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Spitfires over Malta by Paul Brennan and Ray Hesselyn

Sensational Cattle Stealing Case edited by Louise Moloney

Ode to my Ruby Red Slippers edited by Al-Antony Moody and Lee Mak

I was at the Kelly Gang Round-up by Judith Douthie

Ellen: a woman of spirit by Noelene Allen

The Nine Pillars of Cobb & Co. by Dick Gledhill and Evan Morgan

Australian Son: the story of Ned Kelly by Max Brown

Fourth Dimensional Kisses edited by Al-Antony Moody

A word after a word after a word is power.

Margaret Atwood

NCS Publishing is an independent, highly professional publishing house specialising in the print and digital production of quality books and magazines. Our staff are experts in design and print, ensuring that the creative production service – from editing to launch – consistently delivers material of a superior standard. Authors who choose to self-publish through Network Creative Services are assured of a product that can compete with any mainstream publication.

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Chester Eagle: author, editor, publisher

Over the past forty years author, editor and publisher, Chester Eagle has had the pleasure of working with some of Australia’s most influential publishing figures, including Max Brown, Vane Lindesay, Diana Gribble, and Hilary McPhee. Born in the 1930s, young Chester attended Finley State School for six years, then had another six in Melbourne. Chester […]

Digital publishing in the 21st century

E-books have roots in Internet-based hypertext but have evolved to offer something distinct. Laptops have long enabled digital reading while not being seated at a computer desk, and multipurpose devices not specifically designed for reading — such as PDAs and mobile phones — have made portable digital reading mainstream through first-person-to-person text messaging, followed by […]

Does Marilyn Lake’s The Politics of Respectability challenge Russel Ward’s Australian Legend?

In Images of Australia, Marilyn Lake presents the argument that gender must become a central category of historical analysis. By focussing on the masculinism of the bushman as a cultural icon, Lake, in her essay The Politics of Respectability, presents another interpretation on the ‘Australian Legend’. Lake argues that while the history of womanhood has received much […]

The future of the publishing house

The history, and consequently the future, of publishing is linked intrinsically to the biography of the modern world. From hand bills produced using movable type to eBooks delivered over the Internet, the ability of the publishing house to innovate and assimilate ensures its prosperity. Major events, intertwined with the role of the publisher, have borne […]

Has the book club a future in the age of the Internet?

While there are many variations of book clubs in a social sense – from local library gatherings to online societies to highly organised ‘Oprah’ meetings – the business of Book Clubs revolves primarily around the subscription-based method of selling and buying books. These clubs operate on a number of different levels such as educational publications […]

A short, practical guide to techniques and styles of blurb writing

This article could also be titled, ‘How to read a manuscript, jot down quotes, words and phrases with swift appeal, atmosphere, sense of character, hints of mystery, and recognition of place, then bundle it all together rationally and excitingly so that whoever picks up the book and reads the blurb thinks, ‘I must buy this […]

How to choose a winning book title

For an author, choosing a title for their book is much like choosing a name for their child. A book’s title is usually for life, and you want to be sure it’s just right. After all, as much as we say, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover, ‘ everybody does. The title sets the […]

Our Republic by Thomas Keneally

For the past century and a half, since John Dunmore Lang wrote his pro-republican manifesto, Freedom and Independence for the Golden Lands of Australia, the issue of a republic has sparked enthusiastic discussion from both sides of the debate. One such passionate voice is world–renowned author, Thomas Keneally, who, during his time as leader of the Australian […]