Summersdale Publishers Ltd (often simply Summersdale) is an

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independent publishing firm of non-fiction. The company is based in

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. Founded in 1990 by

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and Alastair Williams, it has since published over 800 titles, and has an output of around 90 books per year.

Publishing philosophy

''To seek out potential trade

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s in the following genres:

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, humour,

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, and general non fiction.''http://www.summersdale.com/pages.php?page=About%20Us&osCsid=ikot60d460ped0ro7rdbchs984 Summersdale's 'about us' web page

Authors

* David Baboulene *

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* Edward Enfield * Caro Feely *

* Peter Kerr * Imogen Lloyd Webber *

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* Geoff Thompson * Reza Pakravan

Other media activities

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References

External links

Summersdale Media website
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