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888 Book Publishing

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Also traded as 888bookpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. 888 Book Publishing / 888bookpublishing.com (created January, 2025) Is a sub brand of 888 Innovations / 888-innovations.com . Several syntax errors on the site (not written by a native English speaker). Address appears to be a virtual one. Same phone number as Amazon Central Publishing / amazoncentralpublishing.com , and Kindle Publishing Pro / kindlepublishingpro.com (trademark infringement!). At least two covers were published by others (before this website was created).

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ACD Writers

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Also traded as acdwriters.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

ACD Writers / acdwriters.com "U.S. address" is a virtual office. Like many on our list, website was registered in ICELAND. Site is only six weeks old but boasts several (fake!) published books. We researched just two covers on their website. Both were for books published elsewhere long before this website existed (copyright infringement and fraud). Committing several violations on THIS LIST .

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AKD Publications

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Also traded as akdpublications.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AKD Publications / akdpublications.com (created June, 2024) Same phone number as Amazon Self Book Publisher / amazonselfbookpublisher.com , Self Publishing Assistance / selfpublishingassistance.com , Amz KDP Publishers / amzkdppublishers.com, Amazone Book Publications / amazonebookpublications.com, and MacMillan Ebook Publisher / macmillanebookpublisher.com (all are on this list). They have covers on their website for books published by other companies, before this firm's website was launched...

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AMZ Book Publications

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Also traded as amzbookpublications.com, Amazon Publication Profs. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AMZ Book Publications / amzbookpublications.com This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. They claim to have 5-star reviews on Trustpilot. They have NONE. This is a classic "publishing" scammer website. According to Instagram, this one has the same phone number as Amazon Publication Profs / amazonpublicationprofs.com . Claims to have a U.S. address but the domain was registered in ICELAND. Committing SEVERAL violations on THIS LIST .

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AMZ Book Publishing

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Also traded as amzbookpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AMZ Book Publishing / amzbookpublishing.com (created November, 2022) This is NOT Amazon. Claims to have a U.S. address but the domain was registered in ICELAND. Has a cover on its website that was published by Harper Collins (before this company's website existed). There are other stolen covers on their website as well. Same phone number as BookAdvertisers, Best Sellers, Inc. , and Lincoln W rites (also included on this list). BBB.org has warnings posted about this firm including misuse of th...

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AMZ Book Publishing Services

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Also traded as amzbookpublishingservices.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AMZ Book Publishing Services / amzbookpublishingservices.com This is NOT Amazon. In their metadata on Google, they also use the name Amazon Pro Hub (also on this list). Address is fake (virtual). Complaints on bbb.org, etc., etc.

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AMZ KDP Book Publishers

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Also traded as amzkdpbookpublishers.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AMZ KDP Book Publishers / amzkdpbookpublishers.com (created January, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Address posted is a house in the U.S. but the domain was registered in PAKISTAN. A woman on LinkedIn claims to work there and she is in PAKISTAN. The cover on their homepage is for a book that was published before their website was created. Two customer reviews on their site mention other companies (not this one). They have a TrustPilot logo on their site listing 5 star…yet, as of this date, t...

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AMZ Publishing Firm

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Also traded as amzpublishingfirm.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AMZ Publishing Firm / AmzPublishingFirm.com (created in April, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Same phone number as Kindle Publishing Agency and Ecom Solution Hub (and the website is identical to Ecom Solution Hub's). And, see Book Publishing HQ / bookpublishinghq.com (also on this list).

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AMZ Publishing Profs

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Also traded as amzpublishingprofs.com, National Book Writers. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AMZ Publishing Profs / amzpublishingprofs.com (Website not in whois.) This is NOT Amazon! Scathing reviews on TrustPilot.com! In Google, same phone number as National Book Writers / nationalbookwriters.com (also on this list).

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Ace Book Writing

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Also traded as acebookwriting.com, Ace Publishing Services. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Ace Book Writing / acebookwriting.com (created October, 2021) Website brings up a browser warning about security. In Google, has the same phone number as Ace Publishing Services (below).

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Ace Publishing Services

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Also traded as acepublishingservices.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Ace Publishing Services / acepublishingservices.com (created May, 2024) Same phone number as Authors Heaven / authorsheaven.com and Ace Book Writing / acebookwriting.com . F rating on the Better Business Bureau! They've issued an Alert about this company, along with this: On August 13, 2024 mail sent to the business address was returned as "insufficient address." The covers on their website don't have author names on them (and we can't find those books on Amazon) and the quotes from their "au...

