AuthorHouse/1st Books ripoff didn't live up to contract Bloomington Indiana
My experience with 1st books was very poor. After $600 paid on the contract I received a total of $33 back in a six year period. My book is for sale at the book stores at three times the amount they list my book as selling for. It is also listed as a used book in the UK and the used book is selling for more than they priced it to me.
According to Author House which took over from 1st Books the books haven't sold because I didn't pursue their program for marketing which would require more money from ME. Apparently it is liked by someone for it to price that high and someones getting money, just not me.They are now saying that I have to pay them to keep it listed for sale in their program (which I still won't benefit from). They just plain lied.
Dottie
Dallas, Georgia
U.S.A.
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Faith
Kula,Hawaii,
U.S.A.
Eugene Hopkins no way was he helpful more like a liar
#7Consumer Comment
Thu, March 29, 2007
I fired Hopkins after he and Vanlue made my sponsor pay $42.00 for the first printed copy book authors gets, even before anyone.... I was the last to received my book MY BOOK ppeopleVanLue refused to let me order until I proof read book for errors. Which was a bunch of crap they were making money from public and tried to
The person I like is PHIL SCOTT but he left awhile and I can see He was all good :P
Daniel
Plainfield,Connecticut,
U.S.A.
get a print summary
#7Consumer Comment
Sun, March 26, 2006
I'm an authorhouse author myself. Did you know that you can request a print summary? Talk to Eugene Hopkins. I found him helpful and prompt.
Daniel
Plainfield,Connecticut,
U.S.A.
get a print summary
#7Consumer Comment
Sun, March 26, 2006
I'm an authorhouse author myself. Did you know that you can request a print summary? Talk to Eugene Hopkins. I found him helpful and prompt.
Daniel
Plainfield,Connecticut,
U.S.A.
get a print summary
#7Consumer Comment
Sun, March 26, 2006
I'm an authorhouse author myself. Did you know that you can request a print summary? Talk to Eugene Hopkins. I found him helpful and prompt.
Daniel
Plainfield,Connecticut,
U.S.A.
get a print summary
#7Consumer Comment
Sun, March 26, 2006
I'm an authorhouse author myself. Did you know that you can request a print summary? Talk to Eugene Hopkins. I found him helpful and prompt.
Frank
New Orleans,Louisiana,
U.S.A.
Vanity publishing by any other name
#7Consumer Comment
Tue, October 25, 2005
Author House is simply another vanity publisher who uses slick marketing techniques to obscure that fact.
Publish America (also known as Publish Anything) is another vanity press that tries to con new authors, much like Author House does. You might want to check out the website publishamericasucks.com as well as the many ripoff reports on Publish America.
The rule for publishing is this: money is supposed to flow FROM the publisher TO the author, not the other way around. If the "publisher" demands money from the author, it's a vanity press regardless of what the "publisher" calls itself or whatever their slick ad copy says.