David James Publishing: A Winning Alternative to Tradition

Online, June 8, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Book publishing in all areas is changing at a rate never seen before in the industry, none more so than digital book publishing, particularly when you look at publishing on the kindle. No longer is getting a book published the luxury of the hand-picked few who manage to grab the attention of a traditional publishing house.

Northern Ireland based publisher David James Publishing is working with a few selected authors to bring their unique talents to the attention of readers in all corners of the globe.

Unlike some publishers, it covers most categories of interest - and is already attracting top quality authors, from a former well established radio broadcaster to one of the country's leading sports psychologists.

With the rapidly growing interest in all forms of digital publishing top flight ebooks, fuelled by the hugely successful Amazon Kindle and other electronic reading devices, including iPad and iPod, coupled with the more cost effective 'print on demand' technology, David James Publishing has literally hit the ground running.

Established only a few months ago, the publishing house has already launched four books on to the global marketplace through the increasingly powerful Amazon websites that have knocked traditional book stores into touch, with as many more in the process of going into print and on to the Amazon Kindle.

The company is unique on many levels; not only does it dispense with the services of a literary agent, it also uses the latest video technology to promote its authors across the worldwide web, including You Tube and other similar outlets. It also provides exclusive cover designs, editorial services and text lay outs - free of charge - in addition to royalty rates to writers that are far above any from traditional publishing houses.

One of the authors on its books, if you pardon the pun, is David W Stokes, the former duty news editor of Northern Ireland's most successful independent radio station, Downtown , and its sister station Cool FM.

He's covered all the major news stories from the era of the so-called Troubles - including the IRA Long Kesh jail break and the hunger strikes, the Poppy Day bombing in Enniskillen and the Omagh bomb atrocity. He also won a Sony Award for his radio coverage of the then US President Bill Clinton's historic visit to Northern Ireland.

His latest novel, 'The Icelander,' which is available in both paperback and as an ebook, is set in the romantic Italian city of Venice. It tells the story of a three man hit team that is intercepted on the way to disrupt a deal that would turn the Arctic into the world's next giant oilfield.

Another David James Publishing author is award winning Lynda Tavakoli, whose short stories have been broadcast on the BBC and RTE. Her latest book - 'Of Broken Things' - is set in Ireland in the 1920s. It's a story of divided loyalties and deception, of fear and mistrust, but also one of
love and joy that will pull at the heartstrings until the very last page.

Also featured is the stunning debut novel from Samantha J Wright, 'The Sands of Carsaig.' Set in Scotland and Australia, it is a heart wrenching story about a love lost and found, about one couple's battle against the odds.

The latest book, to be published shortly, is from one of the country's top sports psychologists, Dr Mark S Elliott, whose mental training expertise for the past 20 years has been helping teams, individual athletes and coaches across the world, international, professional and elite amateur levels perform at their peak.

'Facing Frankenstein' is for the athlete who wants to become a total athlete. It is for athletes across all sports and at all levels of ability. The terms 'athlete' and 'performer' are used throughout the book to cover all sportspeople, from the casual amateur participant, right through to the professional elite and world-class.

To find out more about these authors, about David James Publishing and about how the company can help aspiring authors realise their dreams, visit www.davidjamespublishing.com