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Affordable Techno Services Inc

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Also traded as affordabletechnoservices.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Affordable Techno Services Inc / affordabletechnoservices.com (created March, 2024) See Digital Book Labs / digitalbooklabs.com and American Ebook Writers / americanebookwriters.com .

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Alexis Stratton (Imposter)

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NOT associated with Alexis Stratton. This scammer has stolen the identity of the REAL Alexis Stratton, a respected industry professional. She solicits business using deceptive email addresses (e.g. thebesteditoralexis@gmail.com, editor@strattonalexis.com). The real Alexis Stratton does not use spam or cold calls to solicit business.

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Alexis Stratton (THE FAKE ONE, NOT THE REAL ONE!) This scammer has stolen the identity of the REAL Alexis Stratton, a respected industry professional. She goes by these email addresses: thebesteditoralexis@gmail.com, besteditoralexis@gmail.com, alexisstrattoneditor@gmail.com, developmentaleditoralexis@gmail.com, astratton080@gmail.com, editor@strattonalexis.com, Real@strattonalexis.com, and others. You can read a post about this from the REAL Alexis Stratton on LinkedIn . If you are contacted by the FAKE Alexis Stratton, contact the authorities. The real Alexis Stratton does not use spam and phone calls to solicit business.

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Also traded as gmail.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Alexis Stratton. Alexis Stratton (THE FAKE ONE, NOT THE REAL ONE!) This scammer has stolen the identity of the REAL Alexis Stratton, a respected industry professional. She goes by these email addresses: thebesteditoralexis@gmail.com, besteditoralexis@gmail.com, alexisstrattoneditor@gmail.com, developmentaleditoralexis@gmail.com, astratton080@gmail.com, editor@strattonalexis.com, Real@strattonalexis.com, and others. You can read a post about this from the REAL Alexis Stratton on LinkedIn . If you are contacted...

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All Digital Solution

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Also traded as alldigisol.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

All Digital Solution / AllDigiSol / alldigisol.com (created December. 2023) Site says "Best Creative Agency Since 2012" yet the website was created 11 years after that. Address is a "Parcel Plus" location. Website says they have 5 stars on TrustPilot…but they have NO reviews on TrustPilot at all. They have major media logos on their website (like many companies here) but they haven't been featured in those press outlets.

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Alpha Book Publisher

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Also traded as alphabookpublisher.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Alpha Book Publisher / AlphaBookPublishers / alphabookpublisher.com (created April, 2024) They have their name spelled two different ways on Facebook. They gave a partial U.S. address to Facebook but their website, like many on this list, is registered in ICELAND. Their "U.S. address" is an apartment. Thanks to the WayBack machine, we can see that they previously boasted "More than 2 Million Clients," which is a complete lie. The other address on their site is the exact same storefront we've ...

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Alpha Book Writers

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Also traded as alphabookwriters.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Alpha Book Writers / alphabookwriters.com (created 2022) Claims to have a U.S. address but all domain registration info. is in ICELAND. Allegedly threatened to call the cops on James M. Walsh, Esq. Address is a "mail center." Some book covers on their website are from books that were published two years before the Alpha Book Writers website was created. Same "U.S. address" as KDP Publishing Officials, Exclusive Book Writers , and Amazon Publishing Prime (all are also on this list.)

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Amazon Author Hub

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Also traded as amazonauthorhub.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Author Hub / amazonauthorhub.com (created August, 2023) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Fake customer testimonials (exact same pictures we've seen on other sites listed on this page). Same address as Book Publishers USA / bookpublishersusa.com, Amazon Book Publishing Empire / amazonbookpublishingempire.com , and Amazon Book Publishing Central / amazonbookpublishingcentral.com . Same phone number as Ghost Book Authors / ghostbookauthors.com and The Book Logics / thebooklogic...

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Amazon Book Publication LLC

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Also traded as amazonauthorhub.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Publication LLC / amazonbookpublication.llc This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Exact same site layout as Amazon Author Hub / amazonauthorhub.com . Fake awards (from before the site existed), fake author photos, fake book covers (stolen from other publishers) that appear on other sites on this list, etc. Same address as Amazon Book Publishing Professionals / amazonbookpublishingprofessionals.com and many others on this list.

