Book Cover Design

'Pondering Through Time'

Ali had already self-published his first novel, but wanted to give it a refresh and launch it professionally, so we designed a new cover and typeset the book, getting it up for sale with a whole range of online retailers worldwide.

“From start to finish UK Book Publishing have been exemplary in their handling of my first published novel. I could never have envisioned the finished article would look as perfect as it did. I will be returning to them once the sequel is finished. Thank you everyone for helping my dream come true.”
— Ali Round

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'Buddhism and other such rubbish!'

Gavin is a stand-up comedian, and has put together some of his material into a laugh-out-loud book. As well as selling it through online retailers, he offers signed copies at his shows, and has had a great response to his musings on those who profess to be experts on every subject under the sun!

“Some publishers want to be your manager or want to have say in the content of a book. All I wanted was someone to proof read it, put any references or spelling/comprehension right, do all the hard work like get a copy to the National library etc. and then in turn print it.
It seemed to me like they had time for you when you rang up or emailed. I was very naive and asked the most obvious questions and they calmly explained the whole procedure to me as to how I go about getting a book out.
I was very happy with the service, honestly more happy than I would've even hoped for. It's been a great experience and a great service.”
— Gavin Webster

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'Oslo'

This is a delightful story about a whale whose tail looks like a Wellington boot. Stephen wanted copies to sell and distribute himself initially to gauge feedback – and he has had a great response to his children’s tale (and tail). You can see more details on his website: https://stephenbenchcapon.eu/oslo

“I published my children's novel 'Oslo' with UK Book Publishing and I was very impressed and happy with the service and support from day one. And with the final result.
The team are very approachable, friendly and professional. I felt supported enough in the areas where I wasn't experienced, but listened to and understood on the points where I did have a specific idea of how I wanted things. For example, my feedback on the draft cover design was excellently incorporated into a new draft.
I also really like the initiative shown introducing some good ideas I would not have thought of, and a commitment to producing a product that meets the target audience's needs. This is very much a company that aims to produce high-quality work.
They are also very responsive and efficient, ready to help and answer all questions, and managing payments etc. was not a problem at all. The communication on pricing and different options is all very transparent.
Overall a great experience and I would recommend UK Book Publishing to anyone wanting to publish their book.”
— Stephen Bench-Capon

'The Long Purr'

A delightful tale for cat lovers everywhere. Michael provided the illustration for the front cover, and we used this as the basis of the cover design. Once the book was published, we set up and ran an advertising campaign on Amazon to boost exposure and sales.

“I am delighted with my book. The professionalism and efficiency of UK Book Publishing are impressive and I would recommend them to other authors who wish to have their books self-published. Many thanks to Dan, Ruth, Judith and Jay for all their efforts, help and advice.”
— Michael Freemantle

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'Feathers & Furs 2'

This is the second, beautifully illustrated book that we’ve worked with Paul on – a follow up to Feathers & Furs, a delightful story that connects young children with many different animals, and will hopefully set them up for a lifetime. A colourful treat!

“I am extremely happy with all that you have done to publish my book. You're a group of fine people.”
— Paul Ottley

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'Floral Design and Blossom'

The design of this book was fundamental to the project, as clearly a book about how to create stunning floral displays and arrangements has to look good! Rita’s designs are a beautiful mix of classic and contemporary, and she shows, step-by-step, how to create these with just a few key ‘ingredients’ and a dash of flair.

“While looking for a publisher, I was searching for continual assistance, reliability, dedication, understanding, professional approach in the final product being developed. Finding a good publisher that has been engaging and assisting with honest feedback from title, imagery to influencing marketing and sales. Timings of stages and challenged in making sure the editorials and imagery is suited for the chapters and designs.
The book has been a dream to design and for the UK Book Publishing team to have understood the book from the start, to not only express interest, but actually deliver my vision, I think that’s a company that understands, listens and delivers to its consumers a fantastic service.”
— M C S Antoniou

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'Maybe just this once'

We were delighted to work once more with this husband and wife team – he does the illustrations, she does the words. Their first book was a children’s novel. This time the illustrations took centre stage, in a delightful and enchanting book for younger readers.

