Friendly Advice and Help for Authors & Book Self-Publishers

Welcome to Self-Publish-Books.

We hope and trust that you will find our website informative,

and although there is a great deal of material here,

we have tried to present it in an easy to follow way

– a bit at a time – not all on the page at once.

Let us work a little of our magic

on your book.

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So you’ve finished writing your book!

. . . . or at least, you’re nearly there

or perhaps you’re just beginning

and you want all the relevant details to hand

about self-publishing before you start.

We have the experience and knowledge to design

and produce your book and to help you self-publish.

The Gilmour family have been involved in design and printing

for four generations since 1906. Douglas Gilmour has over thirty years’

personal experience in the business.

We hope that you find our website useful.

Please feel free to contact us, without obligation,

if you have questions regarding any aspect of book design,

production or self-publishing – we are here to help.

Let us take the pain out of self-publishing for you!

Make your book stand out from the crowd!

In addition to quality design and production, myLiveBook lets potential

buyers view sample pages of your book in a real time,

online, page turning simulation – just like turning the pages

of a real book. Plus get a free author’s web page to help promote your book.

Welcome to Self-Publish-Books.

We hope and trust that you will find our website informative,

and although there is a great deal of material here,

we have tried to present it in an easy to follow way

– a bit at a time – not all on the page at once.

Let us work a little of our magic

on your book.

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Self-Publish-Books / Gilmour Print design, produce and deliver printed books to satisfied customers – authors, publishers and self-publishers – all over the UK. We produce paperback (limp bound) books with full colour gloss or matt laminated covers and hardback (case bound) books with either full colour dust jackets or full colour printed paper covers; all books can have black and white text, with the option of photographic plate pages in sections or can be full colour throughout. On our website authors wishing to have their book designed and printed will find friendly helpful advice and information.
We aim to provide the best of services to authors. So if you are considering self publishing a book please feel free to contact us, without obligation, for a quotation for your book, or for advice – we will be happy to help.

Telephone us on 01294 850217

Contact Information for Self-Publish-Books

Address: Irvinehill Farm, Stewarton, Ayrshire KA3 3EL, Scotland, UK

Telephone: 01294 850217.
You can contact us during normal business hours and also during the evening and weekends. If there is no one in the office calls divert to a mobile.

Email:

Uploading files: Files up to 5mB can be emailed to us.

Fax: If it is necessary to fax us, this can be done by arrangement. Please telephone first.

If you need to send larger files to us you can do this via www.mailbigfile.com – it’s free. If you click on the link the website explains what to do, using our email address above. If you have several small files that together come to more than 5mB it is probably more suitable to compress them together into one file using compression software and then send via mailbigfile.com. If in doubt call or email us!

For further details on all of the above plus a contact form to email us from click here.

FAQs including what is self publishing and how is it different from main stream publishing and vanity publishing? Self-Publishing?	Contact us by phone, email or online form to receive prices for your book – without obligation. Book Pricing	Do you have an idea how you would like your book to look? Check out the designs in this section for ideas. TEXT & Page Styles	Get your own web page to let the world know about you and your publications. It’s free if we design or produce your books! Free Author’s Page

Helpful advice information and links to make life easier for the budding self-publisher. Hopefully everything you need to know! Advice & Tips	What will the extent of your book be? Armed with the approximate style and size – work out the page count. Page Calculator	How long is your manuscript? Our online calculator tells you how many characters, words and paragraphs. Online copy counter	Bring page turning sample pages of your book to life online – FREE to all who use us for design or production of their books!