It is very difficult to find a reputable publisher to consider your MS.
The best approach is to get a literary agent who knows the market. A reputable agent with a track record. If anyone asks for money they are scammers.
One good source to start with is AgentQuery dot com.
But, you will need an 'outstanding' query letter to send them first. They'll know from your query letter whether you can write. Google 'query letter' for more info.
After reading your post it sounds like you've written a collection of short stories. I've found marketing short stories to be a hard sell. One of my books is 80,000 words of short stories that were all published in various big magazines, but no agent was interested.
So I published that book on Amazon, along with 17 other titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Agents and publishers work at the speed of frozen yogurt and I like the instant gratification of Kindle. Better royalties, too.
But, I think you said you weren't interested in Amazon.
In any event, best of luck with your new adventure! Let us know how it goes.
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