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Amazon Book Publisher

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Also traded as amazonbookpublisher.co. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Publisher / amazonbookpublisher.co This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Site is currently down. Same phone number as Amazon Book Publishers LLC / amazonbookpublishersllc.com , and Amazon Book Publishers / amazonbookpublishers.net

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Amazon Book Publishers

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Also traded as amazonbookspublisher.co. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Publishers / amazonbookspublisher.co (created July, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Website has already been taken down.

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Amazon Book Publishers

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Also traded as amazonbookpublishers.net. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Publishers / amazonbookpublishers.net This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Fake covers, fake logos, fake awards, etc. Same phone number as Amazon Book Publishers LLC / amazonbookpublishersllc.com , and Amazon Book Publisher / amazonbookpublisher.co.

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Amazon Book Publishers LLC

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Also traded as amazonbookpublishersllc.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Publishers LLC / amazonbookpublishersllc.com (created July, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Site is currently down. Same phone number as Amazon Book Publishers / amazonbookpublishers.net , and Amazon Book Publisher / amazonbookpublisher.co.

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Amazon Book Publishing Expert

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Also traded as amazonbookpublishingexpert.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Publishing Expert / amazonbookpublishingexpert.com (created February, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. See Amazon Author Hub / amazonauthorhub.com on this list. Same company. Fake awards (from before the site existed), fake author photos, fake book covers (stolen from other publishers) that appear on other sites on this list, etc., etc. Same phone number as Amazon Books Publishing Expert / amazonbookspublishingexpert.com and Amazon Publishing Experts / amazonpubli...

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Amazon Book Publishing Professionals

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Also traded as amazonbookpublishingprofessionals.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Publishing Professionals / amazonbookpublishingprofessionals.com (created July, 2023) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Features covers for books published before their site existed (copyright infringement). Has logos for major media they've never done business with. Same address as Creative Ghostwriters / creativeghostwriters.com and Writers of USA / WritersOfUSA.com . Same phone number as Upstore Digital / upstoredigital.com, Professional Wiki Creators / professionalwi...

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Amazon Book Writers

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Also traded as amazonbookwriters.com, Amazon Ebook Publications. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Book Writers / amazonbookwriters.com (created January, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. They have covers on their website for books they didn't publish (copyright infringement). They have several logos for companies they haven't worked with. Per Google, they have same phone number as Amazon Ebook Publications, amazonebookpublications.co , Amazon Ebook Writers / amazonebookwriters.com, Amazon Publishing Group / amazonpublishinggroup.com, KDP Publishing Service / kdppubl...

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Amazon Books Publishing Expert

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Also traded as amazonbookspublishingexpert.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Books Publishing Expert / amazonbookspublishingexpert.com Trademark infringement. This is NOT Amazon. Same issues as many sites on this list, including some of the exact same stolen book covers. Claims to have 5 stars on Trustpilot but they have zero reviews on that site. Same phone number as Amazon Publishing Experts / amazonpublishingexperts.org, and Amazon Book Publishing Expert / amazonbookpublishingexpert.com .

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Amazon Ebook Publications

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Also traded as amazonebookpublications.co, AKD Publications. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Ebook Publications / amazonebookpublications.com Website is dead. Thanks to the WayBack Machine, we can see the original website, which states, "Join our community of 1,000,000+ authors." Ha ha ha!!! Their website had a secondary phone number, which also appears on a web page where people can review call girls. This one in particular is named Jasmine.

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Amazon Ebook Publications (different URL!)

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Also traded as amazonebookpublications.co, AKD Publications. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Ebook Publications (different URL!) / amazonebookpublications.co (created June, 2023) Website is dead. Per Google, same phone number as AKD Publications / akdpublications.com, Amazon Self Book Publisher / amazonselfbookpublisher.com, Amz KDP Publishers / amzkdppublishers.com, Amazone Book Publications / amazonebookpublications.com, Macmillan Ebook Publisher macmillanebookspublisher.com, and Self Publishing Assistance / selfpublishingassistance.com . Their old website had a different ph...

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Amazon Ebook Writers

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Also traded as amazonebookwriters.com, Amazon Ebook Publications. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Ebook Writers / amazonebookwriters.com (created April, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Website is currently for sale. Per Google, they have same phone number as Amazon Ebook Publications, amazonebookpublications.co , Amazon Book Writers / amazonbookwriters.com, Amazon Publishing Group / amazonpublishinggroup.com, KDP Publishing Service / kdppublishingservice.com, and Amazon Book Publications / amazonbookpublications.co.

