When i disagreed with them on some points they stopped answering e-mail and phone calls. It's been over 2weeks and all calls go unanswered. They took my money and ran. and this was the second book i was going to have with them. The first was A-OK no problems but that was 13 years ago. DO NOT USE BE CAUTOUS.

I published my book in 2010 which is still selling 14 years later. I am based in England and can attest to the fact that iUniverse does not look after the interests of international-based authors. It refuses to pay royalties directly to my bank account even though iUniverse now makes it mandatory for all its US based authors to provide bank details to enable the electronic transfer of royalties. Instead, they insist on posting cheques. This is inconvenient because it means that I have to pay a foreign cheque transaction fee. Additionally, the cheque takes a much longer period to clear than would one of local origin. I have not cashed in any cheques since 2017. I decided that short of iUniverse doing the right thing by transferring the money to my bank account, I would allow my royalties to accumulate to what I consider an acceptable amount before putting the foreign cheque into my account. I was informed by iUniverse that they had a procedure which they call a “re-cut”. This is supposed to consolidate a series of royalty payments into one. I did not receive a payment for the first “re-cut”. I requested a second re-cut in 2022 and removed the hold at some point in 2023. This meant that I was expecting payment for all my royalties accumulated since 2017 during the first week of December 2023. But there is a catch iUniverse spring on you after the author removes the “hold”. They claim under a rule of theirs that payment of the sum owed to the author is not guaranteed. In other words it permits them to withhold payment even when the window for payment arrives. The implications are clear: It means that they can keep on deferring paying the author the debt owed him indefinitely. This is an intolerable state of affairs. I have since cancelled my contract with iUniverse, My assessment of the aforementioned is that iUniverse have employed the use of unreasonable terms and procedures which breach my legitimate expectation to acquire royalties due me. The unconscionable state of affairs leaves me with no alternative other than to take all steps available to me securing the debt owed me including initiating civil legal action and filing a criminal complaint against iUniverse and its parent company Author Solutions. Solution: An immediate payment of all my royalty earnings from 2017 to the 2nd Quarter of 2024 i.e. April’s end, followed by an accelerated payment mechanism of royalties in the period after the cancellation of my contract with iUniverse.

If you are an international publisher/author- do not work together with iUniverse. You will not get your money...

They did a beautiful job on my book, titled "Me and Mr. Bear"! The design is amazing. I didn't like the fact that my friends received their books before me! My friend had to drive over to my house just so I could see my finished product. They let me borrow the book so that I could make a video on tiktok.

I did like the communication. If a call was scheduled, it took place right on time. The process moved very quickly, once a commitment was made. I wish that someone helped more with social media, but overall it has been a good experience, especially for my first time.

My publishing experience took place in a timely manner. Each task in the publishing process was linked together, from manuscript submission to print publication. I enjoyed communicating with each staff person; they explained the possibilities beforehand. Overall, I would highly recommend IUniverse publishing to a writer.

This is my second go-around with iUniverse. I got what I paid for using the "Pioneer" package -- a print copy of my book plus an e-pub on Amazon with a Getty-image cover and transcription of my manuscript without any professional proofreading or copy-editing. Make sure your manuscript is in print-ready form before submitting it. They are efficient and responsive. You must do the marketing, however, and do not fall for or pay for their promises to make you a star. They are a business designed to make money. They are not going to make money for you, and they do not care about your writing. If your expectations are realistic, there is no problem. Everything is outsourced to workers in the Philippines, but I was able to discuss issues by telephone, and they were polite. FYI, the price for your publication package is negotiable. Addendum 4/24/2024: As of this date they have failed to make my e-pub available per contract. Several calls and emails have gone unanswered, or someone in customer services unsympathetically says they will get back to you in 24-48 hours (untrue). Also, about 7-10 days after my book was published in paperback I began to receive calls on my personal cell phone from complete strangers -- scammers with Filipino accents -- wanting to help market my book for a hefty fee. I did an online investigation and discovered this was a common occurrence with iUniverse (google iUniverse and "Logan Crawford"). If I write another book, it certainly won't be published by this untrustworthy organization. Addendum 5/13/2024: I discovered a recurring $9.99 fee on my AMEX for "Author Learning Center." Apparently it was part of a one month "free trial" that comes with the Pioneer package and presumably other packages, only they continued to charge me for the "service" after the one month free trial was over. I eventually cancelled the service -- a service I never used -- but they refused to reimburse me for the six or so months of recurring charges -- service charges that I did not request or want. So much has been written on the Internet about iUniverse and other self-publishing companies under the Author Solutions company umbrella, including many lawsuits for deceptive marketing. Stay clear of all these companies: Xlibris, iUniverse, Archway, Balboa, and many others. They are exploitation specialists operating in the publishing realm. Highly unethical people in it only for the money.

