Sheldon Press

What Sheldon Press does

Sheldon Press is a specialist book publishing imprint focused on health, mental health, parenting, and women's health self-help titles. It operates within John Murray Press, a division of Hodder & Stoughton Limited, which sits inside the Hachette UK publishing group ultimately owned by Lagardère SCA. The imprint is headquartered at Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London, alongside other Hachette UK divisions. Its catalog is authored primarily by credentialed experts — psychiatrists, therapists, doctors, and board-certified specialists — and includes Sunday Times bestselling titles such as Alex Partridge's ADHD books 'Now It All Makes Sense' and 'Why Does Everybody Hate Me?'.

The imprint produces titles in multiple formats including hardcover, paperback, ebook (ePub3, PDF), and audiobook (MP3), with per-unit pricing between £14.99 and £24.99. There are no proprietary technology platforms; content distribution relies entirely on Hachette UK's infrastructure and third-party retailers and digital storefronts — Amazon, Audible, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Waterstones, Foyles, Blackwell's, Bookshop.org, and Hive — supplemented by an institutional library e-resource platform at library.johnmurraylearning.com. Distribution covers the UK, EU (via Hachette Ireland as EU authorized representative), and broader EMEA markets.

Revenue is generated exclusively through one-time unit sales of physical books and digital content, plus an e-resource licensing stream for institutional library access. The go-to-market is consumer-direct via retail and digital platforms, supported by organic marketing through the Sheldon Press website, author platforms (e.g., the ADHD Chatter podcast), social sharing, and a newsletter subscription funnel. Customer segments are end-consumer readers seeking expert-reviewed guidance on physical health, mental health, neurodiversity, parenting, and personal development. No standalone revenue, headcount, funding, M&A, or financial disclosures are available because Sheldon Press is not a separately reported entity within Hachette UK.

Name

Sheldon Press

Legal name

Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Website

https://sheldonpress.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sheldon Press is a specialist health, mental health, parenting, and women's health book publishing imprint operating under Hachette UK's John Murray Press division, publishing expert-authored titles in print, ebook, and audiobook formats for UK and international consumers.

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Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Revenue generated from selling physical books (paperback, hardcover), ebooks, and audiobooks through retail partners and digital platforms. Multiple price points across formats ranging from £14.99 to £24.99.
2. Digital Content Distribution: E-books and downloadable audiobooks sold through third-party platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, and Audible.
3. E-Resource Licensing: Digital resources available through John Murray Learning's ebook library platform for institutional access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sheldon Press is a specialist book publishing imprint focused on health, mental health, parenting, and self-help titles, operating as part of the John Murray Press division within the Hachette UK publishing group. It produces books authored by qualified medical professionals, psychiatrists, and therapists, released in paperback, hardcover, ebook (ePub3, PDF), and audiobook (MP3) formats and sold through major UK and international retailers and digital platforms.

