WritercosmosReviews of writercosmos.com

I published one of my books with WritersCosmos. I went for a decently big package that included a lot of things. From my time working with them, they talk about the services they provide, but when they provide them, they give the most basic service and try to upsell you constantly on a better version, a version which, in my opinion, they make sound like was what you were going to get originally before they tell you otherwise. If you are looking to hire this company, I highly recommend you ask as many questions as you can, never have answers over the phone, and have everything in email. I was told I would be given extra services, such as several free copies of my book over the phone, but when mentioned in email, they denied it. Fortunately, the representative for them offered me three copies instead of what was promised, but the fact they denied it broke any semblence of trust. They also strong armed me into changing what we originally agreed on, exchanging provided services for improved alternate service making it sound like during the call, in my opinion, that the book will fail and I should pay roughly an extra 30% to have everything. Due to the stress of the call I just told them to forget it and go with the original deal before the agreed changes. I would only recommend going with their publishing service if you really want to get your book sold in multiple stores. If you're not concerned about that, then don't hire them. My only good experience with this company is the outside help they hired to be their 3rd party messanger. Prompt responses and easy to message, but unfortunately also has to follow the upsale script. [Updated review in response to an email requesting I delete it. I've clarified what I meant in certain places and gone into greater detail to hopefully avoid confusion and share a clearer and more honest review.]

Do not use this company to publish your book! The final product was so unprofessional with words not being able to be read due to binding, No capitalization after punctuation and text placed over images which was unreadable. They would not fix it nor take any responsibility for it. They claimed that they provided extra work to us but that was because nothing was done right to begin with.

I entered into an agreement with Writer Cosmos in good faith, expecting a professional publishing experience aligned with what was presented in their package. While initial communication was responsive, the process quickly became challenging, once I declined the upsell of additional services. The core issue was a consistent gap between what was communicated and what was ultimately delivered. This included concerns around editing quality, production consistency such as formatting, and alignment with the agreed scope of services. Despite multiple attempts to clarify expectations and work collaboratively toward resolution, I found the process increasingly frustrating and time-consuming. At several points, additional services were suggested that I did not believe were part of the original agreement. What is important to highlight—especially for first-time authors—is the emotional impact of this experience. The ongoing uncertainty, lack of alignment, and repeated friction created a level of strain that, at times, made me question whether to continue with the publishing process at all. For someone bringing a deeply personal manuscript to life, that kind of experience can be discouraging. After a formal escalation process, identifying a breach of contract, Writer Cosmos did issue a full refund, which I have received. I appreciate that this matter was ultimately resolved from a financial standpoint. That said, the experience required significant time, persistence, and careful documentation on my part. My advice to others: Ensure absolute clarity on what is included in your package before signing; Get all commitments confirmed in writing; Be cautious of post-agreement upselling for services you believed were already included; Stay within your budget and do not be lured in signing additional agreements that are vague and too good to be true; Keep detailed records of all communications; Be mindful not only of the financial investment, but also the emotional investment involved in the publishing journey. For authors considering this path, due diligence upfront will save considerable time, stress, and frustration later.

They got so offended when I passed them up on their offer, which was to charging me lots of money for seemingly no good reason. A good publishing company should have your best interests at heart. Writer Cosmos is unprofessional, loves to talk a big game and only offers you a mediocre product.

When I was searching for a company to create my photo book so that I could sell it through Amazon, I stumbled onto writercosmos.com. When I spoke to them, they seemed knowledgeable. I sent them $750 to cover the cost of setting up the complete book ready for printing in less than 1 month. I had all the photos, the intro and the cover ideas. After 4 attempts by them to print the images as sharp in the sample books that they sent me as the originals that I sent them, I asked for my money returned. The company vice-president, sent me an email and said... "I have already discussed the case and sorted the issue with the printing department and sending you another copy of the book. If the book does not print well this time, we will refund your money." I received 3 copies of the final book printed on 3 different paper stocks, but the images still looked like crap. So I asked him to stand by his words and return the money that I sent them in good faith. Suddenly, he became quiet and never returned my money. This company might be ok printing novels that are black text on white paper, but have no clue how to print full color photographs. If and when they had checked the sample books before sending them to me, they would have noticed the poor quality of the images. Their attention to detail, their customer service and their ability to stand behind their words, is pathetic.

Writer Cosmos ripped me off fo $50,000.00 I had to put my home which I lived for 20 years on the market to pay all my bills. I retired from IBM and Lockheed Martin in 2004 after losing my first wife. I lived in my house for 20 years. I loved my home and now I lost it because Writer Cosmos ripped me off. I promised every creditor I would pay them back every penny when I sold my house. I am a believer in Jesus Christ and I am obligated to pay my creditors because it was not their fault that Writer Cosmos ripped me off. I just wanted to write a book and it should not cost me $50,000.00 to write a book. I told them I could not afford to pay much money. They kept telling me lies. I should have known better. I could usally spot a scammer right away. I even paid a lawyer $350.00 to check them out and he sent me a letter that they were legit. I still have that letter. My Name is Robert J Recchio back in July I gave them a 5 star review before they ripped me off. I can verify everything I stated give me a call if you have any questions. Now my wife and I have to find a different home. I am 77 years old and I have been through hell. I hope and pray that no other innocent person gets scammed like I did.

It is over six months since Writer Cosmos (WC) started the process of publishing my book and as I now post this review, it has still not reached the print stage. The whole experience to date has been frustrating and annoying, so much so that on two occasions, I have asked for a refund (which I am entitled to in terms of the contractual agreement) of the money which I have paid in advance. The response to my first request, was to change the member of staff who I was dealing with. At first there seemed to be an improvement, but this was short lived. The second demand for a refund fell on deaf ears, in fact the content of my email was totally ignored as if I hadn't even sent it. I have lost count of the number of times I was promised an update by a particular time, and then nothing. I have lost count of the number of fauxpologies I have received. Give them there due, they did ask on a couple of occasions, how could they address my dissatisfaction, but this was all too little and too late. here are far too many examples of failures to mention here, but one glaring example happened within a few days of starting the undertaking. A senior manager and the person handling my contract at the time, emailed with a link to an author whose cookery book had just been published, suggesting that mine should take a similar format. I was dumbfounded as to why they had made such a proposal, it was totally inappropriate for the nature of my book. Then it became blatantly obvious, they hadn't even looked at the manuscript, something which when confronted, was admitted to in a subsequent email. More recently, I have had instances when I had to re-number the index twice because the editor had shifted the pages out of sync; very time consuming and unnecessary. I recently received an email asking me if I would like WC to provide an ISBN number at a cost of about $125-200, however I did point out that this service was included in the original publishing agreement, and did find out that, if necessary, I could have purchased one for about £40. Today, I decided to dispense with WC and finished the printing/publishing with Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, who incidentally provide free book cover design, ISBN and bar code. For a company selling themselves as World class book publishing and distribution and a host of other literary services, I fail to see how they manage to provide such a poor quality-service. It does make one question who is overseeing the standards within the company, even down to the level of grammar and punctuation used in emails posted by staff members, here is such an example sent to me recently: “Once again I am very apologized for any inconvenience that may have cause. And I am really apricating your support”. - what more can I say? Fortunately I archived all email communications with WC, so I can therefore substantiate all my claims.