This was one of the worst experiences for me and it costed me to take the risk. I was so excited to get started. Paid almost 2 grand and when it got close to finishing the project, they went ghost. No communication what so ever for almost a month. They rushed me to send in my unfinished manuscript because once you do that you’re locked in. They can drop the ball but once you cancel from fear of failure and/or fraud, they will take 50% without lifting a finger. Nothing was done on their behalf and it still costed me over $900. Who has money to throw away? If you’re thinking about going with this company I have one word of advice…Don’t. Do not send them your manuscript. They get a little lazy after you do or they’ll just keep trying to get money out of you for marketing. Don’t fall for it

I got the copies of my book as described in the publish package I bought.

I contacted this company in regard to publishing as a first-time publisher. They made me feel very uncomfortable, and even started to insult me when I told them I had yet to decide who I was going to pick. The man said it sounds like I'm procrastinating (Kelly) and made me feel like I was being yelled at for thirty minutes straight because I didn't commit! Don't go to this company, authors be aware! Not professional staff.

The team were friendly, professional and experienced and made adjustments when plans changed at the last minute. The pictures were a fantastic memento of the day and a real hit with our attendees. Thank you!

We requested a photographer to capture our Chinese wedding banquet. The Photo Team were highly responsive from the start and sent Melvin who we could not have been happier with. Melvin was on time on the evening of our event and knew exactly what shots to take. We mainly wanted group shots but he was able to take a few couple shots in between as well as natural shots of our guest. He was great with the younger kids and all our guests commented on how friendly and experienced he was. We got the photos the next day and he had captured the evening so perfectly. We would highly recommend the Photo Team.

The team were great I had an email few days before the event confirming everything, the team on the night arrived introduced themselves and set up hassle free. Once set up they called me over to show how it all worked, they notified me when last 10mins were for last min videos. Staff are very polite and quick responses to emails. I was able to view every video taken before mid day the next day via email link. The experience was amazing, everyone enjoyed it they encouraged people to use props aswell and the videos are fantastic. I would definitely use them again.

We had fantastic services from The Photo Team, especially from videographer Ed and photographer Keith for two events. They were professional, on time, had all the right equipment, and got great footage and image of our events. The admin team (Charlotte) was also accommodating with our requests for the media delivery, as we requested for raw footages. Overall it was a good experience, with a trusted and skilled team who knows what they're doing and are pleasant to work with. Highly recommended.

The Photo Team were fun to work with and could not do enough for us at our corporate event. They really made our occasion feel special and the results were simply stunning and we got great feedback from the people who attended. I would use the same company again, it was fuss free to organise and they were quick to respond to all my emails in the run-up. Thank you to the team you were fantastic.

The team attending our over was super nice - really sweet & patient people. The pics look great too!

Booked photographer last minute for our corporate party and experienced a great service. smooth booking, photographer on time and great snaps taken on the day. Will definitely use this company again.

The team were superb! The videos even better! Everyone at Holiday Extras were raving about their videos all day today. The team went above and beyond to make sure everyone had the best experience right from booking them, through to the party it’s self. Highly recommended

Highly responsive to emails. Very professional and friendly photographer - Melvin. Great pictures, very fast upload to share high quality and social-media quality pictures. Very good price.

Photographer was excellent Took lots of pictures but was sensative to the guests and not intrusive. Well donw.

Had a lot of books that I no longer needed, and I sold them using CKY Books. Payment received timely, I would recommend this service to everyone for selling books

CKY was one in a list of several book buyers offered as options on bookscouter.com. I found the best price there for the book I wanted to sell. The process was very easy and I was pleased with the level of communication about the status of the sale. I would definitely choose CKY again.

I have nothing bad to say because your company is fast and does what's promised. Thanks!

Great deal! I have many books which I don't want to part with specially with just online. I was hesitant at first but after my first try, I was amazed and surprised at how fast they received my collections. What hooked me well was how fast the payment was as compared to other companies. Thanks!

As a book lover, I sometimes buy too many books during book fairs that I rarely use or read, but thanks to CKY Books, I can turn them into cash! And then uh... use them to buy more books. Again. But great platform!