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Amazon Expert Publishing

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Also traded as amazonexpertpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Expert Publishing / amazonexpertpublishing.com (created July, 2024) This is NOT Amazon! Book covers are on the website that were published before their website was created. Google does not show them as being located at their "U.S. address." There is a Staples store, however, which offers virtual addresses. Per the Staples website, "Make our address your address."

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Amazon Kindle Writers

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Also traded as amazonkindlewriters.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Kindle Writers / amazonkindlewriters.com This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Stolen book covers (copyright infringement) and a fake Trustpilot review are on their website. They have NO reviews on Trustpilot.

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Amazon Profs

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Also traded as amazonprofs.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Profs / amazonprofs.com (created November, 2021) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Website was registered in CHINA. "U.S. address" is a virtual office. Numerous people have called them scammers on Trustpilot.com . Same phone number as Digital Book Labs / digitalbooklabs.com and Prime Publishings / primepublishings.com . Through addresses and phone numbers, this company is also part of American Ebook Writers / americanebookwriters.com, Creative Writing Hub / creativewritinghub...

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Amazon Publication Company

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Also traded as amazonpublicationcompany.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publication Company / amazonpublicationcompany.com This is NOT Amazon! Trademark infringement. Same layout as some others here, including the three repeating models' pictures with different names (fake customer reviews), as well as stolen book covers (copyright infringement). Claims a 5 star Trustpilot score, despite having no reviews on that site. Address appears to be an Italian restaurant. Same phone number as Lincoln Book Publishers / lincolnbookpublishers.com and lincolnbookpublis...

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Amazon Publication House

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Also traded as amazonpublicationhouse.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publication House / amazonpublicationhouse.com It looks like Amazon was able to have this site taken down.

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Amazon Publication Profs

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Also traded as amazonpublicationprofs.com, AMZ Book Publications. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publication Profs / amazonpublicationprofs.com This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Our browser says this website is dangersous. According to Instagram, this one has the same phone number as AMZ Book Publications / amzbookpublications.com (also on this list).

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Amazon Publish Services

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Also traded as amazonpublishservices.com, Uptime Web Solution. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publish Services / amazonpublishservices.com (created February, 2022) This is NOT Amazon! They have a Nicholas Sparks book cover on their site. They did NOT work on his book! Other covers are from books published by other firms (stolen covers!) long before this website existed. Notice the syntax error in the company name. On Google and bbb.org, they have the same phone number as Uptime Web Solution, LLC / uptimewebsolution.com (they have syntax errors on their site, too).

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Amazon Publishers Firm

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Also traded as amazonpublishersfirm.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishers Firm / amazonpublishersfirm.com This is NOT Amazon! Fake phone number (too many digits). Committing several violations on THIS LIST .

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Amazon Publishing Experts

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Also traded as amazonpublishingexperts.org. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishing Experts / amazonpublishingexperts.org See Amazon Books Publishing Expert / amazonbookspublishingexpert.com .

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Amazon Publishing Group

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Also traded as amazonpublishinggroup.com, Amazon Ebook Publications. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishing Group / amazonpublishinggroup.com (created October, 2023) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Website is currently down. Per Google, they have same phone number as Amazon Ebook Publications, amazonebookpublications.co , Amazon Book Writers / amazonbookwriters.com, Amazon Ebook Writers / amazonebookwriters.com, KDP Publishing Service / kdppublishingservice.com, and Amazon Book Publications / amazonbookpublications.co.

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Amazon Publishing Groups

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Also traded as amazonpublishinggroups.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishing Groups / amazonpublishinggroups.com (created November, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Same company as Amazon Publishing Group / amazonpublishinggroup.com (above). Same fake customer photos we've see on other scammer sites on this list.

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Amazon Publishing Prime

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Also traded as amazonpublishingprime.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishing Prime / amazonpublishingprime.com (created October, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Address looks to be a pizza place on Google. Same address as Alpha Book Writers / alphabookwriters.com, KDP Publishing Officials / kdppublishingofficials.com , and Exclusive Book Writers / about.me/exclusivebookwriters (those domains were registered in ICELAND!). Some covers on their website are for books published before the Amazon Publishing Prime website was created.

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Amazon Publishing Pros

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Also traded as amzpublishingpros.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishing Pros / amzpublishingpros.com (created in January, 2023) This is NOT Amazon! Trademark infringement! F rating on bbb.org and scathing complaints on other websites. Same phone number as Amazon Publishing Source (also on this list).

