If so, what was your experience? Thank you, Does anybody know or has anyone heard of "Author's House" (@Authors_tweets) I got an e-mail from them promising reviews for my book with three various packages from $100, $200 and $400 (30 reviews) to go on goodreads, Amazon and YouTube. For marketing, contact marketing@beacon.org. His claims don't seem to pan out. They do a trailer and press release & radio interview the effectiveness of which I am yet to experience. You are the customer and they don't care if you sell one copy. One issue though, they are not into promoting or marketing your book. Secondly, your agent should never ask you to pay for anything. Also, do I have to worry that they'll steal my manuscript? A look at their 'recent books' section will pretty much tell you what you need to know. Do you know anything about Covenant Books? "If it sounds too good to be true . He states a book scout found my book and they would like to put me on CBS News Radio with Al Cole. I was lulled in by AuthorHouse and fell victim to their scams. However I am troubled that I have not found any reviews for Brandylane/Belle Isle anywhere! The catch here is that the author will be expected to pay for the cost of the physical prize. This is a great article. Are they reputable? However, with editors and book coaches, whose work is invisible to the reader (if theyve done their job right), you have to do some research before signing a contract with them. I am not enough published with them. Yes. BBB handles complaints regarding any business, whether or not the business is a BBB Accredited Business. They have people that are just sales people and not professional. Stay away from these people , there are better ones out there. Loved it I wish I would have read this all earlier! It's much more reasonably priced and I can personally vouch for Mark For one thing, traditional publishers take ALL RIGHTS for the life of your copyright in exchange for whatever they offer the author. Because theyve NEVER done it before. My gut says its not Legit. My guess is that their services will involve little more than making you a book trailer, maybe setting up some Facebook ads and perhaps getting you a "guest blog" on some site you've never heard of. What you think about Newman Spring Publishingthey do everything $3400 over a 10 month payment planif they choose your book for publishing How would you rate Page Publishing and Novum Publishing ?? Anyone reading this who would like copies of any of this please feel free to contact me. Does anyone have any informations before I move forward. They said they will start open readings period in December which means they're selective and it's good, right? He has not, so far. What to expect to pay for reputable services Pre-made ebook cover. Thanks :-). And what about Shadow Mountain. Is Parchment Global Publishing a vetted and reliable company please? Thank you for saving me my money & my sanity! What kind of small press is legit at this point? they went down on the prices to 600 US$ but I am not sure if they are a legitimate company or they are just behind my money. They offered me a book deal but i have to pay some publishing/editing costs and get 10% of the profits. Having your book displayed in a random stand there is not going to sell a single copy, because readers don't go to book fairs. But that would be a big mistake. Congratulations on winning one of their contests and receiving a (positive) free review from them! To be fair, they pulled one on my agent too. Do you know who the cheif executive is? Mary. Is this a safe choice to invest my first book in? Has anyone heard of Renley Rudolf? For example, they might only pay their editor $600 and then mark up the "editing costs" to $3,000 so you could pay more than 100% of the actual costs without knowing it. Or you can search for professionals on Reedsy. HELP! Hi wanted to know what you think of new book authors. If you do it yourself, it might cost the same or a little more but you'll know who's working on the book. They created it in partnership with Author Solutions, who are some of the most egregious players in vanity publishing. Earlier today I approached Ugly Duckling Presse about publishing my father's bilingual poetry book. On top of all of this, they asked for unconscionable amount to partner with me. Their submission page seems to indicate that authors pay no fees if the book is selected for publication, which is a good sign. When I googled his numbers, 1-888-970-0833 and 562-318-0999, both numbers came up as possible scams, but I can't find any other info about him or the company he represents. Please download and complete the relevant Book Proposal Form below and return to submissions@beaconbooks.net. Export for ebook and print. Learn how Reedsy can help you craft a beautiful book. There isn't a lot of info available on their website as to pricing, so I can't give a definite opinion. It's not a scam, but it certainly is an *expensive* course If you want to go the course route, I'd rather recommend Mark Dawson's "Self-Publishing 101" course (it only opens once a year, but you can get on the waitlist). I just want to put it out there. More often than not, yours will be one of the countless books on a table in some unseen corner of the convention floor. They are non-profit organization, and a lot of donors and foundations are listed on their website including National Endowement for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts. I went to their tweet account and not alot of activity. A day or so later a Lady sent me an email. DONATE NOW! My 15 year old daughter wrote a book and writers Republic wants to publish it. Has anyone heard of Parchment Global Publishing-they want me to pay to have a radio interview with Al Cole of CBS Radio? Think, folks. Looks like they are a member of the IPG and partner member of ALLi, which vouches for them. When you look inside the books, does it looks well-formatted? Not really looking to 'sell' books, they just want to see their story and family history in print, good quality, of course. What about Rushmore Press? Anyone have any information? Scam companies will sell you on the idea that the New York Times, Good Morning America, and Newsweek can pick up on your story but the chances of that actually happening are very slim. Everything you read above about scammers is true with this group. She even provided a contract and provided for a payment plan in which she took my money. The usual check scam works like this: the scammer sends you a fake check for some amount of money, but of course you don't initially realize it's fake. ), what their contracts look like, and how strong a sales team they have to actually get your book into book stores. Do I remove bits I wrote during this process? https://thenewpress.com/, What about Author Elite Academy and Kingdom Builders. Beacon Publishing Group (BPG) is a general-interest book imprint established in 2007. Do you have any