The
small publishing house of Keyham Books grew from a publishing frustration.
I had two books published 'normally', stemming from my RAF life and my ongoing
pastime of motorcaravanning, by Osprey and Robert Hale ('Tales from the
Crewroom' and 'The Motorcaravan Handbook'). I then tried to interest
many publishers in 'The Whispering Giant in Uniform', the story of
the Bristol Britannia aircraft in Royal Air Force service. 'Good book -
but too small a market,' was the cry.
So, way back in 1996, a bit of DIY was called for! With the help of the
right software, a scanner, a removable hard disk and a helpful printing
company, 1000 copies were produced - and they sold! Buoyed on by this, 'RV
in UK' was next, followed by 'Specialist Aircrew' - then 'The
Recreational Nomad' - 'The RAF Britannia and its people' joined
the list. I have also branched out into 'books' on CD.
Detail of all this is available on the following pages (you can use the
photos above as links) and there are some thoughts on DIY publishing. There
are also links with aviation and motorcaravanning sites and information
on The Britannia Association. |