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Amazon Publishing Source

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Also traded as amazonpublishingsource.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishing Source / amazonpublishingsource.com (created November, 2024) This is NOT Amazon! Trademark infringement! Covers are on the website for books published years before their website was created. Same phone number as Amazon Publishing Pros, which has an F rating on BBB.org.

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Amazon Publishingofficial

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Also traded as amazonpublishingofficial.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishingofficial (sic) / amazonpublishingofficial.com (created January 5, 2025) This is NOT Amazon! Trademark infringement. Website claims to have published more than 900 books but they just launched their website 9 days before they were added to this list. They claim to have published "310 national bestsellers," which is total B.S.! Numerous trademarks are on their website for companies they have not done business with. Covers on their site are from books they did NOT publish (copyr...

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Amazon Publishings

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Also traded as amazonpublishings.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishings/ amazonpublishings.com It looks like Amazon was able to have this site taken down.

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Amazon Publishings Group

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Also traded as amazonpublishingsgroup.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishings Group / amazonpublishingsgroup.com This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. It looks like Amazon was able to get this scam site taken down.

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Amazon Self Book Publisher

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Also traded as amazonselfbookpublisher.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Self Book Publisher / amazonselfbookpublisher.com (created November, 2024) Notice the syntax error in the name. Same phone number as AKD Publications / akdpublications.com (see above), Self Publishing Assistance / selfpublishingassistance.com , and Amz KDP Publishers / amzkdppublishers.com, and MacMillan Ebook Publisher / macmillanebookpublisher.com . Trademark infringement. They even use Amazon's logo. Fake testimonials. Fake author photos taken from the Internet (one of which we saw ...

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Amazon Self Book Publishers

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Also traded as amazonselfbookpublishers.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Self Book Publishers / amazonselfbookpublishers.com (created July, 2024) Exact same website as the Amazon Self Book Publisher / amazonselfbookpublisher.com immediately above.

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Amazon Writing & Publishers

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Also traded as amazonwritingandpublishers.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Writing & Publishers / Amazon Writing and Publishers / amazonwritingandpublishers.com This is NOT Amazon (trademark infringement). Like many here, website is registered in Iceland. They hilariously claim to have published 10K+ books yet no books on Amazon have them listed as the publisher. Same "model" on their website (next to customer testimonials) that we've seen on other scam sites here. Covers are fake. "U.S. address" appears to be a shipping store. The list goes on, and on, and o...

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Amazons Publishing Pro

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Also traded as amazonspublishingpro.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazons Publishing Pro / amazonspublishingpro.com Trademark infringement. This is NOT Amazon. Notice the missing apostrophe in the company's name. Classic foreign scammer mistake. Claims to have 5 star reviews on Trustpilot. They have NO reviews on that page. Covers on their site were stolen from other publishers (copyright infringement). Same phone number as Prime Amazon KDP / primeamazonkdp.com , which is also connected to Inkwell Book Writer / inkwellbookwriter.com (also on this list).

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America Literary LLC

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Also traded as americaliteraryllc.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

America Literary LLC / americaliteraryllc.com.com They are in the PHILIPPINES! They are committing several violations on THIS LIST , including stolen covers from books published years before this website was in existence.

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American Book Hub

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Also traded as americanbookhub.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

American Book Hub / americanbookhub.com (created May, 2024) "U.S. address" is a house. Website was registered in ICELAND. They have book covers on their site that were published before their website was created, and that were published by other companies. Website has punctuation errors. Same phone number as Premium Class Help / premiumclasshelp.com (a tutoring company!).

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American Book Pros

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Also traded as americanbookpros.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. American Book Pros / americanbookpros.com (created October, 2024) Website is registered in ICELAND. A rep talking to me through Facebook private messenger gave me links to three of their "best selling books." They are not listed as the publisher for any of those books. There are five book covers on their homepage, none of which can be found on Amazon. Three of them have the exact same author name. Address on their website is for a house, per Google Maps. They have the same phone number and st...

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American Book Publisher

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Also traded as americanbookpublisher.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

American Book Publisher / americanbookpublisher.com (created September, 2022) Has a logo designed after the American flag but the website was registered in ICELAND! Facebook states they are in PAKISTAN. A company offers "virtual offices" at their alleged New York, NY address. There's a mailbox service at their alleged Queens, NY address. A review on TrustPilot says, "I have been waiting 2 1/2 months for my 800.00 refund." Same phone number (in Google) and logo as Books Publishing House / book...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

American Creative Studios

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Also traded as americancreativestudios.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

American Creative Studios / americancreativestudios.com (created March, 2023) See Blitz Websites below. Same phone number!

