Atmosphere PressReviews of atmospherepress.com

It has been horrifying and fascinating trying to understand the logic of this company. My editor is no loner and my data was stolen. I would self publish before getting involved with these people.

Be careful of this company. From the very beginning, the team made one mistake after the other. My original text docs and photo files were perfectly numbered and ordered, and I included detailed instructions about text and placement of images, yet on two separate occasions, they used wrong images an captions, even though my notes to them showed them correctly. Finally, after a few months of going back and forth, they used an old text file (instead of the recently edited one) to do the layout. That's when I contacted the owner, but he, in return, blamed the whole thing on me instead of apologizing and taking responsibility to correct his company's mistake. He decided to "terminate" my contract; he kept almost $1,500 of my money, and he returned the same amount. His correspondences and his attitude were arrogant, cocky, and unprofessional. And nobody ever bothered to offer an apology for messing up the manuscript by using old files which were named and dated as previous versions. The whole experience was terribly unprofessional, unethical, and downright nasty. There is very little direct communication from author to the others involved in the project, and their contractors are all over the world, making the process laborious and impersonal. In the end, I took his partial refund and I gladly moved on to self-publishing with Ingram and amazon. Instead of their high-priced marketing packages, I did it all myself, to great results. It's taken me over one year to leave this review. The owner Nick can say whatever he wants in response, but I'm here to tell you to be wary of this company.

A rather unethical approach to tout custom.Addendum in the light of Atmosphere's reply to my review. Atmosphere Press may have justified rave reviews, however personally I find their approach rather unethical. I spun the wheel received in their email and won an author's interview. I have already published a book and whatever work is i progress is just that - still work in progress. In any case, I completed the interview questionnaire, hoping they may pick up my book "I couldn't help it if I tried" and add it to their catalogue. What I received back was my "publishing contract" giving me three options of parting with money to pay to them. The first totalled $ 6600 - just under £ 5000 (UK). I was shocked and asked them to take me off their mailing list immediately. Atmosphere did reply, informing me tht their website was transparent where their fees are concerned, That may be so but I had not visited their website. I spun Atmosphere's wheel as suggested by Writers on line to win prizes to help with writing . So, for the record, I was not offered an author's interview as such, I WON IT BY SPINNING THE WHEEL AND YES, IT WAS FREE BECAUSE IT WAS A PRIZE.

I was congratulated by this typical American Vanity Press scam company for sending my successfull manuscript ready for pulishing. The problem was, I had only sent a synopsis. If you want to give your money away, I have a timeshare to sell you.

Selling books is a hard business. Atmosphere Press doesn't make it easier. Their paid-for marketing services is not great; furthermore their book boost team will make you do all the heavy lifting. Their website design is atrocious and costly. You will likely be in the red if you publish with Atmosphere, though the exception would be if you are a much more talented sales person than writer.

They are worse than being a Vanity Press they are SCAMMERS! I'm only glad I didn't pay them $5,700 up front to produce my poetry book; a huge amount of money. But I have been suckered into paying them $1,000 for their non existent 'Book boost publicity & promotion' package nearly 3 weeks ago with not a word back from them. I live in the UK, I've tried filing a complaint against them thru the BBB: Better Business Bureau, the US equivalent of our Trading Standards, I tried filing my complaint online yesterday but kept getting the 500 error message instead, I even tried to share a review on there but kept on getting the error message back. I'm at my wits end, I don't want to let them get away with it but I don't know who else to turn to now for help?

After reading reviews that confirmed Atmosphere Press as a vanity press that demands money for publishing, I hesitantly decided to give it a try. I contacted them and met all their demands, even sending a sample of my manuscript. Despite their impressed response, I couldn't shake the feeling that they were just a vanity press. Nonetheless, I continued playing along and responding to their emails. One day, I received an interesting email asking how much I was prepared to contribute financially. Without hesitation, I selected the option of no contribution. The very next day, I received undeniable proof that Atmosphere Press is indeed a dubious publisher. They stated in their email, and I quote, "We received your Next Round Consideration Form, and we loved everything you had to say. Our publication packages require a financial investment, though, and because you stated that you do not want to invest in this project, it seems we might not be the best fit for you. Is that correct?" If you are seeking traditional publishers, I strongly advise against wasting your time with money-seeking companies like Atmosphere Press. Rest assured, if your book holds value and is deserving of publication, it will eventually find its way without any financial burdens. Keep searching for authentic traditional publishers.

Congratulations on taking nearly nine (9) months to reply to my review!!! Proves my point don't you think?! ============ I submitted two manuscripts today. I received an email within a couple of hours saying "Glad to hear from you! I saw you resubmitted your book, and I was happy to see your name in the queue again. If you're interested in pursuing publication with our hybrid publishing model, schedule a chat with me, or send me a note, about making this book a reality!" So it was immediately apparent that they had not read my submissions; it would certainly take longer than the time it took them to reply. They simply want you to arrange a chat so they can talk you in to paying for your publication. I cannot see how it can be read any other way. They want you to pay. I replied and told them it was not a resubmission. They replied "Got it! I will take a look......." So it confirmed my belief that they don't give a monkies about your work, they are not a serious publisher and cannot be trusted to evaluate your work. Extremely disappointed, but more fool me for thinking they would take the time to read my work and consider publishing. Their marketing emails are full of false hopes. Very disappointing. If they choose to challenge this review, I would be more than happy to discuss it with them. They had my number, but never called, so why should they now?!?!