Vanity · United States · founded 1997
AuthorHouse
Also trades, or has traded, as Author Solutions, 1stBooks.
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Multiple documented, corroborated author reports of serious issues, or regulatory or legal action on record.
Subsidiary vanity publisher with documented history of aggressive upselling, high package fees, and poor retail distribution relative to cost.
Set by Ruth Kelleher ·
Why this standing? 1 documented item
- Corroborated author report
Documented author reports on Author Solutions upselling
Multiple documented complaints regarding persistent sales pressure and expensive marketing packages.
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Subsidiary vanity publisher with documented history of aggressive upselling, high package fees, and poor retail distribution relative to cost.
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- Paid for servicesPaid $2,000 to $5,000
Total scam operation. They stole cover illustrations from another author's book and committed trademark infringement. Do not send them any money under any circumstances! In my experience with AuthorHouse, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.
- VerifiedContractedPaid $2,000 to $5,000
AVOID AT ALL COSTS! They took $8,000 for a publishing package and ghosted me completely. Phone numbers bounce and their address is a mail forwarding service. In my experience with AuthorHouse, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.