What Our Authors Say

"We Are Absolutely Delighted"

“”We are absolutely delighted with SPP’s production of our book! Thank you for all of your advice, patience and encouragement over the past months.”

"I Am Thrilled"

“I think HANDSOME is the perfect word for it! I am thrilled. Just wanted to say THANK YOU for all your advice, work and above all, patience. You have done a fantastic job”.

"Most Grateful For The Professional Work"

“Thank you again for all your help in publishing [‘Types of Landscape in Great Britain’]. It is a clearly laid out, accessible and elegant volume, and I am most grateful for the professional work of you and your colleagues.”

"I Am Impressed!"

“Thank you so much for the books. I am so thrilled! I didn’t think that the whole book would look so posh. I am impressed! Please convey my sincere thanks to the editor and printer and everyone else who participated in the smooth running of the printing process.”

"Unwavering Support"

“I want to express my deepest gratitude to you and your entire team for the instrumental role you played in turning my dream into a reality. Your unwavering support and efforts have been pivotal in making this book launch a resounding success.”

"Professional, Considerate And Accommodating"

“The whole Self-Publishing Partnership team is professional, considerate, and accommodating. I was impressed with the diligence of the proof-reading and editing process and amazed by the quality of the cover artwork. The finished product was much more than I had expected or hoped for”.

"Cover Design Is Perfect"

“Communication with SPP was excellent and I am delighted with the result. The cover design process was really impressive and exceeded my expectations”.

"The Personal Touch I Was Looking For"

“I’m forever grateful that SSP showed up in my search engine and became my salvation. I found the personal touch support that I was looking for and the process flowed. Thank you SSP team for journeying with me with my debut novel”.

“Delighted and Impressed With the Way the Books Have Turned Out”

“What a very great pleasure it has been and I am grateful to you and the rest of the team for making the process so easy and stress-free. I’m delighted and impressed with the way the books have turned out, and several friends have commented on how well-produced and attractive they look. Many, many thanks.”

"A High Standard Of Service At All Stages"

“Many thanks, until my next book project. I was very impressed by the quality of the book and the high standard of service at all stages of the process – from commissioning to editing and ultimately publishing & distributing. You’re a top team and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend your services.”

"I Would Recommend To Anyone The Use Of Your Services"

“I want to thank you and the team for all you have done. It has been a very comfortable and supported service which means so much to someone like me who is new to it all. I would recommend to anyone the use of your services.”

"Great Quality, Good Value"

“I took delivery of my book today. It looks fantastic. I’d like to thank you and your colleagues for all the work you’ve done – great quality, good value and excellent schedule to deliver on time.”

"Good Quality And Nice To Handle."

“You have done a great job in producing my book, which is of good quality and nice to handle. Thank you very much indeed for your efforts and I’m glad I discovered your firm.”

"A Fascinating, Unique And Enjoyable Experience.”

“I am delighted with the quality and wish to thank you very much for all the help provided by your excellent firm. For me it has been a fascinating, unique and enjoyable experience.”

"The Quality Is Excellent"

“I am delighted with the finished product. The quality is excellent and the appearance very professional. Many thanks for all your work and assistance in helping achieve such a wonderful outcome.”

"Beyond What I Could Have Ever Expected"

“The quality, the imagery and the content is beyond what I could have ever expected. So I wanted to say a big thank you to all of you for making this happen.”

"I Would Certainly Work With SPP Again"

“Just to say that I am absolutely thrilled with the book. You have done a brilliant job and it was a pleasure to work with you, you are a fantastic team. The fact that you managed to get this book out in the middle of a crisis is amazing. I would certainly work with SPP again and also recommend your company to other authors.”

"Swift, Surgical, Courteous and Professionally Impressive"

“Throughout the process their responses were swift, surgical, courteous and professionally impressive. I wrote the manuscript, but SPP, with their advice, corrections and suggestions moulded it into a book. When the printed copy arrived, my wife burst into tears and hugged a copy. I love every minute of the process and cannot recommend the Self-Publishing Partnership highly enough.”

"Process Was Consistently Smooth"

“The team at the Self-Publishing Partnership always explained each step and the process was consistently smooth. They are also able to put you in touch with an independent publicist. If I ever write again I will come back to the Self-Publishing Partnership.”

"Really Helpful"

“I found the UK publishing world quite daunting but the Self-Publishing Partnership has been really helpful in getting my book self-published here.”

"They Made The Journey Of Publishing Stress-Free"

“I became an author of my first book; thanks to the Self-Publishing Partnership. They made the journey of publishing stress-free and I look forward to publishing my next novel with them.”

"Really Enjoyed The Whole Experience"

“Very helpful in guiding me through the process that would follow in getting my book published…I have really enjoyed the whole experience and thank the whole team at SPP.”

"I Found Their Responses Rapid and Helpful"

“I found their responses rapid and helpful… Enjoyed process thoroughly, the whole process from idea to publication”

"They Make the Whole Process So Easy and So Personal"

“I was immediately drawn to the attentive emails of The Self-Publishing Partnership. They make the whole process so easy and so personal. I felt my book was important to them… I am delighted with the final product and when the boxes arrived full of completed copies, I felt extremely proud.”

