Summersdale Media
Summersdale Publishers Ltd (often simply Summersdale) is an English independent publishing firm of non-fiction. The company is based in Chichester, West Sussex. Founded in 1990 by Stewart Ferris and Alastair Williams, it has since published over 800 titles, and has an output of around 90 books per year.
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Summersdale Media
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- Summersdale Publishers
- Founded
- Summersdale Media was established or created in 1997.
- Founder
- Stewart Ferris
- Headquarters
- Summersdale Media has its headquarters at Chichester.
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Summersdale Publishers Ltd (often simply Summersdale) is an English independent publishing firm of non-fiction. The company is based in Chichester, West Sussex. Founded in 1990 by Stewart Ferris and Alastair Williams, it has since published over 800 titles, and has an output of around 90 books per year.
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• Name — Summersdale Publishers • Founded — 1990 • Founder — Stewart Ferris and Alastair Williams • Country — United Kingdom • Headquarters — Chichester, West Sussex • Distribution — Littlehampton Book Services (UK) Peribo (Australia) Nationwide Book Distributors (New Zealand) SG Distributors (South Africa) Trafalgar Square Publishing (US & Canada) • Publications — Books • Website — http: summersdale.com Summersdale Publishers Ltd (often simply Summersdale) is an English independent publishing firm of non-fiction. The company is based in Chichester, West Sussex. Founded in 1990 by Stewart Ferris and Alastair Williams, it has since published over 800 titles, and has an output of around 90 books per year.
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Summersdale Media established.
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Summersdale Media was established or created in 1997.
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Summersdale Media is situated in United Kingdom.
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To seek out potential trade bestsellers in the following genres: travel literature, humour, self help, and general non fiction.
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The circumstances in which Summersdale Media stands. Media has its headquarters at Chichester. Established or created in 1997. Recorded as publishing house. Situated in United Kingdom. Founded by Stewart Ferris.
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