Author Solutions

Beware the Vanity Press in Sheep’s Clothing

14 September, 2018 // 2 Comments

Vanity presses like Author Solutions will do everything they can to hide the fact they are running a scam. Smaller operations will change their name so they can try to erase their history and attract [Read More ...]

B&N Cuts Ties with Vanity Press Author Solutions

26 October, 2016 // 3 Comments

Yesterday's story about the Nook Press platform has turned up a newsworthy detail about the platform which had so far gone unreported (I would also have missed it, had David Gaughran not brought it [Read More ...]

Why PRH Sold Author Solutions: Business Dropped by a Quarter in 2015

7 September, 2016 // 8 Comments

Penguin Random House bought the vanity press Author Solutions (ASI) in 2012, they made sure everyone knew about it, but when Author Solutions was sold in January, PRH didn't announce the deal [Read More ...]

The Star Trek Writing Contest Was a Feeder Pool for Vanity Press Author Solutions

5 May, 2016 // 5 Comments

When Simon & Schuster revived the Star Trek: Strange New World Writing Contest last October, I was dismayed to learn that S&S was letting its vanity press business partner, Author Solutions, [Read More ...]

The Bookseller Whitewashed Author Solutions With Puff Piece Interview

29 February, 2016 // 3 Comments

The Bookseller has always been weak when it came to covering the Author Solutions and the more reprehensible parts of the publishing industry. It largely ignored the several lawsuits filed against [Read More ...]

Penguin Random House Sells Vanity Press Author Solutions

5 January, 2016 // 2 Comments

Penguin Random House announced on Tuesday that it had sold its vanity press operation to Najafi Companies for an unknown sum. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed, and in fact the deal has [Read More ...]

S&S Revives Star Trek Writing Contest, Lets Vanity Press Author Solutions Run It

13 October, 2015 // 5 Comments

Starting in 1998 and running through 2007, Simon & Schuster published an annual Star Trek anthology consisting of stories by amateur writers. The stories were selected through the Star Trek: [Read More ...]

Publisher-Controlled University Signs Deal With Author Solutions

25 September, 2015 // 0 Comments

You might have caught the news this week that Alliant International University had formed a partnership with he noted vanity press operator Author Solutions. According to the press release: Author [Read More ...]

Second Class Action Suit Against Penguin’s Author Solutions Has Been Dismissed

15 September, 2015 // 1 Comment

A second class action lawsuit filed against Penguin Random house's vanity press, Author Solutions, was dismissed yesterday in Indiana. Few details are available, but PW reports that a short notice [Read More ...]

Author Solutions Settles Lawsuit Filed by Authors

25 August, 2015 // 1 Comment

PRH subsidiary Author Solutions has settled one of the class action suits filed by authors, PW reports. Judge Denise Cote ordered the case discontinued without prejudice on 12 August after having [Read More ...]

Judge Cote Denies Class Action Cert in Lawsuit Against Penguin Random House, Author Solutions

3 July, 2015 // 10 Comments

The first class action lawsuit filed by authors against the infamous vanity press Author Solutions has suffered a blow this week. US District Court Judge Denise Cote has handed down a ruling that [Read More ...]

The Authors Guild Breaks Up With Vanity Press Author Solutions

29 May, 2015 // 18 Comments

The Authors Guild is turning over a new leaf this week. Along with a new initiative to educate authors on publishing contracts, The Authors Guild also announced a new deal with Open Road Media [Read More ...]

New Class Action Suit Filed Against Penguin Random House, Author Solutions

27 March, 2015 // 3 Comments

In April 2013, the law firm of Giskan Solotaroff Anderson & Stewart filed a class action lawsuit against Penguin and its scamtastic vanity press, Author Solutions. The case survived [Read More ...]

Barnes & Noble Crawls Into Bed With Author Solutions

3 March, 2015 // 19 Comments

When B&N launched its new author services website last November, I speculated that the over-priced packages offered on that site were actually provided by the notorious vanity press Author [Read More ...]

Harlequin Has Closed Author Solutions Front Company DellArte Press

13 February, 2015 // 9 Comments

Sometime in the past month Harlequin quietly shuttered its vanity press imprint Dellarte Press, replacing its website with a notice that the business is closing. Harlequin was the second major US [Read More ...]

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