"It Would've Been Impossible To Make The Deadline Without Their Flexibility And Support"

“I needed to launch the book on November 1st at the annual Dirt Bike Show but the last race was on October 7th! The Self-Publishing Partnership agreed to get the design, layout and pictures ready for print using the material I had ready by September so that the last couple of chapters could be slotted in at the last minute. It would’ve been impossible to make the deadline without their flexibility and support.”

"Thoroughly Recommend the Whole Experience"

“I’ve started working on the next book… I’d be amazed if I don’t go down the self-publishing route and SPP route again, I can thoroughly recommend the whole experience, and SPP itself.”

“Stuck to Our Budget and Beat Our Very Tight Timetable”

“After being let down by a major academic publisher, we were delighted to come across SPP. Our book is a chunky 120,000-word text aimed at directors and trustees. SPP stuck to the budget and beat our very tight timetable. We were delighted with the finished product and the SPP publishing ‘model’. We have no hesitation in recommending their services to other authors.”

"Relieved and Pleased to Have Found a Professional and Experienced Firm"

“The SPP editorial staff were all very professional, polite and thorough…The designers of the cover cleverly interacted with me and soon came up with the result that was brilliant, immediately appealing to me, and so hopefully to others. I was relieved and pleased to have found a professional and experienced firm to advise how to get the book to look and feel right.”

“Professional from Start to Finish”

“Professional from start to finish, SPP did a brilliant job in producing my novel. They always responded quickly and clearly to my queries. They gave good advice but left the decisions to me. I would recommend them to anyone who wants to publish a high-quality book.”

“I Now Have a Beautiful Book to Show for All Their Hard Work”

“Coming across SPP solved all my literary problems! Being ‘IT-illiterate’ and having lost my agent, my novel lay around gathering dust. No way could I self-pub by myself, but Douglas and Heather took over. Kindly and efficiently they managed everything, and I now have a beautiful book to show for all their hard work. They made it all seem so simple – I’m tempted to write another!”

"Seasoned Professionals”

“Excellent – I cannot recommend SPP enough. It truly is a ‘partnership’ from start to finish, working with seasoned professionals. I am a journalist and author with thirty years’ experience in the business with several books under my belt and I can honestly say that SPP is second to none. The quality of the finished product is first-class. The artwork and finish of my latest book ‘The Waiting Game’ is exemplary, and the interior layout is precisely as I envisaged. SPP were worth every penny!”

“Amazing”

“Teaming up with SPP has allowed me to take my book to its completed stage. They have been amazing, leading me through uncharted territory and I would encourage anyone looking to self-publish to have a look at their self-publishing options.”

"A Truly Superb Service"

“It took me ten years to write and, be it well or badly written, I have put my heart and soul into it. Thank you so much for turning it into a book of which I will always be proud. You have been amazingly efficient and courteous. A truly superb service.”

“Very Satisfied”

“I decided to use SPP after carefully considering their services against several other self-publishing companies, based on the degree of personal attention I felt I would receive, and that the company was not part of a conglomerate. I have been very satisfied with the service and was especially pleased with the cover design by Kevin Rylands which captured the essence of the book so perfectly. I would not hesitate to recommend SPP to others wishing to self publish.”

“Couldn’t Be Happier”

“My finished book is fantastic, I couldn’t be happier. Your team did so well to meet my needs”

“A Beautiful Product”

“I’d like to say very sincere thanks to all at SPP involved in the production of our book. It is a beautiful product and very lovely indeed to handle – I’m really delighted.”

“Everyone Has Congratulated Me on the Professional Quality”

“I was thrilled with the appearance of the book. Everyone has congratulated me on the professional quality.”

“Professional, Efficient, and Supportive”

“SPP have been totally professional, efficient, and supportive. I’m a newcomer to the self-publishing business so being able to discuss issues with them has been the most valuable aspect of their service.”

“Made My Dreams Come True”

“Just to say that I am really pleased and extremely happy will be an understatement! Douglas, Charlotte and colleagues at SPP have simply made my dreams come true!”

“Fantastic Job”

“SPP did a fantastic job in bringing my children’s novel to publication. They gave me a clear cost and a timescale, consulting and guiding on each step. The team are superb, from the editor to proofreaders and designers. The finished product is of a very high quality.”

“Straightforward and Enjoyable Process”

“Really love the quality of it. Many thanks for all your support and input – extremely professional and efficient. You helped to make what I was expecting to be a very complex process straightforward and enjoyable.”

“More Than Meets My Hopes and Expectations”

“I am delighted. It more than meets my hopes and expectations. Thanks for all that you have done.”

“Everything Is Done Professionally with Much Care”

“Please accept our thanks for all your team’s efforts in preparing and printing this book. Everything is done professionally with much care. We appreciate that.”

Experienced Independent Self-Publishers

Ultimately it’s what our authors think that matters!