ALLI does not seem to like them. Marketing packages that sound essential This is ****** ****** from Booktimes. any feed back. I have two manuscripts that I want to get published. Do you have a view on UNITED PC Publishing company, a subsidiary of NOVA? BBB also . I have a self-published book that's been up on Amazon for about 6 months. Launch your book successfully with our tried-and-true strategies. Not sure of it is legit. I Googled the name but got no red flag reviews. I have not signed a contract, and I have paid nothing. You just saved me from making a horrible decision. They said investors are paying for my interview with AL Cole and I have to pay for the air time. Everything you read above about scammers is true with this group. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Please see letter below: During #pitchmad at Twitter, I was contacted by Uproar Books, which is a fairly new hybrid publisher. 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 had my book published a year ago by Crossbow. 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. My intention is to have my LLC as the publisher They have contacted me to republish a novel we had previously published with Tate. I have not published yet. For publicity, contact publicity@beacon.org. 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. I've looked everywhere but can't find one with the proper experience. Good luck. This isnt necessarily bad unless you mind paying $80 for a slab of acrylic dozens more have also won that month. I too have been solicited from Dreambooks Distributing. Hi. - a lot of their "marketing" services, though not crazy expensive, seem quite useless. Beacon Press Staff If you are interested in submitting a manuscript to Beacon Press, please view our submissions guidelines. I haven't heard of them but they seem like an outright scam. i was about to deposit 5000usd but i stopped. We need to watch our step. Can't see any reviews, but it looks like they're the "hybrid" wing of CrossLink Publishing. What do you know about 'Books Agency Plus? Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Think, folks. Ive contacted a few authors who have used them but would like more input. Thank you, Martin! My radar was on high alert. The video and web page will genuinely do very little to sell copies of your book without those other piece in place (and are both something you could probably do in an afternoon, if you apply yourself). And what about Shadow Mountain. So thank you, YOP, for giving it a good shot! I have stupidly deposited USD $1600 in one of those self publishing on line courses (I won't name) only to find out it is not what I signed up for. We've had a run of comments about Gold Touch cold-calling authors in the past month. I've been contacted by Pen It! What about Kary Oberbrunner's Author Elite Academy? This doesn't sound like a legitimate operation to me. If anyone has had experience using this publisher, Hello! Beacon Publishing Group Theres no fee for publishing and they dont require me to buy any books. But, one wants $3400 and the other almost $5000, I used x-libris cost me a few thousand and didnt sell much. I went through them and they were AWFUL! Good to know. Horrible. They are industry events where booksellers, publishers, agents and libraries negotiate on rights and distribution. 'Literary agents' promising book deals, 3. However she do have other authors that she have published under her and they seem happy. New York, NY 10001. Wish this 1st time author had known all this before being r***d by a vanity publisher who over-price my book's retail by 3x!!! I saw an ad on Facebook for the Christian T.V. Is anyone familiar with Covenant Publishing? Either way, it's not an amazing royalty for an author who's footing the cost of production. I could not find much info about HDB, but the fee is rather steep for just registration. Is Rushmore press legit. And I've found their customer service team to be pretty knowledgeable whenever I had to call or e-mail. Beacon Publishing Group is a traditional publishing house releasing great literary works and audio books. What about Rushmore Press? In our opinion, Vanity Publishers are a bad choice in 99% of the cases *if you want your book to sell*. Do you know anything about this company? On one hand, that is refreshing: they don't claim to offer a complete editing package at a fixed price. How's Covenant Books and not a hire hand to assist with design and formatting. For authors looking to submit your manuscript for consideration, visit our submissions page. Do you know anything about Aladdin publishing? They look like a self-publishing services company, with relatively low prices (especially for cover design) but a number of oddities: Don't go with them! The truth is that you, the author, will always need to take an active role in marketing your own book. More about it here: https://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-self-publish-a-book-on-amazon/, This information really helped me. I asked if I should send my resume/cover letter/writing samples to them via email, and they sent me a contract for an internship without confirming that they wanted any of these from me, which seemed like