Book Publisher and Distributor Listings - D

D3 Press: "print books, scifi and fantasy. Submission guidelines and writers forum at the company website." Link reported broken.

Dancing Willow Publications: an e-publisher. A writer reports this publisher is defunct.

Dandelion Books : Poor contract. Not recommended. A publisher.

Daniel & Daniel, Publishers: Conflict of interest. Not recommended. "a literary small press that publishes fiction, memoir, essays, and poetry."

DANIEL WEISS ASSOCIATES, INC.: A children's book publisher. 8/5/06: Address reported invalid. Contact at:
33 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011

Dare 2 Dream Publishing: Not recommended. A publisher. 7/20/05: a writer reports they're no longer in business. This is not verified.

Dark Eden Press: An ebook erotica publisher. 3/26/08: reported closing due to illness.

Dark Star Publications: Not recommended. An electronic imprint of Romance Foretold, Inc.

DarkHart Press: A publisher specializing in Horror and Dark Fantasy.

DAW: Recommended. A book publisher.

Dawn Publications: A children's book publisher.

Dead End Street: Appears to offer a bad contract. Not recommended. "The Premier eBook Publisher of Alternative Literature."

De Novo Publishing: A self-publisher based in Durham, NC.

Dedalus Books: A publisher that specializes in distorted reality, a genre term they created meaning the "bizarre, the unusual and the grotesque and the surreal meld in a kind of intellectual fiction."

Del Rey: Recommended. A book publisher imprint. A division of Ballantine Books. Does not accept unsolicited manuscripts.

Delhi Press Patra Prakashan Ltd.: A publisher in India. "Delhi Press is good for articles, travelogues, romantic fiction and women related topics for Woman's Era and men related topics for ALIVE." Contact at:

E3 Jhandewalan Estate Rani Jhansi Marg Delhi 110055

DELIRIUM BOOKS: "publisher of hardcover horror Anthologies and single author Collections, as well as of softcover Chapbooks and the groundbreaking, irreverent Delirium Magazine."

Delphi Books: An independent publisher.

Delphinium Books: A book publisher.

Delta-West Publishing, Inc.: Publishes fiction novels and other types of literary work on paper and floppy disk. Link reported broken.

Denlinger's Publishers, Ltd.: A print and electronic book publisher.

Design Image Group: Publisher based in Illinois. Currently publishing books and a vampire anthology. The anthology is not recommended because of a poor contract that does not apply to their published books. Writers are urged not to submit to the DIG Vampire Anthology because the anthology contract leaves them without any legal protection.

Deunant Books: Not recommended. A publisher.

DIAL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS: A children's book publisher.

Dialogue Publishing, Inc.: A publisher of mainstream fiction and niche non-fiction titles.

Diggory Press: Strongly not recommended. A vanity publisher in the UK.

Disc-Us Books, Inc.: Closed. "Disc-Us Books, Inc., an electronic publishing company, features new selections that have never before been published, as well as formerly out-of-print titles by contemporary authors. Most Disc-Us Books titles are available on CD-ROM, trade paperback, Print-On-Demand format, and via download. Each electronic title is housed within The ILLUMINATOR, a software reader program with a proprietary file format that is IBM/PC compatible. No costly reader appliance is necessary to read e-books. The ILLUMINATOR also helps to keep the integrity of the author's work protected.
Disc-Us Books developed The ILLUMINATOR for its own titles but it is easily adapted and is available for licensing to other publishing houses."

Discus Press: Dead

DiskUs Publishing: Recommended. An electronic book publisher.

DK PUBLISHING, INC.: A children's book publisher.

DLSIJ Press: Recommended. An electronic book publisher featuring written works by women.

DNA Press (ACEN Press): Not recommended. An academic subsidy publisher. Nartea Publishing is their non-subsidy fiction imprint. Not the same as DNA Publications.

Do-Not Press, The: Independent publishers of paperbacks, including the Bloodlines crime and mystery imprint.

Documents Index: Publishing house specializing in reference manuals, referred to as "Andriot", used in researching information from government publications, to geologic and hydrologic maps, to U.S. population abstracts.

Dog Ear Publishing: A self-publishing company.

Domhan Books (formerly Net Novels): Strongly not recommended. A print and electronic book publisher.

Donald M. Grant, Publisher: A book publisher. 2/19/07: not currently accepting submissions.

Donard Publishing: Not recommended. A vanity publisher.

Donegal Bay Publishing: This publisher concentrates on attorney publications, children's books, fiction, and technical how-to books. It appears to also have a vanity branch.

Donnchad Publishing: believed defunct: Will critique, edit and publish manuscripts on-line, on CD-ROM, and in print. Link inactive.

Dorchester Publishing: a publisher.

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.: A publisher.

Dorrance Publishing: Not recommended. A vanity and subsidy publisher.

Double Dragon EBooks: Recommended. An epublisher.

Double Edge Press: Lit. agency conflict. Not recommended. A publisher. Contact info unavailable.

Dragon Moon Press: A small publisher. They will be accepting manuscripts only on a referred basis from their authors and partners.

Draumr Publishing, LLC: "We are a new print on demand publisher who offers books in both print and ebook format. We are a royalty paying publisher, no fees to authors, ever! Two of the owners are published authors so our publishing house is very author-friendly. We are seeking submissions in many genres, including romance, bbw romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, adventure and more! No agent necessary, will work with published and unpublished authors alike."

Dream Catcher Publishing: Poor contract. Not recommended. A vanity publisher.

Dreamriver Press: A publisher. "Its main interest is in the general fields of mind-body-spirit, environment, new economics, alternative health, and fictional fables for all ages."

Dreams Unlimited: defunct: Electronic romance publisher. Very classy site. Accepts submissions in English and German.

Drollerie Press: A publisher "most interested in what we call transformative fiction, including supernatural, myth, legend and new or re-written fairytales, in any place or time; erotic content encouraged but not required. Submissions are accepted as e-mail attachments in any recognized word processing software document."

DUNGAN BOOKS: An "independent publisher of trade paperbacks and ebooks specializing in classic literature." Added 5/21/07: "Currently, we are looking for social commentary and political non-fiction submissions, especially those which employ humor and/or detailed statistical analysis. Submit complete manuscript in body of message; it is not necessary to query."

Durban House Publishing: Poor contract. Strongly not recommended. A small publisher located in Dallas, Tx. Research indicates this to be a vanity publisher.

DUTTON CHILDREN'S BOOKS: A children's book publisher. Link reported broken.