iUniverseReviews of iuniverse.com

Why is there a payment for book reviews and

I UNVERSE MADE MY BOOK LOOK PROFESIONAL AND APPEALING I AM VERY HAPPY .

They guided me the whole process

I universe puts out a beautiful, well-edited product. They turned my manuscript into a book that I am proud to display and sell.

You are much faster than in the past (this was my tenth book with iUniverse) but much more expensive for much less service.

Customer service is great!

The copy editing was of marginal quality. The editorial review was a surface look which made it useless. The advertising campaigns were oversold and under performing. The website does not provide me any control except a blog it takes weeks of repeated requests to get a review paced on it. In short, I wasted several thousand dollars that I cannot afford.

Frustrating not being able to communicate with editors despite editorial services being additional costs. Dealing with customer service people located overseas was challenging at times. It seemed like every step of the process salespeople were contacting me offering a "better version" for an additional cost.