Golden West Publishers sucks
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book publishing Golden West Publishers 4113 N. Longview Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85014 US www.goldenwestpublishers.com I made a contract with Golden West Publishers to get my book published with an ISBN number. It's entitled Treasure Maps of the Superstitions by Amy Mosier (my maiden name). At first they said they couldn't publish under Golden West, but they could under their subsidiary The Book Studio, which means I would have to pay $6000. I qualified for a credit card with that amount, came back, signed a contract in Nov. 2005 and it was written that I would get my books by Feb 2006. They said I would get an ISBN number. In Feb they didn't have a galley and they told me to come back later. A week later when they said it was ready I came in when really it wasn't ready. I asked them why they had me come. They couldn't give me an answer. The cover wasn't ready either. It was like they treating my book like a joke. That my stuff wasn't ready by contract time didn't concern them. I kept coming back when they asked. Finally my book was proofed well after Feb with a completed cover. A month later they said my books were done. I came in and they said they weren't in the publishing house and the typestter hadn't delivered them yet. They wouldn't call to get him to deliver. In June 2006 I got my books. When I got them home, I learned that my books didn't have an ISBN number. This number is for the large chain bookstores (ie. Barnes and Noble) to inventory and reorder. I had to settle for ma and pa stores. I didn't tell the publisher about his because his customer service sucks and I didn't want to wait another six months for my books. I already know he doesn't care. I thought I would try to sell my books anyway. I tried museums in Phoenix and the internet. I didn't sell many. I had to settle for Bookman's at $2 a copy. The stores I put them in couldn't reorder without the number. I had to call them and they stopped ordering. I'm also upset that they put Golden West as the publisher and not the Book Studio. This means they should've paid for it. They didn't put my book on their website to help me sell it. I only solde 200 of them for an average of probably $5 each. I want a check for $6000 so I can give to the credit card. My trust in publishers has been taken away and writing books is no longer my dream now that I know how it is. I have a complaint filed with the BBB too and I'm going to raise a lot of hell for the CEO Bruce Fischer. From: Message Author (click here to email author)Date: Monday, 30-Jun-08 17:34:14 CDT Business: Reply Online Consumer: Comment On This |
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