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

American Design Solution

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Also traded as americandesignsolution.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

American Design Solution / americandesignsolution.com (created November, 2024) See Book Craft Publishing / BookCraftPublishing.com below. Same phone number and "U.S. address!" Facebook says this company is also in Pakistan.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

American Ebook Writers

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Also traded as americanebookwriters.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

American Ebook Writers / americanebookwriters.com (created September, 2020) See Digital Book Labs / digitalbooklabs.com below. Per Facebook, this company is in PAKISTAN . Several "covers" on their website have authors with two first names (a common mistake among foreign scammers who don't understand American names). Site has logos for awards dated before this website even existed. Looks like they changed their name to American Logo Studios on Trustpilot but the scathing reviews still list the...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

American Legacy Publishers

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Also traded as americanlegacypublishers.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

American Legacy Publishers / americanlegacypublishers.com This site is less than a month old and they claim to have worked with 10K authors. TOTAL LIE! Stolen book covers. Their Facebook followers are fake, too. They are committing SEVERAL violations on THIS LIST .

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

American Logo Designers

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Also traded as americanlogodesigners.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

American Logo Designers / americanlogodesigners.com (created September, 2019) See Blitz Websites below. Same phone number! This website was registered in LONDON. Scathing reviews on TrustPilot!

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Amz KDP Publishers

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Also traded as amzkdppublishers.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amz KDP Publishers / amzkdppublishers.com (created June, 2024) This is NOT Amazon. Trademark infringement. Same phone number as AKD Publications / akdpublications.com, Amazon Self Book Publisher / amazonselfbookpublisher.com, Amazone Book Publications / amazonebookpublications.com, Macmillan Ebook Publisher macmillanebookspublisher.com, and Self Publishing Assistance www.selfpublishingassistance.com . Has the same fake testimonials and author photos that they have on one of their other websit...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

AmzGlobal Publishing

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Also traded as globalamazonpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AmzGlobal Publishing See Global Amazon Publishing / globalamazonpublishing.com on this list.

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AmzGlobal Publishing See Global Amazon Publishing

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Also traded as globalamazonpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. AmzGlobal Publishing See Global Amazon Publishing / globalamazonpublishing.com on this list.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Amzon Central Publishing

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Also traded as amzoncentralpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amzon Central Publishing / amzoncentralpublishing.com These morons can't even spell Amazon correctly! But, that's okay because this is NOT Amazon! However, from their logo and site colors, they're trying to make authors think they are! They are committing several violations on THIS LIST . "#1 Book Publisher In USA" my butt!!! They have logos for awards that were from years prior to this website existing. The list goes on and on!

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Anderson Publishers

Vanity

Also traded as andersonpublishers.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Anderson Publishers / andersonpublishers.com Website is less than a year old. They have covers on their website that were published LONG before their website existed (copyright infringement). They are committing many violations on THIS LIS T. According to TrustPilot : "Do Not Trust! This company tried to scam my 87 year old Mother. She is writing her memoir and the so called editors never delivered what was promised. A price was quoted to her which she gladly paid upfront, which was our first...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Assiduous Works

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Also traded as assiduousworks.com, that firm. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Assiduous Works / assiduousworks.com – (created May, 2024) See Publishing Mojo / publishingmojo.com below. Self-explanatory. Same phone number as that firm, and many others listed here. This firm also goes by the name of Digit Media Designs / digitmediadesigns.com . They also share a phone number with Assiduous Apparels / assiduousapparelworks.com .

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Atlas Heritage Publishing

Vanity · United States · est. 2018

Also traded as Atlas Heritage Media. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Named alongside Meridian House Press in the 2026 Delaware complaint. Sells packages above $15,000 with an all-formats grant for the term of copyright. Shares an address and a registered agent with two other companies presented to authors as independent. Contacted before listing; declined to comment.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Author Book Creators

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Also traded as authorbookcreators.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Author Book Creators / AuthorBookCreators.com (created July, 2024) They have the same phone number on google as Book Publishing HQ / BookPublishingHQ.com, and others here, which we have already profiled in WritersWeekly .

