1, Report:
#1500497
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2020
North American Install John Ulatoski We provided same day service for a retailer in W'boro, VA per their request. Dodging payment!!!! Chicago, Illnois
We were contacted by John Ulatoski of North American Install to fix a sesnor at a Books-A-Million in Waynesboro. We completed the request the SAME DAY. All attempts to contact them for payment have been ignored or deflected because they needed to talk to the owner.
Entity
North American Install
Categories: Electrical Services
2, Report:
#1473574
Posted Date:
Feb 15 2019
BOOKS-A-MILLION Biased/ Unfair Treatment of Customer Johnson City, Tennessee
On approximately 02/12/2019 I napped off at Books A Million while reading on my computer. I was awakened and asked to leave and not return to the store. They had received a complaint by someone by e-mail.
Well...There are plenty of other people who are customers and have done the sa...
Entity
BOOKS-A-MILLION
Categories: Customer Treatment-BIASED and Unfair Treatment
3, Report:
#1323362
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2016
Books-A-Million BAM Third party billing Chambersburg Pennsylvania
They always persist at selling you a damn magazine subscription! I recently purchased a book and my girlfriend had shown an interest in the free magazines, so the employee took her information, but here's what they ultimately did. My girlfriend received the product and noitification...
Entity
Books-A-Million
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
4, Report:
#161588
Posted Date:
Feb 29 2016
Real Estate Fortunes.com, Lou Vukas, Sonja Vukas, PMI Coaching, IDI Global, NMR, CMS, WASATCH, Summit Real Estate Ripoff Demons of Utah, MO, and IN. Strike Again!! Salt Lake City, St Louis, Schereville Utah, Missouri, Indiana
IDI Global is traded on the stock market!! We too, have been R***D by these people! This is unbelievable that it just doesn't stop. We did not know about this web site until it was to late. We too were sucked in by ordering the Lou Vukas books Real Estate Uncovered for $97.00 at sec...
Entity
Real Estate Fortunes.com, LouVukas, Sonja Vukas, PMI Coaching, IDI Global, NMR, CMS, WASATCH, Summit
Categories: Real Estate Services
5, Report:
#1187258
Posted Date:
Nov 06 2014
Books a million BAM No free magazines! Niles Ohio
Consumers should be aware that if you use your credit card to purchase books or anything else from this store what you believe is the reciept signed to authorize your purchase also authorizes Books-a-million to send your credit card information to magazine rewards center in order to...
Entity
Books a million
Categories: Book Stores
6, Report:
#1142600
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2014
TWX TWX Magazine Magazine Subscription Service Stamford Connecticut
I entered a Books-A-Million store in Laurel, MD to purchase a couple of books. I was asked if I wanted free subscriptions to 3 magazines. After I questioned the clerk thoroughly about being charged afterwards, they insisted that it was simply three free magazines each wi...
Entity
TWX
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
7, Report:
#1141096
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2014
Books-A-Million Failure to Hire Beavercreek Ohio
This business does not wish to be a productive member of the community, by failing to hire people for the jobs they purport to need filled.
They'll never get my money, and they shouldn't get yours, either.
Entity
Books-A-Million
Categories: Books, Records & Videos
8, Report:
#1129800
Posted Date:
Mar 11 2014
TWX RIP OFF MAGAZINE COMPANY LINKED TO BOOKS A MILLION New York
I have had several charges on my bank account from this company 877-417-3309, 877-850-3219 and 3218. When we called the first time they told us that I authorized them at BOOKS A MILLION when they offered me a free magazine subscription. Obviously, BOOKS A MILLION did not...
