BookFuelReviews of bookfuel.com

Jim, as usual was the man who indeed went back to his Staff to make sure THEY got it right (there were some...challenges) but please note that no effort was too much for Jim to go after and get fixed for me, for which I am grateful that you Staffed him into your publishing house! Sir-he was a great hire on your part and deserves some credit/commendation from you for his attention to the Customer.

I am working on a catalog of my artworks and book fuel has been very helpful! Great experience! We will be publishing it soon in NYC, very excited!

Were a great help in editing and making of the books cover.

The print team have all been very polite and kind in their interactions with me. And I am very, very grateful for that. The communications have been prompt and to the point. The crew is enthusiatic about my book and definately into supporting the project where they can if I have the funding for it. However, the communications haven't always clarified the specific fees I was charged but list more general ,"...it is the price difference of everything altogether," but it would have more helpful if each item/service I was being charged for had been listed. Such as, was I charged for corrections that were made in the first physical proof to ready it for the second proof printing? So I am a bit confused on that account. I am grateful for the team's persistance in helping the book get printed and sent on its way to me. I am grateful they haven't backed out or given up on the project. Their support has been important but I hope speicific of fee charging can get clarified for future interactions. Thank you all. Peace and aloha, Nan Bowles

This was my first book to be published and Book Fuel made it very easy. They did most of the work in the publishing process, responded to queries very quickly, and were particularly helpful in designing the book cover and introduction.

I've done 2 books with BookFuel, and it's been a pleasure working with my team. My books are poetry collections: beat poetry and free verse and it's a long haul getting an audience but they don't seem to mind my laid back approach to publicity. I've gotten royality payments so the books are selling slowly but surely. I intend to use bookfuel for all my projects and I'm very satisfied with their service

Publishing a novel as complex and hard-hitting as The Great Game of Scruples: Masterpiece of Post-Colonial Doublespeak requires a team that truly understands the weight of the message. My experience with BookFuel was exceptional, and I cannot recommend them highly enough for authors looking to bring their vision to life. A very special thank you goes to Kevin Butler and Frank Riley. Their belief in this project from the very beginning was a cornerstone of its success. They provided invaluable guidance and insight, showing a tireless effort in shaping the manuscript into its final, most impactful form. The high-quality editing provided by Kevin and Frank was instrumental in ensuring that the journey of Mamadou Cissé and the critique of "The Algorithm" resonated with the intellectual violence and satirical wit intended. BookFuel didn't just provide a service; they became a community of thinkers who refused to accept the "Labyrinth" as inevitable. If you are an author looking for a production team that offers both technical excellence and genuine passion for storytelling, look no further than the team at BookFuel. Oluwatayo Shoneye, Author

I purchased a Book Publishing package (£299 one-time fee) from BookFuel, coordinated with Global Publishing services. The package advertised the following: • Thorough review of the manuscript • Formatting and layout to International Publishing Standards (IPS) • Publishing on Amazon and Kindle • Unlimited revisions and modifications • Print-on-Demand setup • Secure author portal access • Full ownership rights • Multiple formats: eBook, paperback, hardcover In practice, these commitments were not delivered as described. Over a period of approximately two months, the project experienced repeated delays, missed deadlines, and four deadline extensions. Communication was polite, and I dealt directly with Frank Riley, who cited an unexpected technical mishap during final formatting that required restarting the work “from a new baseline.” This explanation is inadequate for several reasons: • A full restart suggests the original process lacked proper version control or quality checks • A “final-stage” failure contradicts the claim of a thorough manuscript review • The delivered files are print replicas, not functional publishing formats • The outcome did not reflect international publishing standards, nor multi-format readiness I thank Kevin Butler for the book facsimile of the cover I designed; but at the end of this process, the files provided were not usable for readership standards, so my manuscript is now in a worse position than when I began. I am rebuilding the project independently using a different publishing route. Any prior uploads are defunct for my current needs. While explanations were offered and assurances of supervision were made, they did not translate into reliable delivery. I cannot confirm that the advertised services — including unlimited revisions, proper formatting, or multi-format preparation — were meaningfully fulfilled. The only value gained from this experience was learning how to avoid similar arrangements in the future. I would strongly advise authors to be cautious of bundled publishing packages that promise comprehensive outcomes at low cost. In fairness, this service may be adequate for very simple projects e.g. text-only book with no design complexity. However, if your work is creative , includes images, alternating formats, visual structures, or requires real understanding of ebook versus print-specific formatting, I would not trust any service to manage Print on Demand if they are unable to reliably deliver functional ebook files. Based on my experience, I would not use these services again. In my opinion, authors’ money is better spent on trusted independent professionals, direct publishing tools, or causes that demonstrably return accountability with value.