One of the worst features of modern publishing is that most books published nowadays have a very short shelf life, with most publishers seeing twelve months as the maximum period for promotion of new books. Publishers also increasingly drop new authors around that period if their first book doesn’t sell extremely well. Believing in its motto that ‘books live forever’, Hoodstone Press is committed to ensuring good Scottish books of quality and ongoing relevance to Scottish audiences are given a much longer shelf life by making sure that they remain available in the main marketplaces.