Over the weekend an Author Solutions representative, attempting to comment incognito, left a response to my post “Calling Bullshit.” Initially, my plan was to ignore
Category: Self-Publishing
Calling Bullshit: A Closer Look at the Author Solutions Press Release
While I was earning my English degree in 2006, I started working part-time for The Saturday Evening Post. One of my jobs as an editorial assistant
Penguin Books USA Briefly Acknowledges Blogger’s Existence
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter I initially reached out to the folks at Pearson and Penguin for comment on their recent acquisition of Author Solutions, I received a very
Pearson buys Vanity Press Conglomerate Author Solutions for $116M
In case you haven’t heard, it’s official: “LONDON–Pearson PLC , a provider of education and consumer publishing services, said Thursday it acquired Author Solutions Inc
Author Solutions Denies Refund, Cites Contract They Breached
Remember author Joan Moran? She’s been fighting for months to get a $150 refund from vanity publisher iUniverse. She called, she emailed, she Tweeted. But the self-publishing
Author Solutions Begs Employees for Nice Reviews
I’m not going to lie, when I heard that people in HR at Author Solutions were asking employees to go to Glassdoor.com and submit favorable
