![]() Those allegations are deeply disturbing, to say the least, but not at all surprising after reading so many complaints about them. SOURCE: PATRICIA WHEELER and HELEN HEIGHTSMAN GORDON, Plaintiffs, against AUTHOR SOLUTIONS LLC, Defendant In other words, the Author is passed around and bombarded with calls from several levels of ‘consultants.'” Once the title is live, the Author becomes an ‘active lead’ for the Book Consultant. For Author Solutions to maximize revenue opportunities, when an Author’s book is recently published (or about to be published), the Author is assigned a ‘Tier 1’ Marketing Consultant, but after a certain amount of time, or if the Author purchased a Service, she is moved to a ‘Tier 2’ Marketing Consultant. “…are not required to have marketing or publishing experience, nor are they required to read the Author’s work. The lawsuit alleges Author Solutions’ consultants: They appear to draw in as many authors as possible, seem to publish just about anything and everything and, based on the accusations in the lawsuits, they seem far too interested in seeing how much money they can suck out of each author. In my opinion, Author Solutions’ different divisions charge authors WAY TOO MUCH MONEY! I realize they’re a large firm, with lots of expenses (including outsourcing some of those services overseas), but that’s their fault for creating what we unaffectionately call an author meat market. Most of all, we know the REASONABLE costs associated with getting a book published and up for sale. We know what might cause problems and what will likely run smoothly. We know what it takes to get a book to market. Since we’ve been in this business for 16 years, we know the ins and outs of POD publishing. They came on the scene years ago, and started buying up POD publishers. I have provided a break-down of the highlights from the lawsuit HERE.Īs the owners of, we’ve been competing with Author Solutions since their inception. The lawyers are seeking class-action status, of course. 30, 2020.As most of you know, yet another lawsuit has been filed against Author Solutions, which owns AuthorHouse, Xlibris, iUniverse, Trafford, Wordclay, and others. this report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. ![]() ![]() in the action on the basis it purportedly made risky transactions that exposed the investments to market fluctuations.Ī judge dismissed Asselin's application for the class action, but the decision was overturned by Quebec's Court of Appeal, prompting Desjardins to take its case to the Supreme Court. He also included Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. In 2011, Asselin filed an application to pursue a class action against Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc., alleging it misrepresented the risk involved with the investments. In March 2009, shortly after the major financial crisis that struck the global economy, Asselin was told the investments would not yield any return and would continue to be uncashable until the end of their terms. The Supreme Court of Canada says a class-action suit over personal investments can proceed against a Montreal-based financial services firm.īetween 20, Ronald Asselin purchased principal-protected term deposits from Caisse Desjardins that were not redeemable before maturity.
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