a huge red flag. If you or others would like the real facts feel free to listen to our author clients. As I indicated in a prior message here, they tried to gaslight me and implicate me as 'problematic' and uninformed about the world of publishing. The books they profile on their site actually have Amazon reviews, which is better than what most vanity/hybrid presses have. I've seen some other people on forums from a few years ago asking about this company and whether or not they're legit, but I haven't seen anyone get any definite or recent answers. Wanting to put two currently out of print books out again as ebooks + paperbacks, a colleague recommended BLKDogpublishing which does the whole thing for free and has a respectable-looking list (her fantasy novel is on it.) Is TBNs Trilogy Christian Publishing legit? I would be very cautious of any company that contacts you unsolicited there are plenty of bad-faith presses out there who are looking to snatch up author's old books and hold on to them. My question is: do they sound legit to you and if so, which other similar publishing companies would you recommend that have open reading periods earlier than in December 2018 since the author of the book doesn't want to wait for so long? Are they scammers? I don't know the price of his program, though. However, it's tough to know what to think without seeing their agreement. They posted a fun-looking writing contest, but I don't know if they are legit. Predatory companies will offer to display your book at one of these fairs for a fee. What about halo publishing International? Congratulations on winning one of their contests and receiving a (positive) free review from them! But if you simply must have one, check out our guide on how to get one without paying more than you need to. Does anyone here know if Okada Books is a scam. I had terrible response times, incorrect information and a general lack of any consideration outside of when they were trying to sell me yet another marketing program. is Austin Macauley Publishers a good publishing company ? If you mean the Aladdin books that's an imprint of Simon & Schuster (http://simonandschusterpublishing.com/aladdin/) then it's legit. We have spent a considerable amount of money for the printing (paperback US $5 - $7 per book) and distribution through Ingram of our book over the past couple of years with not a lot of return. NO one has asked for money or made any kind of sales pitch. I wonder if this is a traditional publisher. Box 41573 Charleston, S.C. 29423 USA We do not accept certified mail. I am responsible for paying the air time It seems fishy to me. Yes, they have done everything they said they would do, except put my book in bookstores. Where I had finally had enough and requested to be refunded at first they were apologetic, then blamed me, by the end of the seven hour debate back and forth through email they were threatening me and terminated my contract while still never reimbursing me. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) has finally found a corporate conglomerate he doesn't oppose. Still a scam? They have approached me about marketing my book but I am feeling uneasy. I am going to research this information. I told him to use the U.S. mail. Some contests will publish winning entries in a magazine or an anthology which is great. Watch out for what they define as production costs as that could eat into your proceeds. Adelaide is long on promises and short on delivery. Scroll through the comments here - their name has popped up more than a few times, I believe. Privacy Policy. Find book releases, best sellers lists and author appearances. Hi Edwin. Any advice about working with Dudley Court Press, advertised as a hybrid publisher? McNaughtonBooks, are they someone good to publish with. 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. There is an "authorhouse" which is totally dif. Thats called business. Would not recommend. My first MG novel just came out on Tuesday through them. Stay away from these people , there are better ones out there. Please download and complete the relevant Book Proposal Form below and return to submissions@beaconbooks.net. Do you know if this is a reputable company? All facets of publishing, marketing, and selling are the responsibility of the author. Did you go forward with them? Any thoughts would help. Write. Do you know anything about Mulberry Books Publishing House? Is Author Academy Elite, with Kary Oberbrunner, reputable? They have people that are just sales people and not professional. Hi, I just found your article, thank you for the info. I got a call from Authors Press last night. This company cold called and offered to market my fictional book via pre-recorded radio interviews, podcasts, Twitter and Facebook "fan pages". Hi there and thankyou for the advice. I had to resend all of the info multiple times! They say they can send my story on to the Hollywood Data Base to possibly become a screenplay. What do you know about HayHouse publishers and Balboa Press? Take this short quiz, which will help you sniff out a predatory business. Unqualified staff. I signed a contract, still no work has been done and I cannot republish as he owns the