“After the experience of having two books published by UK Book Publishing, my expectations have been surpassed. Ruth has been so helpful in guiding me with the editing and Jay is an outstanding designer. He brought my books up to a superb standard and nothing was too much trouble even though I asked him to make many changes! His artistic eye is fabulous with excellent ideas to share about the look of the books and a willingness to incorporate the author’s own preferences.
I am totally delighted with UK Book Publishing and I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending them.
Communication is extremely good from everyone. The attention to detail and friendly advice is fantastic.
My two books were very different. One a children’s novel and the other, a picture book. Both were accommodated with care and skill. The finished books are a delight.”
— Stella Baker

'A heart beats within'

This is the magical and touching story of a rocking horse told in his own words. He vividly describes the pain and joy of possessing a heart as he journeys through 80 years of his life. His adventures take him on a colourful and riveting ride. Beautifully illustrated by the author and her friend, this is a real delight.

“Thank you for all your work in bringing my book to life. I am more than delighted with the result! It looks SO professional.”
— Lana Gazder

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'A Touchy Subject'

A humorous look at life in the secondary school classroom from the point of view of an experienced supply teacher expressed through a series of letters to her absent colleague, Cassie. The characters at the school – and there are plenty of ‘characters’ – and the author’s own family, really come to life through her attempts to take her friend’s mind off her illness. This book is about all that life encompasses, a real treat.

“I am very pleased to have chosen UK Book Publishing to publish my book. I am very happy with the excellent service I have received. Ruth could not have done more for me, helping me at every stage of the process in an encouraging and supportive manner. Jay also provided a wonderful front cover. It was a pleasure to work with both of them. I would not hesitate to recommend UK Book Publishing.”
— Beth James

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'The Fall of a Warrior'

It’s gratifying to see the 5-star ratings rolling in for this debut from Scottish writer James Cook. The first in a trilogy, The Fall of a Warrior focuses on three separate stories that are seamlessly wound together, set in a fantasy world and featuring swords, heroes, and adventures aplenty.

“Absolutely first class service from everyone at UK Book Publishing. Everyone was so accommodating to my needs and put any of my concerns quickly to bed. It made publishing much easier and more stress free than it could have been. You were all very accommodating to any of my small changes and requirements. Particularly on the front cover, which I was desperate to get right.”
— James Cook

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'Property Accounting with Sage'

There aren’t many books on how to perform accounting for property managers and property investors, and  this book explains the basic principles needed to correctly record accounting information relating to property. It uses worked examples for setting up and recording information in the popular Sage 50 accounting package, and is the first in a series of easy-to-use guides. Screenshots guide the reader through the process, making this an ideal companion for property managers using Sage 50.

“We are new to the field of book publishing and UK Book Publishing helped us through all of the hoops we had to jump through. These hoops included getting ISBN numbers and their images to go on the back of the book. The hoops also included getting an excellent cover design, proof reading services, typesetting and image management. Getting all of these aspects right is essential for a professional looking book. Getting even one of them wrong will definitely compromise the sale of the book. Obviously, we were confident of the content of our book but we had no idea how much work would go into the process of getting the content from a Word document to a bookshelf. Don’t assume you can save time and costs by doing these for yourself because you can’t. You need someone who has done this many times before to guide you through the process. We will be using UK Book Publishing for the series of books we have in the planning stages.”
— Frank Mason

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'So your child is a complete arsehole'

What a fun project this was. The book began as a novelty Christmas present for the author’s parents (an unusual apology!), but turned into something bigger – recollecting all the drama and incidents of childhood, and what a pain in the backside your child can be – from the adult perspective once they achieve a certain amount of perspective! A book to make you smile and giggle, for sure.

