Atmosphere PressReviews of atmospherepress.com

Overall, it was great to work with the people at Atmosphere. They are all kind and dedicated to your work through the whole process. A downside is that unless you buy the extra book publicity package you have to do all the publicity yourself. Which is the biggest downside for me because I’m so busy. It’s also expensive to publish with them, though I’m sure it’s cheaper than complete self publishing. I do enjoy working with everyone at Atmosphere because they really do care about the author. It’s a very good option for stepping into the publishing world.

I have published two books with Atmosphere in the past year. Their strength is delivering a good-looking book that is nice to look at both inside and out. Kudos to the cover designer, layout, and proofreaders, who were all top-notch professionals. The managers for the project moved it from point to point in an expeditious fashion. They did a nice job with the Amazon page for both books. The audiobook process was easy to work with and a very positive experience. Marketing is not their strength. If you (as an author) think they will come up with ideas specifically for your book, you will be disappointed. In the time (18 months) I worked with the people (all very nice), I got the feeling that only two people read the books. It was like, We don't need to read the book to sell it. The marketing suggestions are boilerplate for all of their authors. If you need a boilerplate template, then that's okay. If you are looking for an idea for them to try to implement, it doesn't work that way. Their marketing people make suggestions, and you do the work. If I do another book with them, I will change the package I buy to exclude the marketing.

As an author published through Atmosphere Press, I'm a bit disappointed with published reviews at time of my submission through Trustpilot -- both in quantity and substance. Most publishers and literary agents ask two fundamental questions in the submission process: Is this person already famous? Are they already selling [something] to an identifiable target demographic? If the answers are yes to both, then one might expect publication. Otherwise, expect a struggle and years of effort with limited support. Rejection notifications come in weeks or months, and sometimes never -- as you and your work are not important enough to bother letting you know that nobody cares. Think about it... if you've been down this road, then you know! And if not, here is an anecdote: JK Rowling was rejected 12 times after crafting much of Harry Potter narratives through spectacular pain and suffering, so her story goes -- Atmosphere Press is building something different. Their team is exceptionally gifted, competent, compassionate, and kind. Atmosphere Press works closely with authors to craft amazing products at nearly double the pace of traditional publishers. A Phoenix Saga audiobook narrated by Emily Woo Zeller and Katie Hagaman is spectacular and available across all relevant platforms, including Audible and Spotify! Check it out -- decide for yourself. Favoring transparency, a 4-star review indicates that Atmosphere Press is still learning, growing, and navigating a publishers' business space, where commitments to their founding mission map to consistent integrity-in-action and incredible authors' experiences. We will certainly work with Atmosphere Press for our future works --