The main objective of Top Read Publishing is to publish family histories.
Due to the limited market for family histories (FH) I am now looking to also publish titles that have the potential to sell well in order to continue to fund the FH’s.
The pricing policy has now changed. Previously pricing was pitched to help sell. Now pricing is set to reflect true costs to publish, the quality of the work and time spent researching. Seeking a good margin for profit.
If customers see value in the work it is hoped they will not be put off by the relatively high price. This is also a consequence a consequence of small print runs. Which are only to order.
Donations towards particular histories are also welcomed.
A lesson in how people do not value published works. Rather than have a box full sitting on the shelf of a the Centennial Biography of Donald M S Finch who died at Passchendaele. I offered copies for a koha. Some people ordered/took copies and did not even make a donation !
Obviously oblivious to costs/time/effort involved in publishing.
I cannot afford that to occur and it won’t again.
This web site has been created to list and promote the publications of Top Read Publishing and publications prior to establishment of TRP
These publications fall into the following categories:
- Family history
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 1969-1987
- Manukau City Council 1988-2010
- Personal
- Other -than above categories.