Helping ordinary people create extraordinary books.

Mills & Burch is an independent UK publisher run by Emma Marnie and Andrea. We help authors turn ideas, memories and manuscripts into professionally prepared books through affordable partnership publishing. For accepted manuscripts, there is a one-off £100 commitment fee, alongside our agreed royalty-share model.

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A rough idea is enough to begin.

£100 one-off commitment feeNo expensive publishing packagesRoyalty-share partnershipHands-on publishing supportPractical promotion support£100 refunded for a recognised bestseller

Affordable partnership publishing

No huge publishing fees.

For every new manuscript we accept, the author pays a one-off £100 commitment fee. It contributes towards the time, editing and development, formatting, preparation, practical publishing costs and support involved in creating your book.

Mills & Burch still invests substantial time and expertise in every project and continues to work on an agreed royalty-share basis. Everything—including responsibilities, royalties and the fee—is explained and agreed before work begins.

Become a recognised bestseller and your £100 commitment fee comes back to you.This applies to a recognised and verifiable achievement, such as an official Amazon bestseller ranking or badge. Bestseller status cannot be guaranteed.

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Publishing, made human

You bring the story.
We help shape your book.

Some authors arrive with a complete manuscript. Others bring a memory, a notebook or an idea they cannot stop thinking about. We meet you where you are and guide the work step by step.

Publishing works best as a partnership. We support your book with practical launch guidance and promotional material where appropriate, and ask authors to stay involved and actively share their work once it is published.

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Shape

Planning, structure and a clear path through your story.

Polish

Thoughtful formatting, design and practical preparation.

Publish

Guidance through Amazon KDP and the steps beyond.

Memoirs & family histories

You do not need to be a writer.

You just need to tell us what happened.

Messy notes, uncertain dates, spelling mistakes and half-remembered conversations are welcome. Our guided memoir builder helps you gather your life story, one memory at a time.

Tell us your story

For public memoirs or a book just for your family. Save, take a break, and come back when you are ready.

From the Mills & Burch blog