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AuthorHouse (originally 1stBooks) is a leading company launched in January 1997 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA for self-publishers around the world. AuthorHouse offers a great selection of tools and services for authors like editorial services, design services, marketing services, bookselling and much more. The company has released more than 60,000 titles so far. AuthorHouse also provides different types of print formats such as paperback publishing and hardcover publishing. Authors can also choose electronic formats. The company offers services that help to prepare manuscript for publishing. AuthorHouse provides each author of the publication with a personal adviser. Each author can make his own choice of all the publishing process. Please try to contact AuthorHouse Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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ShelaO
AuthorHouse - Questionable Service

I published with AuthorHouse in 2007. I was pretty much happpy but recently I found out that they made my book available as an e-book. They did not tell me this. It was found ou...

#284546
Dec 28, 2011
210

Pabirbfl
AuthorHouse - Author house Publishing Company failed to pay royalties!

My book - Sand Storm Soldier was first Published by the Author House Publishing Company on May 11, 2011 and has been offered in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, etc. and I ha...

#280943
Dec 12, 2011
321

Anonymous
Never use AuthorHouse

I wrote a book three years ago and tried publishing it at AuthorHouse. A woman keyed in the details of my book and I was going to wait four months for my book to get edited and "re...

#272637
Nov 03, 2011
449

Anonymous
Never use AuthorHouse

I wrote a book three years ago and tried publishing it at AuthorHouse. A woman keyed in the details of my book and I was going to wait four months for my book to get edited and "re...

#272635
Nov 03, 2011
204

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Author House Self Publishing Company

I wrote this letter to authorsupport and they have never responded about my concerns. I agree with all the rip off stories about this company. I have concerns about my book that on...

#272582
Nov 03, 2011
286

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Author House Self Publishing Company

I wrote this letter to authorsupport and they have never responded about my concerns. I agree with all the rip off stories about this company. I have concerns about my book that on...

#272580
Nov 03, 2011
141

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Error in publishing for a book package

The problem in brief:I agreed to purchase a plan to publish a second book with Author House in installments because I had already purchased a publishing package which I paid ...

#270933
Oct 27, 2011
298

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Authorhous is a big scam!

I did my first book with Authorhouse in 2010. As the book went through production, they always wanted a little more money(usualy) another thousand. "you want your book to be a succ...

#263711
Sep 23, 2011
461

Puffcheeks
AuthorHouse - It's been eight months of runaround

AuthorHouse has taken almost eighteen hundred dollars from me. I get the run around. I am sick to my stomach! I am a first time author and am very proud of the work I have done. Bu...

#262305
Sep 16, 2011
388

Anonymous
AuthorHouse is a scam

It's a shame how authorhouse stole from me blind! My book was bought by every one in my family and I have a very big family. I even did all kinds of self promotions encouraging my ...

#259880
Sep 04, 2011
585

Noho
AuthorHouse - AUTHOR House SCAM!!!

I paid the $600 for the package deal, I should have know right from the start when the sales girl couldn't answer certain questions I was asking, but instead was pressuring me ...

#259644
Sep 03, 2011
687

Anonymous
AuthorHouse cheats on Royalties. They are a big fraud company. Stay away from them.

Authorhouse is a big cheat and fraud entity who siphons away the profits made by unsuspecting authors and denies them their rightful share of royalties. I published two books with ...

#259479
Sep 02, 2011
567

Beautynt...
AuthorHouse-Never Publish With Them

The experience of publishing my first book with Authorhouse has been awful. At first they were so solicitous and friendly that I was duped into giving them $1000 to publish my book...

#259197
Sep 01, 2011
524

THEPOETS...
AuthorHouse scamed me out of 700dollars!

In 2006, after my mom passed, my dad used her insurance money to publish my debut book in her memory. It's been 6 years and I finally decided to publish with them. Now, I have paid...

#259127
Sep 01, 2011
386

Anonymous
Complaints with AuthorHouse/Xlibris

I’m compiling all kinds of complaints to AuthorHouse/Xlibris in connection with your self-publishing through them in order to take a collective action for you and myself. In a wo...

#257565
Aug 24, 2011
467

John1952
AuthorHouse - Scammed me out of money for my 3books published with them

I published my first autobiography through them got my first royalty cheque through then another i paid just over £1000 to get it published i went ahead and got another two books ...

#255976
Aug 17, 2011
342

AngryBla...
AuthorHouse - Welcome to the BIG RIP OFF which is Author House

Author House left a bad taste in my mouth they don't communicate with you PERIOD, they have THREE different numbers by which to contact me they use NONE! They took m...

#255361
Aug 14, 2011
462

Douger7629
AuthorHouse - The ultimate worst at customer service

Hello everyone,Much like the 1st response to this company, Author House should definitely be reported to the BBB. I have 3 books written with them. The first two book...

#253082
Aug 03, 2011
870

Psd off
DO NOT use AuthorHouse!

I beg all of you new writers out there NOT to put your faith in Authorhouse! I finally finished my novel and thought I had done my homework well enough when I decided to go with Au...

#242854
Jun 12, 2011
1079

Anonymous
AuthorHouse.com

Authorhouse stealing my royalties. Amazon.com is selling my books. Authorhouse says that I get no royalties because they bought my books at a discount. Where are my royalties? My b...

#238694
May 20, 2011
639

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Swindled by auhorhouse

I too, have had a terrible experience with Author-house. It is unfortunate that it took 3 years to get my books completed. At the end they provided nothing that they had in fact p...

#236697
May 09, 2011
588

Anonymous
AuthorHouse self publishing Company

My book is currently being offered in the United States, as well as overseas my numerous [ many ] book sellers, and I am receiving $0.00 royalties. I will le...

#235760
May 04, 2011
650

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Nothing but a sales machine, take your money and vanish

I hv had a terrible experience with this entity. They are all promise and no deliver! First they made it seem as if they would handle it all and made wild promises. After the mo...

#235714
May 04, 2011
568

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - AuthorHOUS/ IUNIVERSE NEWER SCAM

They have found another way to sell our books. If you want these bas..... email me because I have so much evidence for my solicitor he was amazed. He said I did a great job on my r...

#235266
May 01, 2011
1364

Winkstyles
AuthorHouse You don't pay them to care

I once had the unfortunate experience of publishing a book with Authorhouse. The book they created for me was sub par to say the least. The cover must have taken less than ten minu...

#232317
Apr 14, 2011
803

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Infringement of Copyright

Authorhouse after publication for legal reasons, withdrew my book, but took it upon themselves without my permission to resell the book, it is currently on all international websit...

#230268
Apr 02, 2011
890

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Hayden Lee Hinton - Author House is GREAT!

I have 6 books now published by author house. The cost was $600 and that was primarily to obtain the copyright and ISBN. I then paid $250 and now each are on nook, Kindle, and e-bo...

#229274
Mar 28, 2011
910

Cstory7
AuthorHouse - Author House - Beware of invisible charges

I contracted with Author House a few years ago, before my book was finished. I was constantly switched to other "employees" during this time period. I really never knew who I was...

#224818
Mar 03, 2011
811

Anonymous
AuthorHouse - Nothing--they do nothing to assist authors!!!

Has anyone out there actually gotten a book published by Author House? How long did it take? They've taken my money, and I've gotten zip--as inZIP--in return. I'm to...

#222778
Feb 20, 2011
733

Anonymous
AuthorHouse Warning!!!

AuthorHouse Warning!!!Do not use this self-publishing scam company! They advertise to be the top or best in their field, they offer deals at end of quarters, they offe...

#220450
Feb 08, 2011
1044
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