Biteback Publishing | |
Founded: | 2009 |
Founders: | --> |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Headquarters: | Hull |
Publications: | Books |
Imprints: | The Robson Press |
Biteback Publishing is a British publisher based in Hull concentrating mainly on political titles. It was incorporated, as a private limited company with share capital, in 2009.[1] It was jointly owned by its managing director Iain Dale[2] and by Michael Ashcroft's Political Holdings Ltd,[3] until 2018 when Dale stepped down to focus on his television and radio work.[4] Biteback Publishing has published several books by Ashcroft including Call Me Dave, his controversial 2015 biography of David Cameron.[5]
Other titles include Out in the Army: My Life as a Gay Soldier (2013) by James Wharton,[6] The Left's Jewish Problem (2016) by Dave Rich, and Post-Truth: How Bullshit Conquered the World (2017) by investigative journalist James Ball.[7]
As of 2014 around 20% of the company's sales are ebooks.[8]