Panic attacks, financial losses and damage to my professional reputation
Costly, Unprofessional, and Emotionally Distressing Experience With Elite Book Publishing (CA, USA)
My experience with Elite Book Publishing in California began positively but steadily deteriorated over the course of eight months, ultimately leaving me emotionally distressed, in tears, and experiencing panic attacks near the end of the process.
I paid over $11,000 to publish two books. Both manuscripts were professionally edited before submission. After that, Elite Book Publishing ’ own editing team edited the books again, and I completed a final author review and approval prior to publication. Despite all of this, both books were printed with multiple grammar and spelling errors, including errors that had already been corrected. These mistakes were later pointed out to me by individuals who purchased my books, which was embarrassing and damaging as an author.
Because of these errors, I was forced to remove both books from Amazon. To fix mistakes that should never have occurred, I personally submitted both books to another publisher at my own expense to have them properly reviewed, edited, corrected, and republished, with release scheduled across more than 40000 book-selling platforms — services I had already paid Elite Book Publishing to provide.
Communication became increasingly poor throughout the process. Messages went unanswered, services included in my package were not completed, and I was charged for work that was never properly delivered. The lack of professionalism and accountability caused significant emotional distress and directly contributed to my panic attacks.
Elite Book Publishing ultimately issued a partial refund of $5,500. I requested a full refund, which they refused. I then requested a $7,500 refund, which was also refused. Given the circumstances — including the emotional distress caused by their lack of professionalism, the fact that my name was attached to books published with known errors, and their failure to fulfill their contractual obligations — I firmly believe a full refund was warranted.
Six weeks ago, after communication completely broke down, I formally requested resolution. Since then, Elite Book Publishing has ceased all communication and has not responded further.
This experience resulted in substantial financial loss, emotional distress, and damage to my confidence and reputation as an author. I strongly urge other writers to research carefully and proceed with extreme caution before trusting this company with their work or money.