Product overview

Sheldon Press is a health, mental health, and parenting focused publishing imprint under Hachette UK (part of John Murray Press). The company publishes books addressing mental health (ADHD, RSD, anxiety), parenting, women's health (menopause, pelvic floor), and personal development. Titles are available in multiple formats including hardcover, paperback, ebook (ePub3, PDF), and audiobook (MP3). Recent notable publications include Alex Partridge's Sunday Times bestseller on ADHD and RSD, Joe Warner's guide to perimenopause for men, Kathleen Saxton's work on toxic leadership and narcissistic parenting, and Sara Reardon's guide to pelvic floor health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Why Does Everybody Hate Me? A practical self-help guide on ADHD, RSD, and emotional resilience authored by Alex Partridge, host of the ADHD Chatter podcast. Targeted at adults and families affected by ADHD.
• Burning Up, Frozen Out Health and lifestyle book on perimenopause aimed at male partners, written by Joe Warner and Rob Kemp to support men in understanding and navigating perimenopause.
• Guilt Free Self-help book on overcoming guilt and making authentic life choices by Jennifer Reid. Available in audiobook, ebook, and hardcover formats.
• My Parent the Peacock Self-help book on recovery from narcissistic parenting, authored by therapist Kathleen Saxton. Targeted at adults who had a parent with narcissistic tendencies.
• Floored Authoritative guide on women's pelvic floor health and care by Dr Sara Reardon, a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist.
• Now It All Makes Sense – How An ADHD Diagnosis Changed My Life Sunday Times bestselling book combining lived experience and expert insight into ADHD, written by Alex Partridge, host of the ADHD Chatter podcast.
• The Little Book of Parenting Parenting guide focused on raising emotionally healthy children, written by parenting coach Chinyelu Kunz. Targeted at parents and caregivers.
• Sly and Mighty Book on the psychology of destructive leadership and strategies to rise above it, written by Kathleen Saxton.
• Sheldon Press E-Resources (Library Platform) Digital ebook library platform providing institutional and library access to Sheldon Press titles, hosted via John Murray Learning's ebook library.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sunday Times bestselling status achieved by multiple Sheldon Press titles including 'Why Does Everybody Hate Me?' and 'Now It All Makes Sense'

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hachette IrelandcoreOthersEU authorized representative for most Hachette UK publishing group products. Located at 8 Castlecourt Centre, Dublin 15, D15 XTP3, Ireland. Handles EU regulatory compliance including Toy Safety Directive requirements.
• Laurence King Verlag GmbHminorOthersEU economic operator for products published under the Laurence King imprint subject to EU harmonisation legislation including the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48. Located at Jablonskistrasse 27, 10405 Berlin, Germany.
• Hachette IrelandminorOthersEU economic operator for Hachette Children's Group imprints (other than Laurence King) subject to EU harmonisation legislation including the Toy Safety Directive. Located at 8 Castlecourt Centre, Dublin 15, D15 XTP3, Ireland.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Watkins Publishing: UK-based imprint of Watkins Media focused on self-help, mind-body-spirit, health and personal development. Highly comparable niche positioning to Sheldon Press, with a similar target reader and price band.
• Orion Spring (Hachette UK): Sister Hachette UK imprint focused on self-help, inspiration and personal development. Highly comparable product set, audience, and trade publishing model within the same parent group.
• Piatkus (Little, Brown UK): Little, Brown's health, self-help, psychology and wellness list. Overlaps substantially with Sheldon Press in mental health, ADHD, women's wellbeing, and accessible paperback trade publishing.
• Jessica Kingsley Publishers: Hachette UK sister imprint publishing on autism, neurodiversity, therapy, and mental health. Direct category overlap with Sheldon Press's ADHD and mental-health list, including shared marketing infrastructure.
• Hammersmith Health Books: UK specialist publisher of accessible health, self-help, and lifestyle titles written by clinicians. Comparable niche focus and expert-authorship model to Sheldon Press.
• Bluebird (Pan Macmillan): Pan Macmillan's lifestyle, self-help and healthy living imprint. Competes for the same consumer self-help reader with paperbacks in the £14–£25 price band.
• Vermilion (Penguin Random House UK): Penguin Random House's UK health, self-help, mind-body-spirit imprint. Closest large-publisher analogue to Sheldon Press, targeting the same consumer with expert-authored health and wellbeing titles.
• Thorsons (HarperCollins UK): HarperCollins UK imprint for natural health, alternative therapies and self-help titles. Direct competitor for the same consumer self-help/holistic health book buyer.

Broad incumbents

• Hay House: Global, larger publisher of self-help, wellness, mind-body-spirit and personal development titles. Broader portfolio than Sheldon Press but overlapping audience and value proposition.
• Penguin Life (Penguin Random House): Penguin Random House's wellness and self-help imprint operating across the consumer and gift market. Larger-scale peer with overlapping themes in mental health, wellbeing and personal development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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