Filament do not provide Self-Publishing.  We are publishers, in the traditional sense, and members of the Independent Publisher’s Guild.  We have been publishing for 25 years and provide Commercial Publishing Services to organisations, and a range of different ‘author-centric’ business models for individual authors to meet their specific needs.  Everything we do is bespoke and individually crafted. One size does not fit all.

Chris Day

ÔÇ£How can anyone compete against Amazon?ÔÇØ

Is Amazon the Lion That Will Eat You? By: Stephen Blake Mettee As you likely know, Amazon has made a number of forays beyond bookselling and into book publishing. The company currently lists a bakerÔÇÖs dozen of imprints, is responsible for 85 percent of...

Just out – European Book Publishing Statistics 2014

European Book Publishing Statistics 2014 The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) represents 28 national associations of publishers from the European Union and the European Economic Area Member States. The present survey is based on reports from the national book...

Wendy York’s Editing Tips for Authors

At the November 2015 Authorcraft meeting at the Institute of Directors, London Author, Editor and Book Coach Wendy Yorke presented her top tips to self-edit your work before you seek the help of a professional editor. She has provided the following summary of her...

What does a book publicist actually do? By Helen Lewis

The disruption of the publishing industry has sparked a rise in so-called experts coming out of the woodwork offering services at various points of the publishing pipeline. To a first-time author seeking a route to publication, with no previous experience of putting...