Entity
TWX
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
9, Report:
#1120048
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2014
Publish America, America Star Books, Author House(publish America companies and sister companies) CONTRACT ARBITRATION, FRAUD, RENAMING THEIR COMPANY TO AMERICAN STAR BOOKS Baltimore Maryland
my name is Robby William Forg Jr. from Louisville,Ky Im Also Known Under The Stage and Pen Name Frogg Corpse which my book was written as (Frogg Corpse)ive never once talked to a real person, publish america is under a new name now at americastarbooks.com/they arbitrated my con...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Literary Agencies
10, Report:
#968719
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2013
Publish America Ignoring request for information about the publication of my book 'The Long Winding Road to Injustice' New York, Maryland
I have made attempts over the years to publish my family’s life-long story but was not successful in this outcome. I’m sure the result could have been that I’m a deaf person and prefer communication by email only. While checking the Internet I came across Publish America and d...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Questionable Activities
11, Report:
#1083781
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2013
Dorrance Publishing Co. False Advertisement & Fraud & Breach of Contract Pittsburg Pennsylvania
Ms. Stillwell at Dorrance speaks of this matter as a fun thing, the promotions agreed to. The fun Ms. Stillwell is referring to must be during the contract negotiations when I tried to get the books purchased at 50% off in order to make a profit. I was then told I did not have to se...
Entity
Dorrance Publishing Co.
Categories: Book Publishers
12, Report:
#1015401
Posted Date:
Feb 17 2013
Synapse Retail Venutres, Inc. Synapse Group, Inc. Books-a-Million draws customers into a Synapse Venture's magazine-sending rip-off Salt Lake City, Utah
When I purchased a membership in a Tallahassee Books-a-Million, months ago, the check-out clerk said I could get three free magazines for a short time (3 months), and then could decide if I wanted to continue them. I should have known NOTHING is free, but chose People Magazine...
Entity
Synapse Retail Venutres, Inc.
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
13, Report:
#904825
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2012
Books A Million My family was subscribed to 4 magazines without approval Merrillville, Indiana
Agreed to the discount card at Books A Million and was subscribed to 4 magazines. My concern is that debit card information may have been illegally been provided to Synapse since debit was the form of payment used to purchase a book. Apparently, this automated # will allow anybody t...
Entity
Books A Million
Categories: Book Stores
14, Report:
#859554
Posted Date:
May 21 2012
Synapse Retail Ventures, Inc. Synapse Group, Inc. duped me into accepting trial magazine subscritions, not notified would be charged first, cannot cancel Internet, Internet
I was offered three free trial subscriptions to magazines of my choice by Books A Million, approximately a month ago. At no time was I informed that they would charge my credit card to initiate the free trial. When I discovered this, about a week later via notice f...
Entity
Synapse Retail Ventures, Inc.
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
15, Report:
#861989
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2012
Jennifer Gelach, Jennifer Gerlaj New Wave Marketing, Gerlach Marketing, Gerlach Consulting, Career Criminal, Scam Artist, Thief, Twice Convicted Forger, Swindler, Twice Convicted Con Artist, Forger, On Probation For Forging Mayor Daley's Signature on Business Licenses, Obese Sociopath Internet, Internet
Another victim report by a company name Protuo that Gerlach bankrupted by stealing money and falsifying licenses and documentation. The founder of Protuo lost everything, going bankrupt and his wife left him, thanks to Jennifer Gerlach.
Read the report here:
http://www.ripoffre...
Entity
Jennifer Gelach, Jennifer Gerlaj
Categories: Small Business Services
16, Report:
#849417
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2012
Schiel & Denver Publishers Communication Inept and Failure to Adhere to Professional Standards Houston, Texas
To date, Schiel & Denver has never provided me or attempted to contact me with regard to any and all royalties due me. My initial book was released on 22 August 2011. My impression regarding their 50% royalty promise to Authors is tantamount to 50% to Schie...
Entity
Schiel & Denver Publishers
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
17, Report:
#834685
Posted Date:
Feb 06 2012
Synapse Retail Ventures, Inc. offer through Books-A-Million charged me although I have confirmation numbers of cancellations Salt Lake City, Utah
Through my first purchase at Books-A-Million, newly opened in Davenport, Iowa, I was offered several free magazine trial subscriptions. I did accept and did receive the magazines. I wrote the cancel by dates in my planner. Synapse Retail Ventures sent me a po...