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Author Books Publisher

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Also traded as authorbookspublisher.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Author Books Publisher / authorbookspublisher.com (created May, 2024) Same address as McMillan Book Publishers, US Book Professionals, Venture Book Publishers, and Twayne Publishers (all also on this list). See also Book Publishing HQ / bookpublish inghq.com on this list.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Author Centrals

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Also traded as authorcentrals.com, Kindle Direct Publishers. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Author Centrals / authorcentrals.com This is NOT Amazon! Amazon's author interface is called Author Central. This scammer actually calls itself "Author Central" on Facebook. Website is only 3 months old yet they claim, like other scammers here, to have already completed more than 1200 projects! LIARS! Website is registered in ICELAND like many of the scammers here. Per one of their victims who posted on WriterBeware.org, they have the same phone number as Kindle Direct Publishers / KDP Publis...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Author Nest Publishing

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Also traded as authornestpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Author Nest Publishing / authornestpublishing.com Like many on this list, their website is registered in ICELAND. Has stolen covers on their homepage from international best selling books (they have NOT worked with Stephen King!). Same phone numbers/addresses as Logic Minds Publishing / logicmindspublishing.com, Volt Publishers / voltpublishers.com, Ignite Book Publishing / ignitebookpublishing.com , Silver Gravity Publishing, and Chicago Web Innovations / chicagowebinnovations.com (all also ...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Author Publications

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Also traded as authorpublications.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Author Publications / authorpublications.com (created August, 2024) Facebook removed this scammer on 1/14/2025. They called themselves "best book publisher." That's always a red flag! They stole covers from other publishers and put them on their website. Address appears to be a condominium complex. Their website has logos from awards they haven't won.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Author's Heaven

Service provider

Also traded as authorsheaven.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Author's Heaven / authorsheaven.com (created May, 2024) Facebook states some page managers are in PAKISTAN. There are covers on their website for books published years before this firm's website was created. The even have a Dean Koontz cover on their site. They did NOT work on that book! FRAUD! Same phone number as Ace Publishing Services and Ace Book Writing (both also on this list).

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Author's Point

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Also traded as theauthorspoint.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Author's Point / The Author's Point / theauthorspoint.com Fake book covers on their website (one of which we've seen on another scammer's site!). "U.S. address is a virtual office. They claim to be located in 11 cities in the U.S. Hilarious! On Trustpilot: "They peppered me with promises and positive forecasts, drained my funds, and never delivered in terms of sales."

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

AuthorHouse

Vanity · United States · est. 1997

Also traded as Author Solutions, 1stBooks. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Subsidiary vanity publisher with documented history of aggressive upselling, high package fees, and poor retail distribution relative to cost.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 18 June 2026 · Watchlist

Authors Book Publishing

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Also traded as authorsbookpublishing.com, Apex Book Writers. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Authors Book Publishing / authorsbookpublishing.com They have fake awards on their site dated years before this website existed. Syntax errors. According to Trustpilot, same phone number as Apex Book Writers / apexbookwriters.com (also on this list). Committing several violations on THIS LIST .

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Authors Breeze Publishing

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Also traded as authorsbreeze.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Authors Breeze Publishing / authorsbreeze.com (created October, 2022) Facebook states page manager is in PAKISTAN. Some covers have no author names (common error made by scammers on this list). One book on their site, according to Amazon, was published by Book Publishers USA / bookpublishersusa.com (also on this list). Another cover was published elsewhere before this website existed. Trustpilot review says, "Authors Breeze took my money and gave me a contract that they never fulfilled one it...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Authors Everest

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Also traded as authorseverest.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Evercrest Publishing. Authors Everest / authorseverest.com (created July, 2023) Per a scathing review on Trustpilot, they were accused of copyright infringement (stealing illustrations from another company for the author's book), and, "I don't believe there was ever any intention of Authors Everest getting my books published. They simply strung me along for months getting my money. I filed disputes with my bank and credit card companies for the $9,000.00…" From another reviewer, "I paid a large amount for pu...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Authors Publishing House

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Also traded as authorspublishinghouse.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Authors Publishing House / authorspublishinghouse.com Serial copyright infringers. I checked just three covers. They were all stolen from other publishers. They're in PAKISTAN. Committing several violations on THIS LIST .

