. Students buying the book add to your income. Local and Family HistoriansYou've worked for years collecting your information. Now it can present it in a professionally printed book. It's inexpensive enough that you can give the book away as Christmas presents to your family. We can include photos and charts. Local historians can provide information on various aspects of the town in an attractive format for sale in your museum or archives. You can create your own book about famous former residents or events. Poets/WritersHandprinted chapbooks are great and provide the personal touch, but to be considered a professional there is nothing like a real book. We can match poets up with illustrators to produce beautiful books you will be proud of. We will work with you to create just the kind of look you want. It's so inexpensive that even starving artists can afford it! Grandparents Preserve your legacy! We'll help you tell your life story, copy your family photos and documents. Your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will treasure what you have to say for decades. You get final approval and the book won't be published until you say so. Call today to make an appointmentGet a free estimate for your project(603) 499-6500Editor (at) surrycottagebooks (dot) comDon't hide your manuscriptTurn it into a book and let others enjoy your work!
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