information on AAXEL Author Services or ebookpbook ? Reference to a spot at the LA book expo. Hi, I wanted to know if you can tell me if power publishers is a real thing or scam. Try to get editing done before submission. I have been contacted by many so called promoters but do not follow up with them. I got cold-called/emailed by them offering a hybrid publishing deal. Just had a quick look at their site, and it doesn't look great. Can anyone tell me more about this publisher and whether or not I should be wary of them? Legit scam. If a literary agent unsolicitedly contacts you to offer you a book deal with a publisher, or asks you to pay a reading fee, your spidey-sense should be tingling pretty hard. Sent in my children's book, WOW--TO A CHILD CHRIST RETURNED--to Covenant for review. However, if you dont have your guard up, it is easy to fall for predators who simply want to overcharge for their services many of which are tasks you could accomplish on your own. Horrible. But you will have to do the marketing yourself which can be quite time consuming and expensive. I agree with B. Fagan the info is very enlightening and informative. A publisher called Beacon Publishing Group (there seem to be a few legit pubs called Beacon, though) is using cover images of books it does not publish in its "Available Now" section on its website. Would not recommend. What do you think? is Austin Macauley Publishers a good publishing company ? BBB makes it easy for people to file complaints. You can even get it in England and Australia, but when you walk into a brick and mortar bookstore, you have to ask them to order it for you. For your information , I have never seen the partially completed book or received a refund . My book is selfpublished with x-libris but it's not 100% royalty. Thank you for any advice! It turns out it's all 'coaching' and I do all the work. If they claim to be publishers, they may be benefitting from having a similar name to Pearson, which is a major publishing group. If you're ready to put in the time and effort to research it then you don't need to pay $5k for someone to teach you Save that money for editing, design and marketing. Is this a real site or exactly what? recently concluded a 6 month contract with YOP. I hope you get your money back and they cease preying on writers who are sincere about bringing the plight of mental illness to readers. I am going to research this information. Ive been notified by Pubkits.com. Enter your email or get started with a social account: 1. I would like to redo it..change size, do further editing, eliimatnaing a chapter, having a different format so I can have a less expensive selling price. Thanks! Who knows about URLINK? Ripoff Report | Complaints Reviews Scams Lawsuits Frauds Reported. Avoid companies that offer grand (yet vague) promises of instant stardom. Classic virtue signaling. But if you actually want to make a living out of writing, or have any chance of getting decent sales on the book, you'll want to keep control over the people you hire (making sure they're good and avoiding the huge hidden fees of vanity publishers), keep control over your distribution, and keep control over your metadata. Most of the time, I say, "Thanks but no thanks." Hi there, I submitted my novel to Breaking Rules Publishers, based in Florida. Anyone have insight or experience? Shady as hell. If they want to buy my book, they can look it up on any number of places and order it themselves. Do you have any thoughts on Covenant Books? I already self published with Balboa Press. Be aware of Trafford Publishing. I have not published yet. What is one to do? Let me know if you have any questions :) Martin. Do you know anything about them? We've heard a lot of very bad things about Capstone Media Services. Any thoughts would help. Chandler Bolt's Self-Publishing School is one of the many "self-publishing courses" out there that basically teach you how to self-publish a book. To help you protect your work, your bank account, and your dignity, here are the types of shady companies and book publishers you should avoid: Who wouldnt love it if a publisher offers to reprint one of your self-published titles or publish your next book, right? What type of book are you publishing? A sidekick is nothing disrespectful and no one has a problem with me ,here .You had 12 months to decide to publish my work but came at the 11th hour requesting that I rewrite my entire book . Very interested in working with Author Academy Elite and would appreciate insights/opinions/comments. What is your review of self publishing school? No legitimate traditional publisher would ask you to foot the bill. Let me know how you do. Please sort it out and refund me accordingly as you promised . Hi Mary, we weren't familiar with them until now. Curious to hear any feedback- thanks much. When it comes to agents, its best to stick to vetted lists like that of the Association of Author Representatives or our directory of almost 700 literary agents across the world. I am currently working on a book, and I was found a publisher she seems nice but her contract is 3 years at a time it stats that she can republish etc. I was thinking about Bublish but wasn't sure if i should. After listening to him and telling him numerous times I was not interested in putting money into my book, I told him I was not interested, do not contact me, and to place me on the do not call list. But the run-ons misspelled wordsit was basically every page. I don't know what's fair but this doesn't seem to be it. Ripoff Report on: Beacon Financial Group, NC SCAM - Beacon financial group scam beware charlotte north carolina. Take this free 10-day course to understand your choices. If you search for any of their books on Amazon, I doubt you'll find many (if any) that have reviews or sales. The whole thing. Just a few days ago I got a phone call from their marketing advisor who offered me to pay $5000(!) Here's what Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware has to say about them: "it is ridiculously overpriced ($5,500 for an array of junk marketing services, such as an email marketing campaign), and provides none of the information you'd expect from a reputable PR service--such as staff biographies or examples of successful promotional campaigns--to enable you to judge its competence and success. It is expensive but promises to give royalty's to the author. They are a wonderful company to work with. They look like they submit short films to festivals. More info in this Twitter thread between David Gaughran and Victoria Strauss: https://twitter.com/davidgaughran/status/1031495833135591426?lang=en. I just saw a list of scammers and they were on it. They don't need my permission to do that. I Googled the name but got no red flag reviews. Every year, the publishing world flock to a handful of book fairs where the rights to publish new titles are snapped up. 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