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Avery Publishing House

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Also traded as fullstopwriters.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Penguin Random House. Stole the name from Penguin Random House. Shares a phone number with Full Stop Writers and Paramount Book Publishing.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Avery Publishing House They stole the name from Penguin Random House. Same phone number as Full Stop Writers

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Also traded as fullstopwriters.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Penguin Random House. Avery Publishing House They stole the name from Penguin Random House. Same phone number as Full Stop Writers / fullstopwriters.com and Paramount Book Publishing / paramountbookpublishing.com (also on this list).

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

B&N Book Publishers

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NOT associated with Barnes & Noble. B&N Book Publishers / facebook.com/BNbookpublishers This is NOT Barnes and Noble! Trademark infringement. They don't even have a website; just a Facebook page.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Ballentine Book

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Also traded as ballentinebook.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

NOT associated with Penguin Random House. NOT associated with The New York Times. Ballentine Book / ballentinebook.com They are part of the overseas publishing crime cartel. AVOID! Committing several violations on THIS LIST . EXACT SAME PHONE NUMBER as Penguin House Random / penguinhouserandom.com, Ballentine Book / ballentinebook.com, NYT Publisher / New York Times Publisher / newyorktimespublisher.com (they stole the New York Times logo), and Prime Billing Solution / primebillingsolution.com . The first three all have the same site design. Prime Billing Solution was regi...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Barker Books

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Also traded as barkerbooks.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Barker Books / Barker Publishing LLC / Barker & Jules, LLC / barkerbooks.com / barkerandjules.com They don't have links to the books on their site that were supposedly published before they changed their name. Barkerandjules.com is now a dead website. Per Trustpilot: " I DO NOT recommend it to anyone. One of the most stressful and frustrating experiences in my life. Totally unprofessional, without clear communication. Nothing to do with what I was promised and more importantly, for what I pai...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Best Book Writers

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Also traded as bestbookwriters.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Best Book Writers / bestbookwriters.com Like many here, the website is registered in ICELAND. They have logos for media they've never been featured in. Classic scammer site design. Tons of one-star reviews on Trustpilot. They are committing several violations on THIS LIST .

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Best Sellers, Inc.

Service provider

Also traded as bestsellersinc.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Best Sellers, Inc. / bestsellersinc.com (created June, 2024) Same phone number and virtual address as Exclusive Book Writers, Book Advertisers and AMZ Book Publishing (also on this list). Same phone number as Swift Ghostwriters (also on this list). The bbb.org has several warnings about AMZ Book Publishing on their website. Claims to have a U.S. address but, like many companies here, the domain was registered in ICELAND. BBB.org has warnings posted about AMZ Book Publishing , including misuse...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Best Selling Publisher

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Also traded as bestsellingpublisher.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Best Selling Publisher / bestsellingpublisher.com (created October, 2021) What a STUPID company name! Same address as Kindle Direct Publishings / kindledirectpublishings.com and others. The address on their website is a private home in Texas. The address on their Facebook page is the same address as Kindle Direct Publishings / kindledirectpublishings.com (another horrible name), which is also on this list. Same phone number as Best Selling Publishers / bestsellingpublishers.com (exact same we...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Best Selling Publishers

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Also traded as bestsellingpublishers.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Best Selling Publishers / bestsellingpublishers.com (created November, 2024) EXACT same company as Best Selling Publisher / bestsellingpublisher.com immediately above. Even has an identical website.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Black Mount Publishing

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Also traded as blackmountpublishing.com. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Black Mount Publishing / blackmountpublishing.com See BookPrime Publishing / Book Prime Publishing / bookprimepublishing.com (also on this list). Exact same phone number. Our virus software brought up a security warning about this site. Their featured book was published by another company years before this website existed (copyright infringement).

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Goldleaf Literary Agency

Service provider · Undisclosed · est. 2021

Also traded as Goldleaf Agency, Goldleaf Rights. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Charges reading fees and monthly submission fees while describing itself as a literary agency. Lists no completed sales, and none of the four publishers it names as partners confirmed any relationship when asked. Registered address is a mail forwarding service. Contacted at two published addresses; both bounced.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist

Meridian House Press

Hybrid · United States · est. 2014

Also traded as Meridian Literary Group, MHP Books, Meridian House Publishing. Rebrands are common; the former names are searchable.

Named in a consolidated complaint filed in Delaware in 2026 by eleven authors, attaching invoices totalling $412,000 for services the plaintiffs say were not delivered. Shares a registered agent and two directors with Orchard & Vane and Atlas Heritage Publishing, which are marketed to authors as unconnected companies. Has rebranded three times since 2014. Contacted before listing; no response received.

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026 · Watchlist