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You Write. We Publish.
The fairest deal in publishing.
D&H Publishing International publishes your book: professionally typeset, AI-designed cover, platform-perfect descriptions, free ISBN, and distribution on your own KDP and IngramSpark accounts. You keep 100% of your net royalties (after printing and postage) up to £500 a month, and 90% above that.
£14.99 a month. Less than the price of a hardback.
About Us
Creating the Future
of Independent Publishing
D&H Publishing International Ltd is a UK-registered publishing and technology company founded by David and Helen Oldham. With over twenty years of professional experience across publishing, design, and software, we built D&H to give independent authors the same calibre of infrastructure once reserved for the major houses, without the cost of signing away their work.
Our integrated ecosystem brings six purpose-built platforms under one roof: a typesetting engine, an AI description and metadata tool, an AI cover and image designer, a universal book registry, a reader-engagement hub, and an audiobook production studio. One registry, one profile, one ecosystem, designed so every tool speaks the same language.
Above all, we believe the author is the owner. Every book we publish leaves the author with full intellectual-property ownership and 100% of their net royalties. We provide the infrastructure; the work remains yours.

Membership
Simple, transparent pricing
One membership covers everything you need to publish professionally. No upfront costs, no hidden commissions. You keep 100% of your net royalties (after printing and postage) up to £500 a month, and 90% above that.
Monthly
Cancel anytime with 30 days' notice
- Professional interior typesetting (Word, PDF, or Markdown)
- AI-generated descriptions and metadata for KDP, IngramSpark, D2D, Kobo, Apple Books
- AI-designed full-wrap cover (front, spine, and back)
- Social media promotional images and event posters
- Free ISBN under the D&H Publishing International imprint
- Publication on your own KDP and IngramSpark accounts
- Monthly sales reporting
- Listing on the D&H BookClub2K marketplace
- Author profile page on D&H AuthorCentral
- 7 languages supported
Annual
Equivalent to 12 months for the price of 10
- Professional interior typesetting (Word, PDF, or Markdown)
- AI-generated descriptions and metadata for KDP, IngramSpark, D2D, Kobo, Apple Books
- AI-designed full-wrap cover (front, spine, and back)
- Social media promotional images and event posters
- Free ISBN under the D&H Publishing International imprint
- Publication on your own KDP and IngramSpark accounts
- Monthly sales reporting
- Listing on the D&H BookClub2K marketplace
- Author profile page on D&H AuthorCentral
- 7 languages supported
Comparison
How D&H compares
At £1,000 in monthly net earnings (after printing, postage, and delivery costs), a D&H member takes home £935. A traditionally published author earning the same would receive around £150.
| Traditional Publisher | Small Independent Press | Hybrid / Vanity Publisher | DIY Self-Publishing | D&H Membership | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | £3,000–£10,000+ | £500–£2,000 | £3,000–£10,000 | £550–£1,000+ | £0 |
| Monthly cost | Nothing (but low royalties) | Nothing (but low royalties) | Nothing (but 50% split) | Ongoing marketing spend | £14.99 |
| Royalties retained | 10–15% of net | 15–25% of net | 50% of net | 70% (KDP) minus production | 100% net to £500/month, 90% above |
| At £1,000/month sales, author takes home | ~£150 | ~£200 | ~£500 | ~£700 minus production | £935 |
| Publisher of record | Big Five imprint | Small press imprint | Author or hybrid | Independently published | D&H Publishing International |
| ISBN | Included | Sometimes included | Author purchases | Author purchases (£89+) | Free with membership |
| Commission above threshold | N/A | N/A | 50% of everything | N/A | 0% to £500/month, 10% above |
Gift Author
Bespoke ServiceWe write, design, and publish a real book on Amazon in someone else's name. A permanent, tangible legacy. Popular for retirements, birthdays, weddings, and memorials.
- We write, design, and publish
- A real book in someone's name
- A permanent, tangible legacy
- Turnaround: 4-6 weeks
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Enter your monthly net earnings (after printing, postage, and delivery costs) to compare what you retain under the D&H membership model versus a traditional publishing deal.
Your Monthly Net Earnings
Net earnings = retail price minus printing, postage, and delivery. The D&H model charges zero commission up to £500/month, then 10% only on the amount above £500, plus the £14.99 monthly membership fee.
Based on a typical 15% royalty rate on net earnings, the industry standard for traditionally published authors.
Publishing Platform
An Integrated Ecosystem
Built for Authors
Six products working together under one registry, one profile, and one ecosystem, so your book, your metadata, and your readers stay connected across every tool.
Layout Perfect
LIVETypesetting engine and cover creator built for professional trim sizes.
DescribeABook
LIVEAI-powered book descriptions, back blurbs, keywords, and metadata for every platform.
Bukuva
LIVEAI cover design, social media promo images, and printable event posters.
BookSeeder
LIVEUniversal book registry with a metadata API and bulk import tools.
