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The Troubador Team have been brilliant. I had already started on my publishing journey when unforeseen circumstances meant that I had far less time and was constantly in the move. Despite this I still managed all that was needed.
A big thank you especially to Katy, Jessica, Andrea and Sam.
I particularly appreciated the clarity of emails and the other material taking me through each process.
A really great team of people to work with.

ABOUT TROUBADOR PUBLISHING
Troubador provide an excellent free guide to Self-Publishing, which takes you through all the stages of producing a book. When it comes to trusting them with your precious text, the team understand how an author might feel and steer you through the process in a considerate highly professional manner. They clearly derive pleasure from ensuring that the book turns out well. Mine certainly did. The cover design has been much admired.
In short, I recommend Troubador Publishing highly.
Bob Ward

The encouragement and and excellent practical support from staff on all aspects of my book provided a personalised service which I think is essential when someone is seeking to self-publish. The experience with Troubador gave me reassurance that my effort had not been in vain. The wide media promotion gave me confidence that my book will gain recognition.

Working with Troubador has been a genuinely great experience. I felt in control at every step, and each team member took the time to help me understand the full publishing process. Their guidance was clear, supportive, and professional throughout. I’m absolutely delighted with the final product.

From the very beginning the staff were welcoming and very helpful. I felt secure that I could trust what they said. They ensured that my requirements, was the focus of all and they guided me through the whole process. As a brand new author this was such a relief plus I was engaging them from my home in Melbourne, Australia, I just couldn’t walk into their office. I would recommend them as you first choice for publishing your writings

Offer a great service, they guide you through each publishing stage and have the best suggestions. As a repeat customer , the process is easy, and the outcome is always satisfactory.

Writing my autobiography was the most challenging things I have ever undertaken in my long life. However, if I thought if that was going to be a challenge to get it published, I thought would probably turn into a nightmare. Having shopped around for self-publishing companies I finally discovered Troubadour Publishing. Boy, was that my lucky choice. From the very first contact I realised I had made the right choice. Customer Services Adviser Katy Hare, gave me the most fantastic advice which made the layout of my manuscript easy to understand. Katy also advised of where I was going right or needing to change. This guidance and advice was to prove invaluable. I was then handed over to Production Controller Hannah Dakin. Hannah was fantastic to work with towards the end goal of getting my book to market. Hannah's support, advice and patience was amazing. All delivered in a friendly personal manner. Therefore, the expertise at Troubadour Publishing turned the daunting task of getting my autobiography published into a rewarding and creative partnership for which I am extremely grateful. Therefore, if you are a first time or a seasoned author looking to get a book self-published Troubadour is the go to company for you. I cannot recommend them enough.

I have enjoyed the experience and truly hope for a degree of success going forward.
Your people have been more than helpful and I hope to renew our relationship as I put together book two.
Thank you all.

I'm trying to self-publish my book and sent my manuscript to Troubador after doing some research and liking what I heard about them. The first time the mistake was mine because I'd sent it in a format they couldn't open, fair enough, no harm done, so I sent it again and waited. When I finally got a response, it was this.

"Thank you for submitting your manuscript for Troubador's consideration. In my professional opinion, I think your manuscript would benefit from more editorial work than we can offer at Troubador before it is ready for publication. With this in mind, I'm afraid we won't be able to offer a quotation for self-publishing at this time. "

So I need more editing than they can offer? I understand my manuscript is long, and I'd be happy to cut it down even further. But just what exactly kind of response is this? Because it sounds like you're admitting that you're not competent enough to deal with it.

I openly admit my grammar and punctuation most likely need some work, but I put this down to English being my second language and attending a school where they were more focused on getting me into sports than actually teaching me anything.

I've since read another review on here, and I see the same line was parroted out to someone else. Unlike him, though, I do not consider my book to be offensive to anyone, and one of the main characters is a member of the LGBTQ community. Please note, I am not saying Trobador is anti LGBTQ; my comment was more to refute the other reviewer's claim that they are.

Needless to say, all the polish I thought this place had has no substance beneath it, and I've already found somewhere else that seems happy to work with me after some work on my manuscript.

I'd previously had a book published by a conventional publisher, and was annoyed by some of the decisions that publisher took, such as the use of black & white photos instead of colour. This resulted in an inferior product. The situation with my second book, published by Troubador, was completely different. Because the author is paying the publication costs he/she has the final say. This has resulted in a book which looks exactly how I wanted it to look. The staff I dealt with were excellent, and willing to make a series of changes and corrections until the book was perfect. I would highly recommend Troubador.

Troubadour published my first novel, Overmorrow this year in both ebook and print format. They have been utterly professional but more so 100% approachable.

