Trafford Publishing

Trafford Publishing People thought we were nuts. We loved the challenge of proving them wrong!

Trafford Publishing opened its doors in 1995 and accepted its first paying clients - becoming the first company in the world to offer an "on-demand publishing service". People thought we were nuts: Print-on-Demand was an industry term for printing short runs of 300 to 500 books and no one, not even the equipment manufacturers, thought anyone could viably operate a service printing runs of one copy

. We proposed to sell the books on the Internet, accepting payment with credit cards, and programmed an elaborate website that would display the books and even take orders. There were very few e-commerce sites at the time, and book industry people quickly dismissed the idea that anyone would ever use the Internet to look for books and scoffed at the idea that people would use credit cards for Internet payments.

Geopolitics, secret diplomacy, and a boundary dispute that shaped a continent.We are thrilled to bring "Anglo-American D...
06/17/2026

Geopolitics, secret diplomacy, and a boundary dispute that shaped a continent.

We are thrilled to bring "Anglo-American Diplomacy and the Reopening of the Guyana-Venezuela Boundary Controversy, 1961-1966" to the American Library Association Annual Conference!

If you curate collections for universities, historical societies, or political science departments, this is the kind of specialized, deeply researched non-fiction your patrons and students are looking for.

History is in the details. Come see the quality of our non-fiction catalog for yourself at !

Progress doesn’t always shout—but it shows. We’re recognizing Trafford authors whose steady commitment has led to indust...
02/03/2026

Progress doesn’t always shout—but it shows. We’re recognizing Trafford authors whose steady commitment has led to industry acknowledgment.

These Trafford books highlight what consistency can lead to:
📘 Help Yourself! … a Story of FBI Corruption – Next Best Read Awards
📘 The Art of Being Human – Readers’ Choice Book Awards

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