Archway PublishingReviews of archwaypublishing.com

I have enjoyed working with the staff at Archway, they have been courteous and professional. The only short coming of this type of publishing is the time that it takes overall.

I was disappointed with the time to edit the manuscript, but got over that. When I got the final product, the printing was extremely faint. Not all that happy, but loved the design of the book and the cover.

I am a first time publisher. The process was clear and a personal guide assisted me with each step. My end product met or exceeded my expectations. I would use Archway again for business publications. I am a seasoned writer and have resources outside of the Archway package, so I did not use all of their services. For example, I provided my own cover art. They worked with my materials to integrate them in their work flow. The only part of the process that was neither smooth nor satisfying nor a good value was the editing process. Perhaps due to Covid, the editing process was extremely slow. I was promised a 4-6 week range and it took 12 weeks. Further, the edits were not helpful and in some cases were counter to my book's style. I would not pay for editing in the future. I have not purchased any supplemental publicity packages, so I can not speak to those.

It's a scam in that they tell you that Archway is connected to Simon & Shuster Publishers, but Simon & Shuster is not mentioned any place in my book.

I am very happy with the inside of the book, but I was not told that the number of pages could determine whether or not the book had a title on the spine. That is why I am awarding 4 stars instead of 5.

Not good at communication, explaining and follow up. Felt that they just want money. You hardly can get a hold of them over the phone.

Nice book. Took long to finalize. Too many names to keep straight in correspondence.

I had an awesome experience and the only reason I’m giving it a three is because the wrong Author’s photo was used. After many discussion the wrong photo was used. The photo that was used is not good. Sad about that and my photo is important. Best, Chloe Sylvers