“Unlock the Secrets: Which 2025 Self-Publishing Options Could Save You Hundreds?”
- BookLocker has been serving authors for 26 years, and has an EXCELLENT REPUTATION.
- Better Business Bureau Rating: A+. Read the reviews RIGHT HERE.
- This is the fastest publisher on this page! BookLocker gets black-and-white-interior books on the market in only a month (sometimes faster) at no extra charge.
- BookLocker is rated “Outstanding” by Mark Levine, attorney and author of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing.
- BookLocker is also recommended by attorney James M. Walsh, who works directly with WritersWeekly to expose scammers in the industry.
- BookLocker is recommended by the Alliance of Independent Authors. Other ranked publishers on this page have “caution” ratings…or worse.
- Read numerous unsolicited testimonials from numerous BookLocker authors HERE.
- BookLocker Offers an expedited 2-week package for an additional fee, as well as a D.I.Y. program for only $199.
- No hidden fees.
- Print book distribution through Ingram, the world’s largest book distributor. Availability in thousands of bookstores systems worldwide, including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target.com, Walmart.com, BooksaMillion, Chapters/Indigo, and many, many more.
- Ebook formatting/conversion/distribution on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo (Canada’s popular ebook retailer), Overdrive (which sells ebooks to more than 40K libraries and schools in 70 countries), and Google Play, which has better ebook distribution than Amazon!
- Returning authors get a hefty discount on their second and subsequent book projects.
- No extra charge for production files, of course. If you paid for it, you should own it!
- The 2-week rush publishing service is an additional $350 (which, when combined with the regular fee) is still less than all of the firms listed here charge for publication in several weeks to several months).
- BookLocker offers a paperback/hardcover/ebook combo as well. Read more HERE.
- According to The Independent Publishing Magazine, “Overall, BookLocker offers a very particular kind of POD publishing service, honest, upfront, a quality product, but no unnecessary frills. Their personalized approach and focus on book sales is worth all the value alone.”
- According to Attorney Mark Levine, author of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing: “As close to perfection as you’re going to find in the world of ebook and POD publishing. The ebook royalties are the highest I’ve ever seen, and the print royalties are better than average. BookLocker understands what new authors experience, and has put together a package that is the best in the business. You can’t go wrong here. Plus, they’re selective and won’t publish any manuscript just because it’s accompanied by a check. Also, the web site is well trafficked. If you can find a POD or epublisher with as much integrity and dedication to selling authors’ books, but with lower POD publishing fees, please let me know.”
Archway Publishing: $2,699.00
ALERT! This is another Author Solutions company.
At the Better Business Bureau:
- Their customer rating is only 1.55 OUT OF 5 STARS.
- And, there have been 106 COMPLAINTS in just the past 3 years.
- The most recent 1-star review, posted in December, 2024, says, “I paid $11,000 for empty promises and b.s.“
Victoria Strauss writes: “I generally advise authors to avoid the Author Solutions self-publishing services (iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford, AuthorHouse, BookTango, and the self-pub services Author Solutions runs for major publishers, including Thomas Nelson’s WestBow Press and Hay House’s Balboa Press), since I’ve received many complaints about quality, price, and high-pressure sales tactics.”
