About Us
Old Barn Books is an independent publisher of picture and gift books and of fiction for young people from about 9 years of age to adult. We love beautiful illustration and fine writing and look to build a list that is eclectic and personal, with an emphasis on the natural world and the development of emotional intelligence. We hope that our books will appeal and be accessible to readers of all ages and differing levels of interest.
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Shipping: If you order from this site, orders over £10 in value are shipped free of charge within the UK. Orders below that value are charged at a standard rate of £3.00, to include postage and packing. Do let us know if you would like signed bookplates or gift wrapping, or with specific shipping requests.
Some of our titles have recently gone out of print in the UK but we may have stock here so please do contact us directly if you're trying to track down a specific title.
We do not hold North American or ANZ rights on many of our titles so cannot ship there.
Shipping to Europe
Any orders for the EU will go directly from our warehouse and cannot be personalised. We will also not be able to supply Out of Print titles outside the UK. Sorry!
Shipping to Europe will be charged at a standard rate of £5.00 per parcel.
Returns policy: please get in touch if your book fails to arrive or is damaged on delivery.
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Our fiction titles are now available to buy ePub files from the Kindle store or more widely via all good outlets thanks to our friends at https://www.gardners.com/ or via OverDrive.
Please email me if you would prefer to receive a PDF.
Old Barn titles are proud to be distributed in the UK by Bounce Sales & Marketing
For foreign rights enquiries, please contact Helen Binns at Helen@helenbinns.com.
Unfortunately we are not able to accept unsolicited submissions.
Climate Change
We are based in the West Sussex countryside and care deeply about our natural environment. Our premises are heated and powered primarily by a combination of solar panels, air source heat pumps and wood from the centuries-old sweet chestnut coppice we manage sustainably for the benefit of future generations.
All our books are printed on FSC-certified papers and we use only printers with strong and up-to-date chain of custody certification and ethical work practices. We avoid plastics in our packaging (except where we are recycling from parcels that have come to us) and recycle and re-use wherever we can. We belong to the Publishers Association's Sustainability Taskforce, where we are contributing to the continuing evolution of our industry in accordance with the UN Sustainability goals and to further our contribution towards a low-carbon future.
Our interest in the natural world is reflected in our books and we are committed to using our power as a publisher to further knowledge about climate change. See a selection of our nature-based titles here.