rights. Thanks in advance. Christian Faith Publishing. He even tried to give me a good deal by lowering the price to $3,000. Does anyone know them? Frank Johnson doesn't think so, which is why the 33-year-old now lives in a nursing home, locked in a chess-match feud with management that doesn't occupy nearly enough of his time. For $125, any author can buy an ISBN through Bowker in the USA or Nielsen in the UK: agencies that issue ISBNs and cannot profit from their sale. Do not give them any money. I want to know have anyone heard about this company. Thanks! The higher deal was more author development with branding input and focus group reviews and such. She even provided a contract and provided for a payment plan in which she took my money. What is the best way to reach and get accepted by a traditional publisher? If they are a scam, then they aren't a particularly prolific one but I would still suggest you avoid them. Do you have any info on Folio Avenue Publishing Services LLC 2031 Union St. #6 San Fransisco CA 94123 ? I have published with them before but they were bought out recently and I am unsure about them now, as I have heard some negative things. I didn't agreed to anything and had several red flags in our phone conversations. . DONATE NOW! You don't know how much their services actually cost. Can you recommend Mulberry Books Publishing House? All of us have to keep our eyes wide open. New York is home to Beacon Publishing Group, an independent leftist publisher that publishes both fiction and non-fiction manuscripts. That sounds like an awful deal. US$250-500 Proofreading and correction - basic. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. If they claim to be publishers, they may be benefitting from having a similar name to Pearson, which is a major publishing group. Can anyone tell me more about this publisher and whether or not I should be wary of them? And for distribution, if you want to do it without fuss, you can use a distribution service like Draft2Digital which charges nothing upfront, but will take 10% of retail price. Or is the company more of a vanity press? Hi, do you have any experience with Advantage Books? Hi. I'm a novice author, and used a "fully supported self-publishing firm" to publish my first book in 2016. It just so happens to be the publishing company that paid him a $170,000 . Self-Publishing vs. It's much more reasonably priced and I can personally vouch for Mark In the US, registering that copyright simply provides a few statutory rights when it comes to claiming damages and it should only cost you $45 to apply for it online (as of February 2022). Thank you for the warnings re: NRM! I sent my information for them to send information on finding publishers. Is Madison seidler editor services a scam? We were never given an advance and were told it may take 2 or 3 years to get a return on our money. They do editing, print formatting, cover design, and eBook conversion but you can also provide your own finished files, and their technicians will check the files over for any technical issues before printing, converting or distributing. Hi. Youre not a well-known author, that kind of attitude? Ripoff Report Needs Your Help! Chicago Review Press Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoirs D. X. Varos, Ltd. We publish genre-fiction in the categories of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. Hello, I didn't happen to see anything about iUniverse. I'm very happy with them. Is this a real site or exactly what? You are nothing more than an easy few hundred dollars to them, hence the a formed mentioned lack of communication others have mentioned. Never received a cent in loyalties even though I knew people who bought the book. - they have a paid "beta reading" service, when beta readers are generally free; Thanks for this. Are the books priced competitively I've checked their website and it seems to pass the initial smell test. Im working with Professional Ghostwriters Im starting to question if this company is a scam. "Gold Touch Press provides premium publishing services at a good value. Try to get editing done before submission. He wanted to write a memoir, but he needed help. Sounds like a vanity press to me. Office: Beacon Publishing Group 1250 Broadway 36th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA I received an email from Gold Touch Press offering services to republish my book. I went to their tweet account and not alot of activity. BBB handles complaints regarding any business, whether or not the business is a BBB Accredited Business. His sidekick Laura Freestone is just as bad .Vety unprofessional to say the least. Any place that asks you for $5,000 to publish your book is going to be a scam. They say they will put my book in a London book fair. I also googled her company and I did not find it. I baled. Why? No, but after a brief look at their website they seem like one of the numerous Author Solutions copycats that have sprouted in the Philippines in recent years. Anyone ha e experience or knowledge about FolioAvenue. Have you heard anything about Dream Books Distribution. What do you know about Pearson Media Group? Just got accepted to Page Publishing? Beacon