“I can't begin to explain my emotions when I opened up my book cover and content design that the team had put together. I was utterly speechless. From the moment I approached UK Book Publishing (completely by chance when trawling Google for advice on self-publishing, by the way) they have listened to all my ramblings and ideas, considered every detail of my book as if it's their own and they did all the heavy lifting in making my idea a reality. They have been fun, kind and patient from the start and most importantly, the content they produce is of the most professional standard (honestly, it doesn't get any better than this; take my word as a fussy perfectionist!). If you were intending on releasing your own book and are toying with whether or not to use the services of UK Book Publishing, read all the glowing reviews and do it. They'll change your life.
Thank you for everything, UK Book Publishing. Looking forward to the next one already!”
— Becci Abbott

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'Jagged on the Inside'

This is a hard-hitting, semi-autobiographical book about a woman looking back at her life thus far. It details some of the most traumatic events in her life – the jagged years – including the death of her mother as a child, abuse, neglect and betrayal growing up, and her decline into major depression. Jagged on the Inside recounts her experiences of living with depression and explores its possible origins, but at its heart celebrates hope, love and finding joy in being alive.

“A huge thank to UK Book publishing for helping me realise my dream of publishing my first book. I am very grateful to Ruth and Judith for their time and support which made what I always imagined to be a challenging process into a pleasant and easy one, and to Jay for his brilliant artistry which went into designing the cover. It is even better than I imagined. If I write another book, I'll be back in touch for sure!”
— Kiri

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'Grit and Silver'

Partly based on the author’s earlier life and encounters, this magical realism novella follows three women growing up in poverty in the Peruvian Amazon of the 1990s, then caught up in cocaine trade and communist terrorism. Their partners are a soldier and drug producer, an illegal logger, and a terrorist leader… They experience life on the fringes of crime, displacement, and the grit of survival in urban slums. Their destinies are intertwined from childhood to adulthood and the dream of a better life, sometimes at any cost, runs through their stories like a silver thread.

“I thought the whole service was brilliant, professional, responsive.”
— Anna Heywood

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'The Organisation'

The Organisation is a fantasy set in a make-believe world of wooden sailing ships, horse-drawn carriages and soldiers in red tunics and tall hats. Although it is a fairy tale it contains no magic or talking animals and is not meant for young children. It is intended for grown-ups, particularly ones with inquiring interests in a wide range of contentious issues..

This is a book for readers who like to be challenged, or entertained, or those who will delight in the beautiful illustrations accompanying this biting satire.

More details and brief notes about the author can be found in the book’s website at trevor-croft.com

“UK Book Publishing has provided an excellent service. I found its team of specialists to be very caring, friendly and patient. My numerous questions and suggestions have all been handled with patience, courtesy and expertise. I feel very pleased that I chose them to publish and help to advertise my book. I do not hesitate to recommend them to writers, either experienced or new to authorship, wanting to have their work published.”
— Trevor Croft

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'One Gunner’s War: In my grandfather’s footsteps'

A humble and moving tribute to the hundreds of thousands of combatants who lost their lives in the Great War, the War to end all Wars, focusing on the author’s grandfather and two of his comrades who were killed in action on the same day in 1918 and are buried together in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.

“This is my second book published through UK Book Publishing. That in itself is testimony to this publishing company. As before every thing was handled extremely efficiently and professionally. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to any up and coming author.”
— Barry Woodhouse

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'Colour-blind'

A memoir with a difference – a life that began in Durban, South Africa, growing up ‘colour-blind’, unaware of being classed as ‘mixed blood’ until Ken tries to get an apprenticeship – only available to ‘whites’ – and then decides to seek pastures new in England, where he still resides, finding the joy of colour in breeding flowers.

“Because I'd always spoken to my grandchildren about my early childhood and life in South Africa, they asked if I'd ever thought of putting it in print. I hadn't but thought, why not. So without having any diaries or notes I began writing, sometimes well into the night.
After finishing it, I started thinking of how to get it published. I looked up the website of publishing firms and of all those I saw UK Book Publishing seemed to have all the answers I needed to know.

