iUniverseReviews of iuniverse.com

Make no mistake writing a book is hard work not only for the author but also the publisher, despite that iUniverse delivered for me.

The production cost and the size of the royalty per book are low. You might want to include some level of editorial help in the base cost.

I have published two books through I Universe. The first was titled "SEX AFTER SEVENTY", and the second was titled "WEALTHY BY AGE THIRTY". I learned much by going through the process on the first book, so the second experience was much clearer. On both books, I Universe was diligent in performing their duties. I will use them again if I decide to publish more. I was particularly impressed with the critiquing by the editor for my second book. They gave me many useful tips on how to improve my writing. I investigated several other publishers and after comparing them all, I Universe was the best fit for me.

Everything proceeded quickly. The only issue I had was that one of my customers complained about missing pages in her volume, but nothing was done about it.

To get to 5 stars, you need to fix (1) profile for authors to get email address correct. I had to re-correct mine several times during period of getting my book published, (2) profile for authors needs to give authors the option to opt out of constant harassment from book agents trying to market our books. They call constantly. They never should have author's home phone without author's permission, (3) I would give all departments at I-universe a 5 star rating except the marketing department which I would give a 1 rating. They also call authors constantly trying to market our book but no menu (like editorial dept) from which we could choose what type of marketing we want.

Very easy to work with, extremely helpful!

Most everything was well done at iuniverse, but I was a little disappointed in one aspect. Editor's Choice. I was told there were some reasons why my book wasn't designated as Editor's Choice . I fixed all of the items and wondered why the book wasn't then re-evaluated. Also, some of the "errors" noted in my evaluation were not errors at all. For instance, adding a comma just before a conjunction in a series of words is old grammar. It was changed decades ago. The comma is still used before the conjunction in a series of phrases.

The people I worked with were helpful and professional.