I too received 2 unordered books from Rodale Books. In fact, my original order for a single book was actually placed with Men's Health Magazine which must either use Rodale Books as a vendor or perhaps they are owned by the same company.

About a month after receiving the book that I ordered, I was sent 2 additional books that I did not order and was charged $49. Apparently, there was something in the fine print (or maybe not) that signed me up for some type of recurring book service.

Obviously, I was not happy and decided to not pay them or respond to their subsequent monthly bills. After some time, I received a collection notice from Takhar Collection Services, LTD located in Niagara Falls, NY.

The notice from Takhar basically stated that my past due account would be reported to the credit bureaus within 30 days if I did not pay for the books.

Do you think this made me even more upset with Rodale and their SCAM of a business model? You betcha ...

I can only guess, but I bet that many people actually pay for the unsolicited books and/or pay the collection agency ... if it gets this far ... just to be done with Rodale and their underhanded business model.

These guys should be ashamed of themselves and their approach to business. It may be legal but it borders on a SCAM and bully tactics to get people to pay for merchandise that they never wanted.

NEVER EVER buy anything from RODALE BOOKS and for that matter ... make sure that you NEVER EVER buy a book from Men's Health Magazine either. You will likely end up in the same trap that I (and many others) did.

Also ... be aware and NEVER EVER buy any books from these Rodale affiliated companies either. They are all listed on the Rodale.com website under customer service and therefore probably use the same tactics.


Bicycling/Mountain Bike 800-666-2806
Men's Health 800-666-2303
Organic Gardening 800-666-2206
Prevention 800-813-8070
Runner's World 800-666-2828
Running Times 800-816-4735
Women's Health 800-324-1731
Rodale Books 800-848-4735

I ordered a subscription to Prevention magazine and in a matter of a few weeks received these two books along with an invoice for $54.00. I never ordered these books on weigh loss and had to pay at my expense to send them back to Rodale. Don't order Prevention magazine because they are the same company as Rodale Books. Don't make the mistake I did.
Mad in Miami

I ordered a book from Rodale Books a couple of months ago, came as requested and I paid for the book. Today I received two (not just one, but two) unsolicited books! I did not want the books, did not order the books and sure as heck am not going to pay for the stupid books. Unfortunately, you can return the unsolicited books by printing a return label (generic) from online and PAY THE SHIPPING!! I'm not paying the idiots for anything. I am contacting an attorney if I give the run around when calling the only number found online tomorrow. If there are any problems as have been reported all across the internet, I will be contacting the PA Attorney General's office, the USPS and I will inquire with the Texas Attorney General's office as well!

I see that there was a class action lawsuit started clear back in 2005 for this very thing! This apparently is not anything new for these people.

Do NOT buy anything from them. Once they get your information, you are unsuspectingly in deep with no way out. RUN AWAY!!