Publishing Group books and audio books are currently being sold in over 55 countries & continuing to grow. . However, the main problem is that they are (or at least used to be) quite aggressive in their marketing to attract authors (direct tweets and emails to random authors), and hyperbolic in their marketing language (as you point out above). Thanks Reedy for this information. You can check a leaked website from these people Does anyone have any experience or comments on blkdg publishing out of London? However, if they do everything they say they will do, the fee is not that bad. I can 100% guarantee that they do not work with Neil Gaiman. What did they say? I'm writing a biography for a local family and community leader. So many self publishing companies email and call me often to republish with them but some are started this year and they do have 100% royalty and good stuff or so they say but with so many scam companies I avoid them all and don't talk or email them back. Simply by virtue of them owning that IP. Tim Rice. Not a scam. However take notice that they give authors 50% of proceeds, defined as "all revenue received by Uproar Books MINUS production and shipping costs." Storyline is good..but it's just hard to read and follow. For your information , I have never seen the partially completed book or received a refund . Hi Mary, we weren't familiar with them until now. They're located in Brooklyn and they distribute books in different countries. Administration Their pitch of "we can get you on the NY Times top 100 bestseller list" sounds a bit too good to be true. I am trying to fully research my options before selecting a route for publishing my children's book. If it is a reputable company, no problem. I won! If you're writing fiction, the straightest line is always through an agent: https://blog.reedsy.com/find-literary-agents/ I also plan to pay to advertise this page for as long as it takes to get the word out. If youre willing to work, this is an astounding resource. Balboa Press was set up in 2013 by Hay House, as its "self-publishing arm". to get featured in New York Times. My first effort was with Westbow Press. I was contacted by a Renley Rudolph with Parchment Global. If they want me to send them a case, I will want money up frontso thanks for sharing this. I vetted YOP before I jumped in and found nothing but Victoria said they were a fairly new company with only a handful of clients. Editors and designers are essential to a books success and some companies and individuals will exploit this fact to take money out of your pocket. Is Dream books Distribution in Hollywood a scam? They don't need my permission to do that. IMO BookBaby is reputable. . Thanks. The worst thing is that they may even quote reasonable costs for self-publishing services, leaving you unsuspecting at first, and then end up delivering low-quality work. For production, contact production@beacon.org. That is free but they want 1400 for advertising. All this for a charge of $800 plus my travel expenses. With a bit of elbow grease and a willingness to learn about self-publishing, you could probably do a better job putting the book out yourself with the help of a few freelance editors and designers. What's your opinion on WebNovel? I hope this is not how your company conducts business. Thanks for this useful information. Is Writers Republic reputable/legitimate? The size of the book was odd and the editing weak. Does anyone have any insight on 13th and Joan? They met every clause in my contract & I am satisfied with their work. 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. A well-known cluster of scammers is the Filipino network previously associated with Authors Solution and now operates separately. I have now told them to back off and I will not go with them. You might even be happy to pay some fees to get the ball rolling on the production process. He decided to go the ghostwriter route with an author working with a relatively new and unproven publisher They contracted with him to ghostwrite the book for 10,000.00 up front in full. It is expensive but promises to give royalty's to the author. They are con merchants of the worst kind. They seem to not make authors pay anything upfront and seem to offer a small advance. 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. Or are they a scam? I have been contacted by Authors Press wanting me to attend a book fair in Arizona and they want to put my novel on the shelf at their bookstore. By the looks of it, they are a classic vanity press Would appreciate any information you have on him. What should I do? Visit Website. I was able to find the previous inquiries into this company once you called them to my attention and will find another route. HELP! Though self-publishing, by definition, means that youre doing it yourself, there are companies out there who can give you a hand. You have a really good article here, but I feel you bleed these two kinds of companies together. This is something every writer needs. THANK YOU! It just didn't add up, and something seemed fishy to me, in spite of links to their website and current magazine issue. Beacon Publishing Group is an award-winning, independent publisher of