Our Publications
History, however well researched, has absolutely no value if it remains shut away in a researcher's notebooks, gathering dust in a hidden corner of a university library or, worse still, remains confined to the dark depths of a historian's brain.
We are determined to make the history of Oatlands known on as wide a scale as possible and one of our primary methods will be by publishing books, booklets, leaflets and CD-ROMs in addition to this website. Obviously the cost of printing and publishing is significant and the group's financial situation will impose limitations on what we can achieve - but we will do our best.
Our aim is to make the history of Oatlands as readable and interesting as possible without sacrificing accuracy, but including every known fact often creates a lot of duplication, serves little real purpose and increases the cost of the publication beyond the reach of many people who would otherwise benefit from its content.
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Current Publications
A catalogue of the publications currently produced by Oatlands Heritage Group and available from us or from other sources.
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Future Publications
Future Publications
We have many ideas for books that we would like to publish. Some of these are actually completed and ready for printing and publication, some are part-complered, some have not progressed far beyond the initial concept.
Publishing a book is not, we have discovered, a simple process unless it is likely to sell in large quantities and is therefore of interest to a commercial publisher. The alternative routes are either too costly or, to us, rather complicated.
We will publish books - it is a necessary step towards making the history and heritage of Oatlands known on a wider scale - but when this will happen we don't yet know.
Two of our reproductions of originals in our collection are scheduled for publication in 2013 and we will try everything within our capabilities to make that happem.
Any books that are published will appear as a news item for the first six months and will transfer into the "Current Publications" section of this website.
If you have any experience of publishing, particularly of "Print on Demand" (POD), please contact us via the relevant link in the "Can You Help?" section.