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jal55
April 27, 2011
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I RECENTLY SENT MY MANUSCRIPT TO TRAFFORD.I PAID FOR BASIC EDITING.I WAS MAKING WEEKLY PAYMENTS.THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE MANUSCRIPT UNTILL ALL PAYMENT WAS DONE. I PAID FOR BASIC EDITING.NOW THEY TELL ME I NEED CONTENT EDITING WHICH IS OVER $300.00 .NOW THAT IS PAID FOR. THEY'RE SAYING I NEED CONTENT EDITING PLUS WHICE IS $700.00 MORE.I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE MANUSCRIPT FIRST AND THAN QUOTED ME A ONE TIME PRICE. THIS IS NOT A COMPANY I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE.THIS COMPANY WILL NOT WORK ON YOUR MANUSCRIPT UNTIL THEY RECEIEVED ALL PAYMENTS.IT SEEN ONCE I PAY OFF FOR ONE SERVICE THEY TELL ME I NEED ANOTHER. I ASK FOR MY MONEY BACK.THEY SAID NO REFUNDS.I DID NOT READ THIS IN THEIR CONTRACTS.I FEEL LIKE THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM.
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poAle
March 2, 2011
I simply cannot get anyone to respond to my e-mails on a book I am publishing with the company
I simply cannot get anyone to respond to my e-mails on a book I am publishing with the company. The company says my book has already gone on sale, though they are obligated to provide me with a sizeable number of free books for my book launch – they have not and are not responding to e-mails. Where should I appeal? I needed to have those books so that I can launch my book before year 2009 ends.
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Onta
March 2, 2011
Trafford has great sales people and terrible ethics
Trafford has great sales people and terrible ethics. Upon contracting with them for my book of 120 pages, I was quoted an author price of $6.53 and a retail price of $13.74. I have this in writing. My book came to 112 pages – 8 pages less than quoted and they placed the author price at $10.49 and the retail price at $14.99.
Originally they placed it at $15.99 – but I disputed it. For now – they are refusing to honor their original message. My books have not gone to print, thank goodness. So I am trying to cancel the contract. I simply can’t trust them, Even if they should decide to honor their words.
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Historynut
December 3, 2010
Not honoring their commitment
I published a book with Trafford under their "Webblazer" program that was offered at a considerable discount. Everything was pretty good up until proof reading time: They have a very sloppy printer. When I sent in my list of changes, it came back with even more needed! Whole paragraphs were suddenly in the font of different point size. Some of the changes I asked for were so botched that they had to be redone. Now that I've accepted the book - there are a dozen or so typos still in it - they are not honoring the final part of our deal. I am supposed to have a number of paperbacks sent to me, and they haven't been. They no longer answer my emails. There are better publishers than Trafford out there.
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Charles Nelson Shave
October 6, 2010
No royalties yet book is being sold
In Ontario, 2005... paid over $3, 000 to have book published with a promise of marketing the book. I received some books and then paid for more. I wrote and phoned re: royalties as I saw the book advertised but
never received any royalties as promised from
Trafford. They had a bank account for us ...once
in Ontario some money was deposited 4 years ago,
my book is advertised all over but no royalties
have come in. A year ago they said I had been
paid...no money in the account and no cheque
from them. Then I heard they had shut down
due to scams and complaints.
WHAT CAN I DO? Thank you!
Charles Nelson Shave, Author of
book 'Newfie Priest'
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blasko
March 14, 2010
yeah trafford sucks
I just recently published a book everything went fine then I got to the marketing part my book is on Amazon and Barnes and noble but they promised me and I HAVE IT ON PAPER I SAVED EVERYTHING
That my work will submit and reviewed by magazines and be advertised accordingly
But it’s about two weeks now my book been online for a week and no sales
So that about 2000 dollars wasted so now imp even afraid to get a book published I know I can write ive multiple poetry contests one of my poems was included in whispers if you ever read it
Can anyone help I want to get my work out to the world
But that fucking company made me resent even picking up the damn phone needs help
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Lino Sikosana
December 17, 2009
None fulfillment of obligations
I simply can not get anyone to respond to my e-mails on a book I am publisihing with the company. The company says my book has already gone on sale, though they are obligated to provide me with a sizeable number of free books for my book launch - they have not and are not responding to e-mails. Where should I appeal. I needed to have those books so that I can launch my book before year 2009 ends
Paulinus
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JCU
December 17, 2009
Fraudulent Sales Techniques
Trafford has great sales people and terrible ethics. Upon contracting with them for my book of 120 pages, I was quoted an author price of 6.53 and a retail price of 13.74. I have this in writing. My book came to 112 pages - 8 pages less than quoted - and they placed the author price at 10.49 and the retail price at 14.99. Originally they placed it at 15.99 - but I disputed it. For now - they are refusing to honor their original message. My books have not gone to print, thank goodness. So I am trying to cancel the contract. I simply can't trust them -even if they should decide to honor their words.
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Annelies Ismail
July 6, 2009
Company does not deliver service
Trafford was acquired by Author Solutions on April 2009. I signed a contract with Trafford December 2008 and paid for it.
Since March they have my "PRINT READY" book with all the files for the cover and webpage. I have not received the pysical proof until today (July 6) and the communication is dead! They do not react to phone calls and messages. I can only advise:
DO NOT USE TRAFFORD!!!
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