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The Plain and Fancy Press

The Plain & Fancy Press is the publishing imprint used by Dr Thor May for his own commercial publications which are independent of his website, http://thormay.net. In general these publications are in electronic format since this is the fastest, most flexible and cheapest way to contact readers. This preference may become even more persuasive since eBook readers are increasingly common.

If paper versions of PF&P books are needed, most printers are happy to accept PDF files. A new branch of printing, POD (print on demand) specializes in printing one-off copies of books. An Internet search for POD publishers will show many businesses providing this service. Of course the cost for one-off printing is higher than for conventional typeset print runs (which typically need up to 3,000 books printed to be economical). It will usually be cheaper for a buyer to arrange printing of an electronic (PDF format) PF&P book in their own country since this saves on postage. Normally PF&P books are sold with a Single User Licence, meaning that one paper version may be freely printed for the buyer's use.

Plain & Fancy Press books are published in Australia with an Australian ISBN number. However, being eBooks they are of course distributed internationally, and this is also why prices are quoted in American dollars. The ISBN number makes them searchable on bookseller databases worldwide.

If a demand arises in the future, the Plain & Fancy Press may also publish books from other authors. However, unlike most existing publishers, PF&P is not focused on providing a marketing service for writers.

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