Golden Pheasant Press is a new type of publisher that specializes in using the most modern Print On Demand services to produce professionally bound reference books for the collecting and historical research community.

Up until now, self-publishing has either been restricted to expensive vanity presses or cheap photocopies. Vanity presses typically require authors to pay a substantial upfront fee and / or buy up to a hundred copies of their book. The sad reality of vanity presses is that many of them really only make their money on the fees they charge for editing, layout and "promotion" packages of dubious effectiveness. 

The alternative to vanity presses is desktop publishing, but then you are still left with the problems of printing, marketing and getting paid. Some of our authors have previously spent  their time going to copy shops, standing over photocopiers, binding and then lugging copies of their finished work to shows and conventions trying to make sales.

The other sad reality is that the big publishing houses are not interested in first time writers, niche books, or works with limited appeal.

The result is many experts and enthusiasts who might write an interesting and popular reference book are discouraged before they even begin. We want to make it as easy as possible for potential authors to get into print.

Golden Pheasant Press uses state of the art Print On Demand services to create, archive and print copies of your work only as it is ordered. Each book is professionally printed and bound as needed, but there is no inventory - so there is no upfront cost. Your book is sold on-line through a web portal that uses a secure server, so your readers can buy with a credit card in confidence and then have your book delivered right to their door at a remarkably affordable price.

We are ourselves collectors and professional writers, and so we share your passion.