Panic attacks, financial losses and damage to my professional reputation
Costly, Unprofessional, and Emotionally Distressing Experience With Elite Book Publishing (CA, USA)My experience with Elite Book Publishing in California began positively but steadily deteriorated over the course of eight months, ultimately leaving me emotionally distressed, in tears, and experiencing panic attacks near the end of the process.I paid over $11,000 to publish two books. Both manuscripts were professionally edited before submission. After that, Elite Book Publishing ’ own editing team edited the books again, and I completed a final author review and approval prior to publication. Despite all of this, both books were printed with multiple grammar and spelling errors, including errors that had already been corrected. These mistakes were later pointed out to me by individuals who purchased my books, which was embarrassing and damaging as an author.Because of these errors, I was forced to remove both books from Amazon. To fix mistakes that should never have occurred, I personally submitted both books to another publisher at my own expense to have them properly reviewed, edited, corrected, and republished, with release scheduled across more than 40000 book-selling platforms — services I had already paid Elite Book Publishing to provide.Communication became increasingly poor throughout the process. Messages went unanswered, services included in my package were not completed, and I was charged for work that was never properly delivered. The lack of professionalism and accountability caused significant emotional distress and directly contributed to my panic attacks.Elite Book Publishing ultimately issued a partial refund of $5,500. I requested a full refund, which they refused. I then requested a $7,500 refund, which was also refused. Given the circumstances — including the emotional distress caused by their lack of professionalism, the fact that my name was attached to books published with known errors, and their failure to fulfill their contractual obligations — I firmly believe a full refund was warranted.Six weeks ago, after communication completely broke down, I formally requested resolution. Since then, Elite Book Publishing has ceased all communication and has not responded further.This experience resulted in substantial financial loss, emotional distress, and damage to my confidence and reputation as an author. I strongly urge other writers to research carefully and proceed with extreme caution before trusting this company with their work or money.
Joyce Jewett
Their design work looked polished and…
Their design work looked polished and the final manuscript felt refined. Great overall experience with the team.
Carlos Kahle
Elite Book Publishings provided clean…
Elite Book Publishings provided clean editing and reliable project updates.
Freya Klein
Elite Book Publishings made my book…
Elite Book Publishings made my book globally recognized and know which helped me reach my target audience. This brand established and maintained the interest of my audience. This brand not only built a platform for me but for my book as well.
Darleen Ritchey
BEWARE!! BE INFORMED!!
My book project has changed hands five times – from Mo Melby to Samantha Zil to Ryan May to Natalie Wilson to Ross Tyler and has been grossly mishandled. The editing team has done a pitiful job requiring that I repeatedly make corrections that they should have caught.Additionally, Mr. Tyler presented to me that he had entered into a contract with Hudson Booksellers saying that Hudson wanted to purchase 800 copies of my book, that I should buy the books and ship them to Hudson and that Elite would take $1 per book… that would be $1600 since my book is two volumes.I emailed Hudson and received a written confirmation that they have no relationship with Elite, that I was being scammed, and that Hudson was getting their legal team to shut Elite down for fraudulent activity.Then Ross Tyler emailed me and said… and I quote; “We will also take all necessary steps to ensure that your reputation as an author and your image are clearly communicated to other publishing houses and the broader audience.”So, not only did they try to scam me, they also threatened me.Please be aware of these unethical and frankly disgusting business practices and their threatening tactics.After several months, my book is still not published. Since I pulled it from them, I now have to go to someone else and pay to get my book online.This whole fiasco has been extremely frustrating! And unnerving.They are really awful people.
Catherine S.
A perfect Book published has already sold may copies since publication
Josh my publisher and his team achieved my 20year dream of keeping my deceased son alive by publishing my book and help other's live positively in a similar situation. Josh is extremely professional, listens to my thoughts ,feelings, lifts my mood up with positive feedback, empathetic, prompt communication with constructive feedback to all my many questions as a new author. Josh has an excellent experienced team who has patiently done all my corrections over and over again many times patiently. Josh always made me feel it is my book and I have a final say. He never made me feel as a new inexperienced author. Josh and team are extremely knowledgeable, always polite and kind. The book cover reflects the mood of a grieving mother, perfect for my book. their video trailer is powerful and summarises my book. My book is now published within 8 months by Josh and his very hard working team. I will never forget Josh and his team in my life time. I would recommend Josh and his team to any author.
AUTHOR THEVAKI HEATH
Working with Elite Book Publishers to
Working with Elite Book Publishers to publish my self-help book was a dream come true. They not only helped me perfect my manuscript but also designed a fantastic book cover for me that everyone loved. The entire process was smooth, with clear communication and constant support. Kudos to the team!
Isabella Davis