Whilst I understand the process of having written one's book and taking it to a publisher can be daunting, you are in safe hands and be fully satisfied with their work. They are the best self-publishing company around and they will help you through the process.

“From start to finish, Troubador were most professional and accommodating. The process of publishing is time consuming, but in the end more straightforward than I had anticipated because of Troubador’s expertise. I would not hesitate in recommending them to other authors. The finished product looked fantastic and when the books were delivered, it was a truly wonderful moment!”

This is the second time I have used Troubador which says something in itself. Customer care and communications are excellent, as is the quality of the finished books.

Outstanding from start to finish! All the Troubador staff were totally professional, approachable and incredibly efficient! I will look no further for my next children's book publication. Troubador all the way!!

I was a complete novice with regard to the writing & publishing of a book when I approached Troubador (recommended to me by one of the mainstream publish houses). It was a daunting experience but as I progressed through the various stages I was so impressed with the level of support, patience, guidance and speed of responses by the various members of the Troubador team. Troubador also has a lot of information on their website to assist with understanding the various services. I used the copy edit service & realized that i should have been more attentive to detail and my requirements. A word of advice to new users is to pay attention to detail & ensure that you clearly communicate your needs as the team can only act on your requirements/instructions. The only criticism was that I requested 100 books to be sent to me & instead received 200 - perhaps they have confidence in my selling skills :). I am really happy with the overall experience & highly recommend using Troubador to get your book published!

Troubador has knowledgeable and efficient staff, whose expertise was valuable in all the steps of publishing my book NOT TO FALL ON ICE. Copy editing was done with clarity and on time, production schedules were followed as planned. Marketing and distribution are still somewhat grey areas, engaged and paid for, but with no clear results as yet (still early days). Troubador's reputation enhances the publishing experience.

My debut book evolved into the completed manuscripts of two debut books, 'Kimyo and Fusa' and 'Freyja'. Now what? I realised I was on a ginormous learning curve about every stage of the self-publishing process. After some research, I decided on a UK company, Troubador. From the beginning, the person assigned to me insisted that the Palatino Linotype font I wanted to use was not legally available. Much later, I learnt that their information was nonsense. In the meantime, I paid a significant amount to Linotype to use it. A Canadian company then said they needed no authorisation to use it.
I then attended Troubador's annual event in Leicester in September 2024 to explore the services I might need, including seeking definitive advice regarding the font. There were lots of attendees. The atmosphere among the Troubadour staff, from the owner to the person I was hoping to speak with, was a mix of occasional condescension, even impatience, and a clear indication that they were too busy to engage with an individual. You were just one of many bums on seats. One should simply pay for the services they said were needed, without too much tiresome explanation. My assigned person fobbed me off, saying that once I continued to the next stage, the person in design, I think, would deal with it. I took the business card of one of the design people, I think, who had been one of the speakers. Following the event, I emailed the same query about fonts, etc. to them, copying my assigned person. In October the assigned person then came back to me, saying Troubador was obviously not the right company for me and their interest was terminated.
Troubador came across as predominantly business-centred rather than client-centred. They were fixated on their organisation and had no time for individuals. They did not seem to be aware that a predominantly client-centred approach is inherently business-centred. I heard a similar appraisal from another punter who attended that day, saying they had heard good things about TAUK. I made a note. It proved to be the only positive outcome of the event. At TAUK, I found a totally different service. My books are published, and I have learnt a great deal thanks to their patience and expertise. I couldn't recommend TAUK highly enough. I hope to start the third book in the series in the new year and will undoubtedly return to TAUK once it is finished.
I remember the name of the assigned Troubador person. At the time, I was convinced they were in the wrong field, lacking both people skills and expertise. They were young, so I won't embarrass them with their name. We all learn as we gain experience. I assumed their attitude was more a reflection of either the lack of training by any line manager, if they had one, or of the personal attitude/example displayed by management. I did not respond with a review earlier, as my priority was publishing and marketing my two books, alongside other, often more critical priorities in life. However, it was always on my to-do list following the abrupt termination email I received back in October.

Troubador have published a whole series of my books over the past twenty years. For each title, they have made the publishing process as straightforward and as anguish-free as possible, principally through the professionalism and the sheer pleasantness of their helpful staff. It would be difficult to find any fault with the service they provide.

I would, without hesitation, recommend Troubador to anyone who is considering self-publishing.
During the process, you really feel looked after by those responsible for the particular phase you're dealing with on your way to publication.

Great team with dedicated jobs for the different features of publishing. Upfront fees for every stage, all of which are optional with no pressure at all. fully professional service, would use it again.