In House Publishing

InHouse Publishing has a strong team of independent publishing experts who offer up-to-date and creative input into any author’s publication, from the appraisal, editorial, design, and production stages, through to marketing, promotion, and distribution. This also includes the reaching your intended audience through eBook development and global print-on-demand services.

At InHouse Publishing our aim is to build a simplified, secure, and supported process in all aspects of the assisted independent publishing journey. It is the author who lives with passion and writes for months, even years, and it is the author who should enjoy and achieve the available success. The rewards, whether financial, emotional, professional, spiritual, or educational, are the author’s to enjoy. InHouse Publishing puts the author first. We give you all the tools required to truly achieve the goals you set and guide you through the assisted independent publishing process with confidence.

For any writer, assisted independent publishing is an incredibly powerful and alluring concept. On the simplest level, it is an intriguing solution to an age-old problem: how do you get your words to a large audience? On an artistic level, publishing is a fantastic extension of the creative process. Beyond putting words on the page, the independent author actually controls every aspect and calls the shots, makes the final decision, and with guidance from professionals and experts in their field, creates the physical and/or eBook and actively brings it to readers with pride. At InHouse Publishing, we understand this and listen to our authors and their publishing goals and aspirations for their independently published books.

At InHouse Publishing, our staff are studied and experienced experts in editing, design, printing, binding, marketing, web design, video production, and more. We keep a strong grasp on the publishing process to ensure you have a trade standard publication to be proud of, and the support behind you to release it with pride and confidence. Begin your publishing journey the right way with the simplified, secure, and supported team that is InHouse Publishing. Your Assisted Independent Publishing journey starts here!

Kaya Edwards Editor/Client Manager – As an editor and client manager at InHouse Publishing, it is my job to ensure InHouse is producing books with content to a trade standard. InHouse Publishing does so much more than take your writing and wrap it in a cover – at InHouse, the publishing journey is about working closely with your goals, offering everything that a traditional publishing house does from manuscript appraisal to editing and design, so that we can be sure to produce a book that both you as author, and us as the team at InHouse Publishing, can be proud of.

Caroline Mackay Editor/Client Manager – As one of the editors and client managers here at InHouse, my responsibilities are to read through, appraise, edit, proofread, and format manuscripts, all to trade standard. I also assist our authors through every step of their publishing journey. While my formal training as an editor dictates brutal dedication to the rules of language, the reader in me appreciates each manuscript’s unique style and authorial voice. I enjoy getting to know our authors through their work, whether it is a fiction or non-fiction book.

Chrisstie Matthews Lead Designer – My role here in the present is varied. I am the lead designer at InHouse but my main focus is customer relations. We have been doing this for a long time now and built up some wonderful friendships with our customers, some of whom have been with us from the start. I see the future for InHouse holding more of the same development, relationships, and expansion.

Bob Karlsson Owner – InHouse is a big part of me. I started it from scratch and it’s amazing where it is going – thanks also to the others involved! When not at work I have simple tastes: fresh air, a good cup of coffee, and peace. I’m happy to potter around at home fixing things (and by the way it’s me that makes the coffee). My Saturday treat is a cheese platter by the pool with my wife and poodle. We are now the family elders, as all parents have passed. The grandchildren are a good way to pass the time and it’s good to watch them grow and develop.

Di Karlsson Owner – I love the fact that I am semi-retired and I also love that we have great staff and things run just as well without me. I still play an active role as consultant, and bucket-of-ice-water-chucker when ‘he who must be obeyed’ (aka husband Bob) gets a little excited. Bringing Bob back down to earth occasionally is my duty! It’s great that my kids and their kids work for us, so it will always be a family business.

Nevada Matthews General Manager – My responsibilities as I see them are making sure the business runs smoothly, from making sure the jobs get done on time to making customers coffee. I love it all. I can honestly say that no two days are the same for me.

Guy Kirk Production/Factory Manager – As the manager of InHouse, my day-to-day role is to ensure all print jobs are completed in a timely manner at the quality level expected by our clients. At the same time, I am always responding to the calls of, ‘Guy! My computer’s not working!’ InHouse has come a long way in the business, from having one hobby machine to now, in a very short space of time, numerous production machines, and with more on the way.

Debbie Davison Admin Manager – My primary duties are accounts, job logging, and customer-related duties. There is never a boring day, time does not drag in this job as there is always something happening. There is always something new to learn. I work with some of the nicest people I have ever had the good fortune to meet, and the positive team-oriented attitude of everyone here is so refreshing.

Jacob Dunn Production Manager – We have a great team here at InHouse Print & Design, nobody feels excluded, and we always get the job done. I started my employment here approximately three years ago after leaving my previous workplace. I am very happy to be here and I work with such wonderful people.

Teresa Martin Bindery Manager– Been in the print industry for 35 years, in customer sales, typesetting, bindery, and have been in a supervisory position for nearly 18 years. I take my role seriously as I want to deliver to the customer the best possible job, and on time. I would like to be with the company till I retire; I enjoy the friendship and family atmosphere.

Tahni Metzger Apprentice – I’m currently a digital printing apprentice at InHouse so I will be learning all machines in the factory, all while helping out the creative graphic designer (Chrisstie Matthews). I am enjoying getting to know all the lovely staff at InHouse and I look forward to expanding my knowledge in the industry.

Annie Tau Bindery Assistant – I work in the bindery, since I’ve started I’ve learnt a few machines which now I run, like the celloglaze machine, folding machine, the stitching machine, and now the wire-binding machine. So you can say that I never get bored because I’m always doing different things every day.