Entity
Synapse Retail Ventures, Inc.
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
18, Report:
#104646
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2012
Publish America - House Of Publishing Rip-Off Misleading and Deceptive Trade Practices Frederick Maryland
Publish America Quotes: Each day, an average 12 times a PublishAmerica author is invited to do a book signing or another in - store event at a bookstore or a library. An average 250 times each day, a bookstore calls or logs on to order a Publish America title. Of all the brick-and-m...
Entity
Publish America - House Of Publishing
Categories: Corrupt Companies
19, Report:
#750372
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2011
Publishamerica A Author's Worst Nightmare Frederick, Maryland
I wish that I had done alot more of investigating this company perhaps then I would not have become another victim. Believe me any new author/writer out there that is looking for a publisher, do not, I repeat do not consider Publishamerica.
They will take your dream and des...
Entity
Publishamerica
Categories: Book Publishers
20, Report:
#724319
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2011
BookMasters AtlasBooks My lawsuit with them states: Fraud in the inducement, negligence, breach of contract, detrimental reliance Internet
I am involved in a lawsuit against BookMasters - AtlasBooks. My complaint includes fraud in the inducement, negligence, breach of contract, and detrimental reliance. Here is a copy of my complaint:Now comes plaintiff, Rene Reid, and states the following.1. &nb...
Entity
BookMasters
Categories: Sales People
21, Report:
#699410
Posted Date:
Feb 24 2011
Synapse Group, Inc Synapse Group, Inc. FRAUD! Company offers free trial of magazines, promising that you are free to cancel after trial but after they obtain your credit card # they continue charging without notice or permission - ther Stamford, Connecticut
After signing up to Books-a-Million Club, as a bonus I could receive a 3 month free trial of a magazine subscription. I asked the associate many times to be sure that there would be no charges made to my credit card, and that I could easily cancel the subscription before charges wou...
Entity
Synapse Group, Inc
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
22, Report:
#641832
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2010
Xlibris/Authorhouse Not Reporting Royalties Bloomington, Indiana
I have a self-published book listed with Xlibris/Authorhouse, and according to their records my book is not selling. Pertaining to this, I can accept the fact that my book might-not be selling. But, what I have a problem with: is that a reader (outside the United St...
Entity
Xlibris/Authorhouse
Categories: Computer Fraud
23, Report:
#134708
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2010
Author House Formerly 1stBooks Publishers Ripoff Failed to file quarterly reports did not pay royalties as per contract lied about number of sales BLOOMINGTON Indiana
I wrote a novel titled,FATE is a DOUBLE CROSS and sent it to 1st books library to publish it. They did publish for a heavy fee!
They tried to get me to buy more promotioal services, I declined.
The Novel is sold by major...
Entity
Author House, 1stBooks Publishers
Categories: Book Publishers
24, Report:
#367987
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2008
Scholastic Cancelled Account and Still Charged Resulting in $1300+ in losses. Refunded 10% of total loss. Danbury Nationwide
We had an account with Scholastic. Paid $18 a month roughly. On February 14th we cancelled the account. Due to a hectic time (school, finals, job changes, buying a house) our bank statements got mixed up and we didn't keep a close eye on them otherwise we would have realized soon...
Entity
Scholastic
Categories: Book Stores
25, Report:
#171758
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2008
Books-A-Million, Bookland Owes FLSA Back Pay to its hundreds of Co-Managers Ripoff Birmingham Indiana
I was, until recently, the Specialties Co-Manager at the Kokomo, Indiana Books-A-Million, and I believe that the hundreds of other co-managers need to be made aware of their legal rights to back-pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (which rights their states' law may provid...
Entity
Books-A-Million
Categories: Employers