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Have had 5 books published by Iuniverse. My 6th was rejected after review because subject material too critical of Barack Obama and government. They originally accepted my payment and started process, but procrastinated for nearly four months before refusing to...
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Anonymous
#914451

what was your experience with the first 5 books?

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#548172 Review #548172 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Service
Iuniverse Publishing Service
Cons
  • Poor communicaiton
Reason of review
Bias & discrimination
Preferred solution
Deliver product or service ordered
Tags
  • Publish On Demand
  • Barack Obama
I have had similar experience. Especially the marketing department. I can't find out how many books have sold.
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Anonymous
#884252

I bought two books that were misrepresented and when I tried to return them, I got a song and dance and then they said no. Buyer beware.

It is a self publishing with no accountability. Never again.

I am writing on because they demand 50 words. Such a legalistic selfish company.

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#538638 Review #538638 is a subjective opinion of poster.
1.0
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I can't even begin to tell you of their shake down process without my blood boiling. I did two books with iUniverse. Big mistake. The first book cost me a bundle because of errors (my bad), but when ready for print, they got my name wrong on the cover! They are not...
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Anonymous
#880551

They outsource all the work to the Philippines where they can pay them commission only at very low rates. Hence the accents.

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#536749 Review #536749 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Service
Iuniverse Publishing Service
Reason of review
Not as described/ advertised
Loss
$3000
Preferred solution
Let the company propose a solution
I published with iUniverse in 2004 and had steady sales, had them even when I self-published through a private printer before that. Book was commercially published in Italy, Poland, China, and Viet-Nam after that and still sold steady on iU. I then bought a package...
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Anonymous
#884390

I'll keep track on this one (iUniverse) since I have been looking for a better company to self-publish a book.

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#532734 Review #532734 is a subjective opinion of poster.
As an unknown, unpublished author, I researched for months trying to find what I believed to be the best print on demand (POD) publisher. I first tried the "Big Boys;" sent out several dozen query letters, received about six back, three of which said they "might" be...
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#520312 Review #520312 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Service
Iuniverse Publishing Service
Tags
  • POD Book Publishers
I published five novels through Iuniverse and have no issue with the physical production of books or the process. The books are to a high standard and appear on all the sites and even in a store in the case of one of my books. What I do take issue with is their...
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#519219 Review #519219 is a subjective opinion of poster.
I paid $1600 for a professional edit, and my book went to print with at least ten typos. When I tried to get these corrected, the company tried to shake me down for another $400 for a block of edits. They accepted no personal responsibility for the shoddy editing job. ...
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Anonymous
#880570

To get a traditional publisher to publish your book you send them a high quality marketable book you don't spend any money what nonsense Bev talks. And yes I have been published by a traditional publisher and I was a nobody. My father was scammed by this *** company that's how I know about it.

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#496722 Review #496722 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Service
Iuniverse Publishing Service
Loss
$2000
I spent $3000 dollars on a marketing package as this was my first book and I was unsure how to market the book effectively. I received one book review in a minor publication for that amount. Since then I've begun to self promote through social media and I have a 5 star...
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Anonymous
#1223366

here IS Tad & Vicki's real address - they do NOT live in whiteland. they left there years ago.

12225 Wayside Rd Indianapolis, IN 46256

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#494408 Review #494408 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Loss
$3000

Phone Calls Return Review

I had a contract with IUNIVERSE back when they were in NE .... After they relocated to IN, I couldn't chase anyone down to return my phone calls!!!!! They took thousands of dollars to publish my book and I never got a book published at all through them! To this day I cannot get anyone from IUNIVERSE to return a call and/or email.....
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#488240 Review #488240 is a subjective opinion of poster.
1. They do not have (true) agents on staff who market your book. They send emails out and later follow up with them to see if they like your material. How much time does it take to send out a generic email to a 100 or so companies (you do the math). How long does it...
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#487924 Review #487924 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Loss
$100000
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