Deutscher Fachverlag

The Deutsche Fachverlag (acronym: dfv) is a publishing company with subsidiaries and shareholdings in Germany and abroad. It publishes about 90 trade publications, more than 90 digital offers as well as specialized books. Seminars, conventions, trade fairs as well as symposiums round off the programme.

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Large trade publishers generally accept manuscripts only through literary agents, while many independent and small presses accept direct submissions during reading periods. Before submitting anywhere, read the publisher's current guidelines, study recent books on its list, and never pay a reading or publishing fee to a traditional publisher.