About Tin Gate
What is Tin Gate?
Tin Gate is a hybrid publisher, bringing professional quality within the reach of independent authors. Hybrid publishing means that authors cover the costs involved in producing their books, and then receive 90% of the profits from sales. This also gives authors much more control than a traditional publisher – the final say over cover design, editorial decisions, interior design, title, metadata, and more, all normally the prerogative of the publisher. Tin Gate is currently accepting submissions for biography, memoir, and travel writing.
Who is behind Tin Gate?
Tin Gate is run by me, Michael Cannings. I’m a bibliophile from England with a degree in Philosophy and Modern Languages from the University of Oxford. I speak decent Mandarin and German, elementary Taiwanese, and terrible French. In 2014, after a career in tech marketing, I set up Camphor Press – an independent, East Asia-focused publisher – with two friends in Taiwan. Since then we have published 130 books and gained a reputation for quality among our readers. In my role at Camphor Press I am involved in every part of the process: editing, typesetting, cover design, admin.
What’s in a name?
Tin used to be an important part of the local economy around the area I grew up, in Devon, southwest England. By itself tin has lots of uses, but it comes into its own when alloyed with other metals to make something tougher, more useful. Take copper, for example – it is brilliant, and beautiful, but also soft and easily tarnished. Mix copper with a little tin, however, and you make bronze: still beautiful, but now strong and resilient. I see the work of a good publisher in the same way, turning a brilliant manuscript into a stunning book that can proudly stand alongside the bestsellers in your local store.
◂ A 3,000 year-old Shang dynasty bronze cauldron
Super Efficient
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Deeply Committed
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Highly Skilled
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Keith Marshall
Designer
George Williams
Developer
Julia Castillo
Client Service