books and audio books headquartered in NYC. But you will have to do the marketing yourself which can be quite time consuming and expensive. It may sound great that they'll do "everything for you", but in reality what that means is that you lose editorial control over your book: they decide who'll do the editing, they'll do the cover, and they decide all the metadata when distributing the book. They contacted me via email. Has anyone heard of Renley Rudolf? He couldn't even get through my email to send me the contracts. For another, once they own that intellectual property (IP) it becomes a valuable asset on their spreadsheet. To find contests that have been vetted, you can look through this directory of the best writing competitions. I am a new author and recently published my first book, The Devil Picked The Girls But They Watched The Angel, published Author House 2017. February 25, 2023. They have the whiff of a lot of Author Solutions clones that have recently started to pop up. sandiw947@gmail.com. Actually you dont have any goal for your book. I would personally avoid them. I am definitely interested in finding out about Mark Dawson. Don't fall for it. In 90% of the cases, when you receive an unsolicited email or phone call, it's not going to be from a reputable publishing company. 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. Beacon Publishing Groupcontinues to expand their titles by acquiring innovative content from existing and debut authors worldwide. Tate went belly up. Not really looking to 'sell' books, they just want to see their story and family history in print, good quality, of course. If you're looking to distribute your book, we have a good post comparing the different ebook distributors out there: https://blog.reedsy.com/ebook-distribution/. Took a year and I did the cover art myself. Covenant Books we've mentioned a few times here (be careful) but Shadow Mountain looks pretty legit. What is your opinion of inkitt.com as a publishing option? . Their website is well-presented and written, but when one of their 'editors' contacted me to express interest, her English was extremely dodgy. She is demanding payment for her time, though she was the one dragging her feet. I have Book avenue publishing helping with material for book, do you know of them and Nivra press their mother company. So, looks to me that they are asking for a WHOLE lot more than even their original ask. A quick look at their website should've sent up some red flags: their homepage image is a picture of Neil Gaiman at a book signing. That said, you don't really need a course to self-publish. Shady publishing companies that offer to sell you ISBNs above the market price (and other types of publishing scammers). What kind of small press is legit at this point? You can read more about why here (the comments are particularly illuminating): http://www.victoriastrauss.com/2013/08/30/more-warnings-spectacular-productions-balboa-pressauthor-solutions/. I thought I was paying for everything up to publishing stage. What do you know about Global Summit Publishing? From what I gather, Book Baby is pretty good. Publications. It looks like they do some level of editing. Good info. BeaconPublishing Group is a fully integrated publishing company. Authors own the copyright to their works before and after they publish them. Thank you. You're right to be skeptical. Well I spent 6 months learning everything from scratch. I was also co reacted by EC Publishing, LLC I. https://authoracademyelite.com/ourauthors. We since pulled the book because our single contact (who seems to be the only person there) was starting to comb my voice out and replace it with hers. Has anyone had experience with Author Publishing house or Empire Publishing? In general, they break a few of our golden rules: 1) they contacted YOU, which is never a good sign; 2) they have no testimonials from other authors of proof of their track record; 3) their prestigious address in Midtown Manhattan is a virtual office. Some massively prolific vanity presses you may wish to avoid include: Some scammers even masquerade under the name of Big Five imprints. They invited me to be on a radio interview for my book. Click to reveal I would like to know as well. I'm just wondering if there is any information on this company. Because theyve NEVER done it before. Whats your alternative? Fees range from a few hundred dollars to more than $25,000. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Another kind of scam you might be dealing with is an agent scam. They'll handle distribution to a pretty sizable retail network and put all the data in one place so you don't have to bounce around between KDP, Nook Press, Apple Books, etc. Did you know that if you dont register the copyright of your book, literally anybody could claim it as their work and profit from it? If they want to buy my book, they can look it up on any number of places and order it themselves. I just saw a list of scammers and they were on it. Do you have any input on Mango Publishing? So what is Author Academy? Writers who ask too many questions, or balk at spending yet more money, may simply be ghosted. 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