Once I'd spoken to Ruth and Jay I knew I'd made the right decision. I cannot praise them highly enough. Because I'd never written or published a book before, there were so many things I wanted to know about the editing, the layout etc, and when I saw the cover design I was blown away. It was the icing on the cake. Jay really excelled himself.

Thank you, Ruth, Jay and the team. This book is a one off for me, but if any first time author isn't sure about how to get their book published, contact UK Book Publishing. You'll get the best advice ever.”
— Ken Rigney

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'Wall to Wall'

A tense thriller with lighter moments, and beautifully written, Peter’s first book is set in the not too distant future:

Britain is out of Europe; Scotland has become independent following a second referendum; and Russian forces have just marched over the Latvian border and occupied the cities of Rezekne and Daugavpils, testing NATO’s response.

Retired army captain Simon Shaw unwittingly finds himself at the forefront of the Resistance Movement, in the Scottish border region, as England quickly becomes the next target for Russia’s expansionist leaders. Simon needs to draw on all the skills honed whilst serving in Berlin before the Wall came down, to fight the immediate threat being posed to a weakened, divided country.

“I began writing this, my first book, well into my retirement years almost by accident and had no idea what, if anything, to do with it. Also by accident, I discovered UK Book Publishing. I discovered that the company is in Northumberland, where my book’s action takes place. I then discovered that Jay Thompson actually lives in the house in which I was born! How could I look elsewhere and how glad I am that I didn’t.

My book has just been published and, although I haven’t met either Jay or Ruth, they seem almost like friends. Nothing has been too much trouble, despite my no-doubt amateurish pestering. Jay’s artwork is just what I would have wished and all stages up to and including getting my book onto Amazon were handled with great efficiency. I have spent many years working with languages, including my own - English, and felt I didn’t need a proof reader. How fortunate I was to rethink. I found that proof-reading my own text for the fourth time – how boring that can be – was still turning up errors and I needed Ruth – who turned up still more and saved me from three major howlers, including an army captain who seemed to be eight years old!

Calls and emails were always answered swiftly and with warmth and courtesy.

Ruth and Jay and the rest of the team actually contrived to turn a venture which I had approached with apprehension into a pleasure.”
— Peter Goonan

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'100 Years Ago'

A book of reflective poems published on the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, this is a most personal journey, with the poems being inspired by the author’s father’s experiences, serving on the Western Front in the First World War.

“What a pleasure (and a bit of a surprise these days!) to encounter service that was unfailingly prompt, efficient, courteous and friendly. I was delighted with the high quality of my completed book of poems about the First World War; the cover produced by UK Book Publishing's designer is particularly attractive. I had not self-published before but this small team made it an interesting and satisfying experience. ”
— S E Bromley

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'The Flight of the Black Necked Swans'

Since escaping the fascist regime in Chile in the 1970s, Milton worked in the NHS for 40 years, specialising as an orthopaedic surgeon. He has campaigned tirelessly for safer patient care in hospitals, and in particular has called for legislation on nurse and midwife to patient ratios. He became a whistleblower in 2005, when his concerns over dangerous nurse staffing levels went ignored at Tameside Hospital, and The Flight of the Black Necked Swans combines his ongoing quest for more funding for the NHS with autobiographical details of his early life in Chile, and how a love of mountaineering and trekking has helped provide a balance in his life. A compelling read, an important book, and one we feel privileged to have worked on.

“The cost of self publishing my book by UK Book Publishing was exceptional value for money. I know it because before settling for this publishing company I approached several others in the UK and one in the USA.
I rated the service exceptional because it truly was so. Ruth Lunn and Jason Thompson, designer, were always available and provided valuable advice in a friendly manner, always ready to listen and carry out my requests without fuss. [this was not my experience with the other publishing companies]
My readers praise the quality of the book in every respect: its jacket, the cover design, the structure and compagination, the quality of the paper.


I rated all as exceptional.
”
— Milton Pena Vasquez

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