Discover, plan and book your perfect trip with expert advice, travel guides, destination information and inspiration from lonely planet. You will receive an email notification once your submission is received by our. Phaidon now also publishes childrens, cookery and travel books. For the price of a good bottle of wine our travel books. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Please fill in and upload all relevant information in the form below. Since it was founded in 1935, penguin group has been synonymous with publishing. Abbeville press, headquartered in new york, is an independent publisher of fine art and illustrated books. About phaidon phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print.
Summersdale senior editor debbie chapman gives you the inside scoop on what book publishers are looking for and what you need to do to. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from handy pocketsized city guides to comprehensive country guides. Pallas athene uk publishers of art and travel books. Browse our latest books, find your next read and meet our authors at events. Travel books 2018 three brands that started as scrappy backpacker guideslonely planet, moon, and rick stevesnow stand at the top of the world travel guide rankings. The best independent travel magazines travel the guardian. At penguin, we believe that literature can fuel the imagination and guide the soul. Theyve been dubbed americas best idea for a reason. Dk was founded in 1974 by christopher dorling and peter kindersley in london, and in 1982 moved into publishing.
Heres our list of reputable book publishing companies you might consider working with. The dk eyewitness travel top 10 london travel guidebook is packed with top10 lists on all there is to see and do in london. London book fair cancelled over coronavirus fears, amid growing anger this article is more than 2 months old around 25,000 publishers, authors and agents were due to attend the fair next. Use it to scan the books barcode and then download your five free audio walking tours for london. Mar 04, 2020 london book fair cancelled over coronavirus fears, amid growing anger this article is more than 2 months old around 25,000 publishers, authors and agents were due to attend the fair next week. With a wide range of delightful travelrelated templates, its simple to create a mixbook travel photo book that captures the fun you had and even enhances the memory with a robust assortment of stickers, layout options, and. Find helpful travel guides on europe, australia, china, new york city, and more top tourist destinations, as well as travel guides. Summersdale is an awardwinning innovative publishing company with a 28yearlong passion for great travel writing. Travel publishers directory list of travel publishing. Electronic versions of your full manuscript should be in one file and not separate chapters. The first book published under the dk name was a first aid manual for the british voluntary medical services.
To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of 21 top uk publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Check out our faqs page to see if the answers there. John hatts eland was the first of a wave of travel lists that emerged in the early 1980s, quickly joined by century travellers, the penguin classic travel. Lightweight and pocketsize, the book is chock full of information on the citys major sights and attractions. The alchemist is an international bestseller that tells the mystical story of santiago, an andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of treasure. Please contact us if you have any questions about your work on. Weve organized the list in an easily searchable table so you can quickly find the publishers that publish the type of book youre looking to get published. For over 35 years, rough guides has provided expert travel advice and can now plan and book tailormade trips for its independentminded travellers. Find helpful travel guides on europe, australia, china, new york city, and more top tourist destinations, as well as travel guides from bestselling authors. The best vacation album themes travel photo book templates. Discover the best bookstore onlineshop over 6 million books and 4. We work with the worlds most influential artists, chefs, writers and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books. However on his adventurous quest, he finds himself instead.
With 440 pages, the eyewitness guide is an extremely detailed edition aimed at firsttimers or for families with young. Pallas athene publishers ltd, based in the uk, are travel publishers who produce highquality guides to destinations in the uk, france, italy, eastern europe, spain, the middle east and asia. Thompsons 1972 acid trip fear and loathing in las vegas to herodotuss 440 b. This is a list of largest uk trade book publishers, with some of their principal imprints, ranked by sales value, according to nielsen bookscan. Rather than clamoring after big names, consider trying small book publishers, which are on the rise in the publishing world. Histories, these are the writerapproved best travel books. Discover the best london england travel books in best sellers. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and delhi. Eland specializes in keeping the classics of travel literature in print. An intro to the 10 biggest publishers in the uk ribbonfish. Jan 03, 2008 london about a dozen years ago, the rough guides and lonely planet series of travel books, rival bibles for the footloose and fancy free, crossed a new frontier onto the internet.
The shelves are intended to reflect the ethos of the literary publication, in their words. Haus publishing was founded in london, england in 2003 by barbara schwepcke. Travel stories and book publishers accepting submissions in uk. London about a dozen years ago, the rough guides and lonely planet series of travel books, rival bibles for the footloose and fancy free. Penguin, hamish hamilton, allen lane, michael joseph, viking, rough guides, dorling kindersley, puffin, ladybird, warne. As authors and publishers of independent travel guides, avalon believes travel is perhaps the most valuable means by which we learn about the world and our place in it. Bloomsbury publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986. Get ready for your next adventure with our extensive selection of travel books. I have learned compassion for that spikier, raw, energetic young man. Shop from a range of bestselling titles to improve your knowledge at. London, united kingdom phaidon press is one of the worlds leading publishers of books on the visual arts including art, photography, architecture, design and the delurative art.
And the whole book must be held together by a pageturning gift for story telling. I left university in 2009, and have been writing, editing and working in. They aim to publish books that will give fresh insights into african and caribbean life, culture and literature. Eland books open out our understanding of other cultures, interpret the unknown, reveal different environments as well as celebrating the humour and occasional horrors of travel.
Olympia publishers publishing house based in london. You will receive an email notification once your submission is received by our editorial team. Olympia publishers is an independent book publishing house based in london. If not, please contact our uk customer services team. Travel plan your next vacation in the united states, or explore europe and italy travel guides and adventures in asia including thailand guides, plus browse tips for budget travel. Get inspiration and travel information for worldwide destinations with our online travel.
