21, Report:
#1005892
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2013
Author House Publishing AuthorHouse Refund of $0.00 for $2,299 Package, Internet
I purchased the Pinaccle Package from Authorhouse's Self-Publishing deals online and made a full payment of $2,299. It was for my very first book. A children's novel entitled - only about 120 pages long. I had never been published before and, at twenty years old, thought it would be...
Entity
Author House Publishing
Categories: Book Publishers
22, Report:
#972476
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2013
Trafford Publishing books, Xlibris, Palibrio, Author House, author solutions Trafford Publishing's scams Bloomington, Indiana
Ive read countless of negative comments online about Trafford Publishing and I was skeptical to believe those at first, but now I believe everything I read about this book, which in my opinion is a criminal organization. They are shameful comments, so Trafford should be ashamed. Aft...
Entity
Trafford Publishing
Categories: Book Publishers
23, Report:
#999899
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2013
Authorhouse publishing company 1st Books previously Authorhouse selling my book on Amazon, Barnes, for 20 years without my knowledge This is same as http://www.ripoffreport.com/book-publishers/authorhouse/authorhouse-publishing-scam-b-c27f2.htm post. Bloomingdate, Internet
same as complaint - http://www.ripoffreport.com/book-publishers/authorhouse/authorhouse-publishing-scam-b-c27f2.htm Wrote novel in early 90's and self published (ha ha) with 1st Books, which apparently became Authorhouse. I purchased 100 copies in 2003 of my...
Entity
Authorhouse publishing company
Categories: Questionable Activities
24, Report:
#996548
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2013
Iuniverse AuthorHouse, Other ? Betrayal, Deception, Theft of Intellectual Property, Fraud, Monetary Theft, Psychological Trauma and Pain Internet
In 2007 I had three books published via IUniverse - a company that worked with me via the Internet and phone calls - through the completion of each manuscript / book - with everything relatively easy to access via thier site up until that point. Once sales began, however, I co...
Entity
Iuniverse
Categories: Internet Fraud
25, Report:
#991875
Posted Date:
Jan 05 2013
Authorhouse Author Solutions gross misrepresentation Bloomington, Indiana
Having previously published 5 books with McGraw Hill and Princeton University Press, I am not a novice in working with publishing houses. However, dealing with Authorhouse with my 6th book was by far my most frustrating, unproductive and disappointing interaction with a publishing...
Entity
Authorhouse
Categories: Book Publishers
26, Report:
#990454
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2013
AuthorHouse Read Before Signing With AuthorHouse Internet
My experience with AuthorHouse was a costly nightmare. As a
matter of policy, AuthorHouse won't disclose the royalty rate it will pay
authors or the estimated publication cost of a book, even when asked directly.
Royalty rates can't be found on their website and employees woul...
Entity
AuthorHouse
Categories: Book Publishers
27, Report:
#515476
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2012
AuthorHouse Publishing Scam Bloomington, Indiana
I published my book with Author House in 2004.
I have not received any royalty payments from the date of
publication till date and over the years I have seen my book being sold all
around the world at different prices in new and used copies, when I asked
Autho...
Entity
AuthorHouse
Categories: Book Publishers
28, Report:
#903064
Posted Date:
Jun 26 2012
authorhouse publishing authorhouse publishing well the company ripped me off as a client bloomington, Indiana
contracting with authorhouse to self publish was the biggest mistake i ever made in my 59 years. they insisted i change the city location of my book i complied. they subtly kept on trying to extract more and more money out of me ,they sold me a fantasy an sadly i bought ...
Entity
authorhouse publishing
Categories: Correctional Facilities
29, Report:
#889028
Posted Date:
May 27 2012
iuniverse iuniverse/authorhouse II got screwed over Internet, Internet
Thank you...for all the positive emails I received after filing my complaint against iuniverse/authorhouse. Keep them coming...Christopher Iuniverse actually contacted me to resolve my issues to no avail, of course.&n...
Entity
iuniverse
Categories: Book Publishers
30, Report:
#876528
Posted Date:
May 01 2012
Author House Publishing Deception, they made alot of promises they did not keep. Internet
I paid Authorhouse a little over 1,300 dollars for the editing of my book, media alert, personalized picture of myself and standard paperback publishing. My book is terrible, it has mispelled words after editing was approved, my picture was not added and th...
Entity
Author House Publishing
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers