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I don’t usually write posts about search terms for this blog, even though I’ve had some hilarious searches leading people to Suess’s Pieces over the years. However, in the past week or so, something significant has happened in regards to my search traffic. People wanting to learn more about iUniverse are stopping here to read [...]

In case you haven’t heard, we’re pausing for a moment to celebrate a small victory in the campaign against Author Solutions and iUniverse. Lawrence Fisher has officially confirmed receipt of a full refund! I originally ran Lawrence’s interview on May 2. In it, he discussed one of the publisher’s most common complaints from consumers: iUniverse not [...]

Today we’re talking to Mark Thornton—one of iUniverse’s early customers—about his experience publishing The Souls of Dumah with the company. His story suggests iUniverse maintains a long-running reputation for customer dissatisfaction. For those who don’t know, iUniverse was purchased by Author Solutions, Inc. in 2007, but the only thing iUniverse has to show after more [...]

 top me if you’ve heard this one. In-mid April, Author Solutions—the company that owns iUniverse and several other vanity press imprints—announced that all book reviews conducted through their review partners between April and December 2012 would be ”sent to Meredith Vieira Productions (MVP) as a means to evaluate the books for Film or TV development consideration.” (Read [...]

uthor Solutions, Inc.’s customers—particularly those self-publishing under the iUniverse imprint—have been crying ‘scam’ for years now, but on Thursday an anonymous employee stepped forward here on Suess’s Pieces confirming that the company’s royalty system is “in meltdown” and calling the marketing services offered by the company “the big scam.” Posting with the screen name Angry at ASI, [...]