[Pub] City Fiction Ltd.

[allryuken]

Just wondering if anyone has any experience or insights to share on City Fiction Publishing House.

Website is: https://cityfiction.co.uk/

About page lists 3 staff members.
Chairman: Tony Drury
Publisher: Dave Lyons
Press Officer: Teresa Quinlan

 

[Maryn]

I didn't take the time to dig deeply, but one huge red flag presented itself immediately. Three-fourths or more (I didn't count) of all their books were written by the Chairman, Tony Drury. I suspect this press exists solely to appear to be a "real publisher" for Drury. Deal-breaker for me.

Some of his books veer into the fanfic realm as well, says so right on their covers. I doubt a press this small could afford to buy the rights for Breakfast at Tiffany's or Valkyrie.

And last, I checked Amazon to see if a book not by Tony Drury was for sale there. Nope.

Maryn, who'd take a hard pass on this one

 

[allryuken]

You got me curious so I did a search on Amazon and I found several 'Tony Drury' books.

Links are:-
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RVX2ZVQ/?tag=absowrit-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1910040045/?tag=absowrit-20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0957201729/?tag=absowrit-20

That aside, the Chairman being the author of a majority of the books does seem strange.

 

[Maryn]

I was looking at books not by Drury, to see if this publisher made other authors readily available, promoting them as well as he does his own books. Now I can't even remember which ones I checked, but neither of them was on Amazon.

 

[allryuken]

Oh I see, that explains it. Thank you Maryn!

 

[Maryn]

My pleasure. I'm sure you can do better, with a press that isn't all about publishing the owner's own books.

Maryn, dressed before ten!