Insider book information from author anthony gardner, who doubles as editor of. In 1996, whitehorse press got permission to print a new edition. Publishers of art books, exhibition catalogues and gallery guides in the field of contemporary art and british artfrom 1500. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from handy pocketsized city guides to comprehensive country guid.
Uk based publisher of art and travel books, with a wide range including lives of the artists series, literate guidebooks, the baroque and john ruskin. On the launch of a new book and exhibition, grayson perry reflects on his early work, his experiences of therapy, and the evolution of his. Phaidon press is one of the worlds leading publishers of books on the visual arts including art, photography, architecture, design and the delurative art. They publish over 150 titles per year across the travel writing, general nonfiction, gift, humour, health and wellbeing genres, and pride themselves on publishing beautiful books that inform, inspire and entertain. Founded in 1977, abbeville has long been a mainstay in the art book publishing world, and is currently making strides into the digital realm with e books. Travel book publishers abbeville press founded in 1977, abbeville has long been a mainstay in the art book publishing world, and is currently making strides into the digital realm with ebooks, ibooks, and many other efriendly formats. Its list of publications includes contemporary authors as jon day whose book cyclogeography. Many of our books are about east london or have an urban theme. Titles include andalucia, provence, dordogne, wales, east anglia. Twelve independent publishers every londoner should know.
In 1999, it overestimated the market for star wars books. Humboldt books humboldt is a brandnew italian publishing house focused on travel literature that draws inspiration from scientific explorations of the 18th and 19th centuries. London book fair cancelled over coronavirus fears, amid. By clicking submit i am signing up to receive news about books. Humboldt collects multidisciplinary experiences, combines knowledge and practices for recounting. If you are a travel writer, we want to hear your story. Check out our list of 19 top travel book publishers. Lonely planet publications list of other travel publishers.
An additional purchase that will be of special interest in southeast asian communities and, perhaps, in art units in which elementarygrade students can explore using symbols to represent their own environments. The penguin publishing group is the proud publisher of great writers and gifted storytellers, beloved books and eminent works. Londons leading academic publisher for the middle east but also strong in film. Travel publishers directory of united kingdom list of travel. Dk is a top publisher of general reference and illustrated nonfiction books. The material you have submitted is the authors own creative andor well researched work. Publish tom sheppards immaculately researched and photographed travels. Please select a country afghanistan albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda argentina armenia aruba australia austria azerbaijan. Tom kremers passion for essays led him to found notting hill edition, a publishing house specialized in nonfictional writing. The 87 greatest travel books of all time, according to. It includes walks, itineraries, fullcolor maps, and highquality photos typical of dk travel books. Apr 10, 2014 the best independent travel magazines. For the price of a good bottle of wine our travel books offer inspiration for passionate exploration.
Theres a book on our shelves for every reader, and we relish the opportunity to publish across every category and interest with the. Listing 1 to 10 of 910 british publishing houses lonely planet publications. Travel book publishers try to reclaim the web the new york times. Whether its a quick weekend getaway or a fullfledged travel adventure, your vacation deserves to be documented. Should you wish for us to return your manuscript at a later date, please enclose a stamped addressed envelope or sufficient postage in uk stamps. Founded in 1969, hurst now publishes ninety books per annum, building on our strengths. With a heritage stretching back 200 years, harpercollins is one of the worlds foremost englishlanguage publishers, offering the bestquality content right across the spectrum, from enduring classics to.
Plan and book your perfect trip with expert advice, travel tips, destination information and inspiration from lonely planet. Its books are all sitespecific an anthology for hackney, poems from london bus routes and the docklands, psychedelic journeys on the marshes, short stories from withered seaside. Travel filled with expert advice, beautiful photographs, and detailed illustrations, our highly visual guides show you what others only tell you. Amy has been editing another travel magazine for the best part of a decade and used to work in book publishing. Hurst publishers an independent publisher since 1969. The fastest and easiest way to send us your submission. Recently launched in 2017, this newly minted publishing house is. Eland houses an unrivalled collection of books about the world and its societies. By clicking submit i am signing up to receive news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house.
List of largest book publishers of the united kingdom wikipedia. The publishers lengthy afterword, discussing gond art and how the book came to be, is informative. That same year, microsoft bought a 26 percent stake in dk. Rough guides is as much a travel content provider as it is a publisher of guidebooks. In 2005, belgraviabased haus branched into travel literature rather than guides with the armchair traveller series. Crisscross the country on americas classic twolane highways with road trip usa. That began with the postponement of the bologna book fair, and now, some american publishers, agents, and service companies are canceling plans to attend the london book fair, which is set to run. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and new delhi. The huge list of international photobook publishers fotoroom. Austin macauley publishers uk is one of the top travel book publishers, accepting new submissions from authors. Travel publishers directory of united kingdom list of. Ayebia was founded in 2003 by ghanaianborn publisher, nana ayebia. The guides themselves distributed worldwide by the penguin group cover more than 200 destinations around the globe and subjects as diverse as pregnancy and the ipad.
Olympia publishers tallis house 2 tallis street london ec4y 0ab united kingdom. Hurst is an independently owned nonfiction publisher based in central london, in the heart of bloomsbury. We welcome submissions from both new and previously published authors. Filled with expert advice, beautiful photographs, and detailed illustrations, our highly visual guides show you what others only tell you. Our extensive selection includes travel guide books from renowned publishers as well as specialist.