Sentences with phrase «of author solutions»

It will be interesting to see if any of the Author Solutions lawsuits lead anywhere.

Traditional publishers» self - publishing clueless - to - date is illustrated by Pearson / Penguin's acquisition of Author Solutions, and the many publishers that have since invited the ASI sock puppet foxes to enter their hen houses under the guise of powering their assisted publishing imprints).

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At the time Cote denied the class certification, Andrew Phillips, president and c.e.o. of Author Solutions, said: «From the outset, we believed the court would establish the truth and determine the class action allegations were without merit.»

Following Penguin's acquisition of Author Solutions (DBW, The Bookseller) I've reworked it somewhat and added a few ideas around that move.

he combined divisions of Author Solutions (part of Penguin Group) produced a total of 47,094 titles and Lulu Enterprises checks in with 38,005 titles.

From Xlibris to iUniverse, all of the Author Solutions» brands sell marketing packages that appeal to the lavish dreams of fame and fortune — but seldom deliver.

Accordingly, under basic corporate law principles, Penguin can not be held liable for the alleged misconduct of Author Solutions.

I used one of Author Solutions subsidiaries, iUniverse, for my first novel.

And Shatzkin notes efforts at houses including Penguin (Book Country and the widely criticized acquisition of Author Solutions), Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, Scholastic, etc..

No write - up about Book Country can be complete without a mention of Author Solutions.

The only area of Author Solutions» business that saw an ISBN increase in 2015 is WestBow, the Christian self - publishing imprint marketed through Thomas Nelson.

To better serve you, LifeRich Publishing may share your name and contact information with companies that are part of Author Solutions, LLC, which offer products or services desirable or useful to you.

This past weekend, WestBow Press was happy to be a part of Author Solutions, Inc.'s book gallery at the AARP Life@50 + Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kevin, you already know what I think of Author Solutions» use of the term «indie» to describe its services, so I won't belabor that point.

He then went on to expose how many traditional publishers are doing the same with various extensions of Author Solutions, long known for their vanity publishing scams.

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I've heard about the scammyness of author solutions and things like it before.

The Marketing for DeadBroke Writers course was initially designed and presented by Joel Scott for the Author Learning Center, a division of Author Solutions.

-- the endorsement of Author Solutions has been removed.

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If you do not want to receive sales calls from any imprint of Author Solutions, LLC, you may request to have your name placed on our Do Not Call List.

To better serve you, Archway Publishing may share your name and contact information with companies that are part of Author Solutions, LLC, which offer products or services desirable or useful to you.

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Perhaps from all of Author Solutions» other already overpriced brands and partnerships — names like Author House, iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford, Palibrio, Publish in the USA, Abbott Press, Balboa, WestBow, Inspiring Voices, Legacy Keepers, FuseFrame, Pitchfest, Author Learning Center, WordClay, BookTango and AuthorHive?

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-LSB-...] these are actually «white label» versions of Author Solutions, i.e..

I think that what's emerged from the Pearson acquisition of Author Solutions and the E.L. James phenomenon is two models of business.

For his part, Shatzkin agrees, I believe, with my own concept of Author Solutions - style «self» - publishing as genuine vanity publishing.

This was pretty good, but I felt it gave too much credit to author service companies like those under the umbrella of Author Solutions without giving them the kind of critical analysis that the folks at Writer Beware do.

I just got off the phone with one of Author Solutions» managers and he seems to be honestly trying to make ammends with me.

Mr. Weiss of Author Solutions estimates that the average number of copies sold of titles published through one of its brands is just 150.

The acquisition of Author Solutions by Pearson / Penguin was always controversial, with then Penguin c.e.o. John Makinson having to defend the company against accusations that the buy would muddy its brand image.

Interestingly, all three authors mentioned in the report were originally published by imprints of Author Solutions.

«Even if you're sitting at a dinner party, if you ask how many people want to write a book, everyone will say, «I've got a book or two in me,»» said Kevin Weiss, chief executive of Author Solutions.

You may have heard about the recent acquisition of Author Solutions by Penguin — a desperate move by yet another publishing company to stay relevant in what they believe is «self - publishing.»

«At AuthorHouse, we have built our brand by making service to the author our first priority,» said Bryan Smith, president and CEO of Author Solutions and AuthorHouse, «and iUniverse has done a great job leveraging their traditional publishing experience to make authors successful.

The advent of digital printing means it makes economic sense to print one copy at a time, said Kevin Weiss, president and chief executive of Author Solutions, which owns numerous self - publishing companies, including iUniverse, AuthorHouse and Xlibris.

Following the July 1, 2015 ruling by Judge Denise Cote denying plaintiffs» motion for class certification in Simmons v. Author Solutions LLC, the parties have resolved both the New York and Indiana actions without any finding or admission of wrongdoing on the part of Author Solutions or its affiliates.

If you feel that you have been duped or conned in dealings with any of the Author Solutions companies, speak up.

I remember your coverage of Author Solutions: it struck me that you were the best - researched and most - definitive of the analysts trying to uncover the problems with their services — and reported the problems at a time when it was brave to do so.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Author Solutions Inc. and Free Speech In 2008, following a bitter divorce, Iowan Scott Weier paid one of the Author Solutions Inc. imprints to publish his memoir, Mind, Body, and Soul.

The publishing tools, Lindsay says, in fact, had been disabled for a time to allow a redesign by a tech team from Book Tango — one of the companies of Author Solutions, which Book Country parent Penguin «s parent Pearson bought.

(This ominous clause prevents authors from filing class action suits against the vanity, likely instated in wake of Author Solutions» previous lawsuit.)

We are all under the umbrella / mother company of Author Solutions.

Written Word Media offers ten publishing predictions in 2018 that are worth heeding and Writer Beware provides a comprehensive list of Author Solutions copycats.

The complaint filed on behalf of the plaintiffs states: «Most of Author Solutions» earnings are derived from its publishing and marketing services.

Most of Author Solutions employees are marketers who always try and upsell services.

Self - empowerment publisher Hay House utilizes the experience of Author Solutions to help more authors publish through Balboa Press.

If you want to read some complaints about the poor (or absent) editorial and marketing services of Author Solutions, look at the Class Action Complaint filed against them in New York.