Joseph R.
Chain-Smoking Aliens Production Critique
I think the cover design is eye-catching! The production team who designed the front and back covers did an excellent job. Their description of my book, Chain-Smoking Aliens really got my attention--and hopefully, people will want to buy the book because of it. The two editors did an excellent job too. They pointed out things that I didn't think about. All in all, they made the interior text a lot better with their suggestions. I thought I had more edits for what I paid for, not that it matters. The interior design page layout looked good too, but I was irritated that I had to pay extra money to have the team change blank chapter pages on the left side of the page. I've never seen it like that in any book I've ever read. The production team did an excellent job with all of the many corrections and changes I requested on the grid pages. I was relieved to find no mistakes! I was extremely confused every time I had to look at a video explanation of how to do something, and I noticed other people’s negative comments, as well. I found the pre-and-post Amazon/Kindle conversion questionnaires extremely confusing. It’s hard to answer questions about things you don’t understand. But Jenny helped walk me through the steps involved in setting up my ISNB number, etc. And Neena helped answer the questions for the rest of the Kindle/Amazon questionnaire. They were both very helpful every time I had a question and helped me better understand something. I don’t understand why I had to pay for the proof and author copy of the book. I paid enough money, it seems to me both should be free. I’ve never had to pay for either of those copies with other books that I have self-published. All in all, I am very satisfied with the way the book turned out! I want to thank everyone responsible for helping me get Chain-Smoking Aliens in print!
Response from Elite AuthorsDec 16, 2025
Thank you for taking the time to leave a thoughtful review and for sharing your experience with Chain-Smoking Aliens. We’re glad to hear you were pleased with the cover design, editorial feedback, interior layout, and final production quality. We appreciate your feedback on the process as well. Some costs and requirements—such as physical proof and author copies—are handled directly through Amazon KDP and are standard in self-publishing. We always aim to guide authors through these steps as clearly as possible, and we’re happy our team was able to support you when questions came up. Thank you again for trusting Elite Authors! We’re thrilled with how your book turned out and wish you continued success!