CKY Books are really good. I loved it as a lot of people does. It's a great platform for selling and buying BOOKs. They really helped me to find my choice which I was unable to find in the markets. Thanks to CKY Books.

Do business with these folks. We had a problem with our order. After some back and forth, the company stood up for its principles.

Easy to work with. Our son had text books from college that he no longer needed. This company has great communication via emails. This was our first time using this company and I can say that I am very pleased. Will be using CKY Books again in the future.

Fast and honest! They honored their word and I was very pleased! I would recommend.

Fast, no hassle service. Good and reliable company to do business with.

Wenn sowieso keiner schreibt dann lohnt es sich h für mich h nicht.

+ als Standard-Nutzer kann man zumindest mit Premium-Nutzern schreiben - nicht mal das erste Profilbild kann man deutlich als Standard-Nutzer (nicht Premium) sehen - Browser- und App unterscheiden sich stark - In der App sind die Namen auf den Klassenfotos nicht sichtbar - Schulen, die nicht mehr existieren sind teilweise nicht in der Datenbank

Abzocke. Man erfährt nichts Neues.

Völlig unnützes Portal. Überteuert und nach meiner Erfahrung dubios. Viel zu teuer. Andere Portale sind kostenfrei und mindestens gleichwertig um Schulfreunde wieder zu finden.

Stayfriends ist eine ideale Plattform, um die eigene Schulzeit Revue passieren zu lassen und sich mit Mitschülern auszutauschen. Fotos mit kleinen Stories helfen sehr gut beim Erinnern an Schul- und Studienzeit. Und der geringe Beitrag für eine Gold- Mitgliedschaft ist für jeden erschwinglich. Ich habe viele "Mitstreiter" aus der guten alten Zeit problemlos wieder finden können! Ich schaue jeden Tag nach Neuem ...

Nach langem Zögern habe ich mich durchgerungen, eine Mitgliedschaft bei StayFriends einzugehen, und habe schon mit einigen Leuten erstmalig nach 30 bis 50 Jahren wieder Kontakt aufnehmen können!

Ich hatte mich nach längerer Zeit bei Stayfriends mal wieder angemeldet,sehr enttäuschend wie ich nach kurzer Zeit feststellen muß. Bei einer Basis Mitgliedschaft,kann man sich nur anmelden,das eigene Profil gestalten,inklusive Foto hochladen,bekommt man Nachrichten geschickt oder möchte man nachschauen welche Profilbesucher man hatte,ist dies nur mit einer Gold Mitgliedschaft möglich. Bei dieser Gold Mitgliedschaftscheint auch etwas undurchsichtig zu sein. 24 Euro finde ich hier viel zu teuer.

StayFriends ist ein praktisches Netzwerk, das ehemalige Schüler/Innen wieder verbindet und Erinnerungen an vergangene Schulzeiten möglich macht. Indem Kontakte gepflegt oder neu geknüpft werden, entwickelt sich ein lebhafter Austausch , soweit das in den verschiedenen Sektionen über Schulen, Schüler, Lehrer usw. abzulesen ist. Beliebt sind auch die unterschiedlichsten Gruppen über Tier- und Pflanzenpflege , Yoga oder Outdoor Aktivitäten u.v.m., sodass die Vergangenheit in die Gegenwart transportiert wird und auch im hohen Alter niemand einsam zu sein braucht. Das geschieht unter den schützenden Fittichen des StayFriends Teams, dank deren unermüdliche und taktvolle Ermutigungen Erinnerungen zu verbalisieren, sie.im Dienste aktueller Herausforderungen verwerten zu können. Verantwortungsvoll und kompetent im Umgang mit den StayFriends Mitgliedern - jung und alt - schafft das TEAM eine Atmosphäre des Vertrauens und des guten Willens, sich gegenseitig zu unterstützen. Der Kundendienst steht allen jederzeit zur Verfügung und ist offen für Kritik und Vorschläge.

Nach 10 Jahren der Kündigung, wieder Abbuchuchungen von dieser veralteten Schrottseite. Unverschämtheit. Verbraucherschutz ist informiert.

It is a good idea with a bad implementation. They might want to take a look at other similar websites. All the adverts are annoying. Hard to add class photos. You even have to search around their main website to find out how to contact anyone to get help. I send a help request.. I curious to see how it goes, though I not holding my breath. And their FAQ is a joke. I will not be renewing my membership after it expires.. might as well just stick to FB or other social media websites.. better chance of connecting with old classmates..