Regina P.
Missteps and Lack of Attention to Details
My first book( children’s Picture book) published with IUniverse and a tremendous amount of work on my part, with designing and redesigning cover, back cover, and interior design, numerous times. After 4 phases of corrections, the finished book was printed with the proof phase watermark still on 12 of the pages. Would not release my own book to me so I could get it out for a timely review and after a lot of angst, did provide a version that I could get reviewed. Continually trying to sell me more services along the way with foreign speaking employees that are pushy, not informed,and call at all hours, as late as 9:30 at night. My book is now at an offset print stage and waiting 10-13 weeks for that process. Every step in the publishing process there have been numerous missteps. A lot of micromanaging on my part as the author and little attention to the details—- first run of my book, after over 300 corrections for a 44 page book, every other page was blank— is 1 example.