Austin macauley is flagged with a watchdog advisory warning in a comparative list of self publishing services published by the alliance of independent authors alli citing concerns about value service communication and transparency.
Austin macauley vanity publishing.
Austin macauley publishers operates within the law insofar as it prints books makes those books available on amazon available for order by bookshops not the same as saying that these books are likely to be stocked in bookshops.
It makes modest efforts to secure publicity for its books and authors.
But when we my husband and i looked in to it we discovered that they are a vanity press ripping their authors off by asking for large amounts of money up front and taking their copyright.
In the list watchdog advisory warnings are given about services which fail to align with alli s code of standards receive consistent complaints and in some cases have been subject to legal action.
This traditional approach has become a rarity amongst most publishers and agents.
I was so excited when i saw today that austin macauley offered me a co publishing contract.
Austin macauley publishers is one of the few publishing houses which still operates a fully open submissions policy welcoming unsolicited work from any and all writers.
What i think of austin macauley publishers honest review.