Traditional publishing offers advances, sales teams and prestige; self-publishing offers speed, control and higher per-copy royalties. Here is how UK non-fiction authors can weigh up costs, timelines, rights and distribution.

A practical guide to turning UK genealogy research into a readable family history book, from planning chapters and citing records to choosing how to print it.

Wandering scope, flat scenes and legal risk weaken most memoirs. Here are the common mistakes, and the practical revisions that give a life story its shape.