Many publishers want to be the first to disseminate original research and will not accept such work if it has already been distributed electronically.
The publisher accepted some suggestions and not others as always happens.
My only doubt is as to whether any publisher will accept my story even as fiction.
After six months, Mass submitted her first book for publication but no publisher accepted it.
She's much nicer when the publisher accepts her manga.
The work was rejected 51 times before publishers accepted it.
And many if not all publishers won't accept 'unagented work', so you have to find an agent to begin with.
There is probably a reason why they have been self-published.... I don't think any other publisher would accept them.
"One year ago, Céline's publisher accepted me as the director, but I haven't found a producer yet."
The publisher accepted and paid Bamford a $7,500 advance.