Author Central
LIVEReader engagement: QR codes, email, and author pages in one place.
VoxAuthor
COMING SOONAI audiobook production and voice cloning, ACX-ready.
Why Choose Us
The Author Always
Keeps Everything
How It Works
How We Work
Join the Membership
Pay £14.99 a month and we handle everything: typesetting, cover design, descriptions, ISBN, and publication. You keep up to 100% of your net royalties.
Upload Your Manuscript
Upload once to Layout Perfect. Your manuscript flows to every tool automatically via BookSeeder.
Typeset Your Interior
Choose a template. Layout Perfect produces a print-ready PDF and EPUB in minutes.
Generate Your Descriptions
DescribeABook reads your manuscript and writes descriptions for KDP, IngramSpark, and every other platform.
Design Your Cover
Bukuva generates professional covers, promo images, and posters. Pick your favourite, download, publish.
Publish Everywhere
Upload your files to KDP and IngramSpark. Paste your descriptions. Your book is live.
Bespoke Service
Gift a Published Book
In Someone's Name
Exclusive to D&H, we write, design, and publish a real book on Amazon in someone else's name. A permanent, tangible legacy. Turnaround is typically four to six weeks from brief to listing.
Enquire About Gift AuthorRetirement
Mark a career in print.
Birthday
A book authored in their name.
Wedding
A legacy keepsake.
Memorial
Honour a life in words.
FAQ
Frequently Asked
Questions
£14.99 per month, or £149.99 per year (equivalent to 12 months for the price of 10). The membership fee covers all production services for up to three books in your first twelve months. From your second year, there is no limit on the number of books we produce for you.
Professional interior typesetting from your manuscript (Word, PDF, or Markdown). AI-generated book descriptions and metadata for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, Kobo, and Apple Books. An AI-designed full-wrap book cover, front, spine, and back as one unified composition. Social media promotional images and printable event posters. A free ISBN under the D&H Publishing International imprint. Publication on your own KDP and IngramSpark accounts. Monthly sales reporting. A listing on the D&H BookClub2K marketplace. And an author profile page on D&H AuthorCentral.
Your finished, edited manuscript — in Word, PDF, or Markdown — and an author photograph. That's it. D&H handles everything else: typesetting, cover design, descriptions, metadata, ISBN, and publication. You choose from multiple cover concepts and description variants, approving the final versions before we publish.
Yes. Your royalties are calculated on net profit, meaning the amount left after printing, postage, and delivery costs. For example, if a book sells for £12.99 and printing and postage cost £6.95, you keep the full £6.04 net profit. Up to £500 per month in net earnings across all your titles and all channels (BookClub2K, KDP, IngramSpark, and others), you pay zero commission. Above £500 in a given month, D&H takes 10% only on the amount over the threshold. So if you earn £550 net profit in a month, our fee is just £5 (10% of the £50 above £500). At £1,000 in monthly net earnings, you take home £935 after the membership fee. A traditionally published author earning the same would receive around £150.
On your own Amazon KDP and IngramSpark accounts. D&H assists with account setup where needed and provides step-by-step guidance. You retain full access to your publishing accounts at all times. D&H Publishing International appears as the publisher of record via the ISBN, giving your book the credibility of a recognised imprint while you keep control of your retail accounts and pricing.
Every manuscript is evaluated by our AI-powered scouting system across five criteria: writing quality, originality, commercial potential, completeness, and audience clarity. If your manuscript scores below the threshold, we return it with specific feedback and suggestions for improvement. Your membership fee is not affected, and you're welcome to submit a revised or alternative manuscript.
You can cancel at any time with 30 days' notice. On cancellation, you receive all your manuscript files, interior PDFs, and EPUBs. D&H issues 60 days' notice of ISBN withdrawal. You may purchase a perpetual licence for your cover and description files at £99 per book, or publish independently with new assets. BookClub2K and AuthorCentral listings are removed after 60 days.
No. Upload your manuscript and an author photo. Billy the Bookworm guides you through every step: choosing a template, reviewing cover concepts, approving descriptions. You don't need to understand trim sizes, bleed settings, font embedding, or any of the technical details.
Most authors go from manuscript to published book in a single day. Upload in the morning, and your typeset interior, cover, and descriptions are ready by evening.
Your files are ready for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, Kobo, Apple Books, Google Play, and Lulu. We also offer direct-to-reader sales through our Author Marketplace.
Yes. Every book published through the D&H membership receives a free ISBN from our pool, purchased in bulk from Nielsen. D&H Publishing International is listed as the publisher of record on all industry databases including Nielsen BookData, Amazon, IngramSpark, and library cataloguing systems.
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Japanese. All production tools support all seven languages, and your book can be published in any of them.
A bespoke service separate from membership. We write, design, and publish a real book on Amazon in someone else's name, a permanent, tangible legacy. Turnaround is typically four to six weeks from brief to listing. Popular for retirements, birthdays, weddings, and memorials.
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