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I wish I had looked up books publishing inc before they ripped me off for $3500. They did not fulfill any of the contract agreement or services. I should have stuck with my first thought and demanded a total refund.

They are not professionals and constantly give you 'new account managers'. The editing was done by an English AI and I had to reject it. They signed a contract that 'guaranteed' results or your money back after 6 months, 6 months go by and no sales. They won't honor the money back guarantee and now won't answer the phone if they know I'm calling. Stay away.

I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Authors Book Publishing. I paid for publishing services upfront with the expectation that my project would be actively managed and progress would be made toward publication. After payment was received, I was later asked to provide additional funds for services that I considered to be significantly more expensive than originally anticipated. When I expressed concern about the additional costs and requested evidence of meaningful progress on my project before investing further funds, communication became increasingly limited. Despite multiple attempts to obtain updates regarding the status of my book, I received no information regarding work completed on my behalf. As time passed without measurable progress, I informed the company that I would consider requesting a refund if I did not see movement on the project. I did not receive a response. I subsequently requested a refund and, to date, have not received a response or a resolution that I believe a paying customer deserves. My concern is not simply the financial investment, but the lack of transparency, responsiveness, and accountability throughout the process. Authors place significant trust in companies that offer publishing services, and clear communication is essential when handling a client’s intellectual property and financial investment. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this company. I encourage prospective authors to carefully review all agreements, maintain detailed records of communications and payments, and thoroughly evaluate all costs and deliverables before committing funds.

Stay away!! They will take your money and lie constantly! They cannot be trusted. Find a true and honest publishing company!

I am in the process of dying (78 years old with severe heart disease) and I wanted a fast turnaround. They said they could do the whole thing in 10-11 days......so I gave them $650. My health became so bad in the next day or so that I decided that I could not even fill out the initial questionnaire about my book. So I asked for a refund. I did not send them my manuscript nor the initial questionnaire. They said they could not refund the money as they had "allocated time for doing the work".....what BS. They did nothing nor could they do anything as they had nothing to work with. All I got from them was constant emails trying to convince me to go ahead with the project. At one point the guy said a refund was possible but after talking to the finance people he then said it was not. Doing this to anyone is immoral but doing this to a dying person this is unconscionable. I should have known something was fishy right away as the phone system was noisy and horrible (could hardly understand him), there were people talking in the background and the phone disconnected twice. if I could give zero stars.....I would. We don't need to be treated like this. These people do not care about other people....all they want is money. We deserve to be loved. All of us. We are beautiful.

The fact that it's taken almost a year to respond to my review speaks volumes. I have since republished the book with AuthorHouse.

In reply to Author's question of the authenticity of my account...what a load of nonsense...exactly how they do business, in a nutshell. I will be glad to share a picture of my book and the Author Book Publications insignia at the bottom. Or better yet, I'll provide receipts for the thousands of dollars I've spent with your company. ==================================== To describe Author’s Book Publishing as rank amateurs would be an insult to rank amateurs. The publishing of my first book was supposed to be a celebratory event, instead it was one of the most demoralizing, degrading experiences of my life, thanks to their incompetence and greed. I have started a new book, which will be published elsewhere, and the first chapter is devoted entirely to my experience with this sorry-ass company. It is written as a comedy, although the experience was decidedly un-funny. Idiotic editing, being pressured every step of the way to buy this or that whiz-bang product, pitiful compensation, weekly disasters bringing the book to market…I could go on and on. You will see glowing reviews of Author’s. I did, and believed them. Now, after seeing how they operate up close, I don’t believe them as far as I can throw them. Do yourself a favor and avoid Author’s Book Publishing at all costs. Find somebody, anybody, else to publish your book. Like me, you probably poured blood, sweat and tears into your work…don’t let these clowns ruin your experience. Trustpilot asked that I give additional details... --I spent more time correcting their editing mistakes then fixing my own. An example: I wrote a passage describing my grandmother as "little bitty". They changed it to "a little biddy". --I was upsold repeatedly, always at the last minute, after paying $1800, which I thought covered everything, then another $990. In total they wanted to charge me another $7000 for marketing, etc... --They botched the submission of my book. I insisted it be in color because of pictures, and they submitted it as black and white...friends and family who bought it got black and white. --I was on track to PAY close to $3 per book I sold at one point. --I earn .75 cents per paperback. I know the printing cost...where does the other $7 go? I asked repeatedly and never got an answer. --I called the salesman who signed my up to complain and he never returned my call. Class act there. --They do not occupy the NY location they list on their website. When you call their main number you get a foreign voice who cannot be heard over the din behind them. Try calling the number they list. --I was never told that I would have to pay extra for the hardcover dust jacket. Only after I received the 10 copies I ordered did I know it would be without. They wanted to charge me another $1800 for a Kirkus review and book jacket (a Kirkus review cost around $500 and the book jacket $200ish). --10 stellar reviews of my book appeared out of blue on Amazon. I would love to take credit for them but they are completely bogus, AI-generated, I assume. Two of them mention what great "fiction" it is; it is plainly non-fiction. I therefore doubt every glowing review there is about the company. --To have my first book published without a sleeve feels like a crime, a personal tragedy. It screams "amateur". I could give 20 more examples. I stand by my review...

This company turned my dream into a nightmare!!! First, I submitted my raw manuscript under their premium contract. The first thing they did was publish the raw manuscript. This caused a great deal of embarrassment. There was no proof reading, editing or anything else that was guaranteed. They promised to sell 5000 copies of my book then ripped me off for the Royalites on the 500 books that were sold. I was charged for an audio book that I never received. to make this short, twenty-seven thousand dollars later I have nothing except the loss of money. I filed a complaint with the State Attorney General. If you want to throw away your money, THIS IS THE COMPANY. They promise everything and deliver nothing. The positive reviews were most likely written by the staff. They give a prestigious address on Broadway in New York, is false. according to the property management company they are not and never were a Tennant in that building. I gave them one star because I could not go lower. They will not return phone calls or emails. I wonder if they will respond to criminal charges, for fraud.