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Vanity Publisher

Booklocker.com, Inc.

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    Customer Review Ratings

    4.86

    Average of 35 Customer Reviews

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    • Rosemary G

      Date: 12/03/2022

      Rosemary G

      Date: 12/03/2022

      I have published eight novels through Booklocker and am very pleased with the print quality as well as the customer service.

      Booklocker.com, Inc.

      Date: 01/16/2023

      Rosemary Gard is one of our most prolific authors! She is also very good at social media promotion of her books. Many author could take lessons from her! We LOVE working with Rosemary and we are honored to have helped her bring her eight "Destiny" novels (in hardcover and ebook formats) to the masses. :) 

      Angela Hoy

      President & CEO

      BookLocker.com, Inc. 

    • Chris K

      Date: 11/29/2022

      Chris K

      Date: 11/29/2022

      A joke. They sold negligible copies of a book I had years invested in, and now refuse to allow me to unsubscribe to their stupid newsletter. Can you imagine a company so desperate it FORCES dissatisfied customers to receive their tripe?

      Booklocker.com, Inc.

      Date: 11/30/2022

      Chris Kassel, the author of The Awful Grace of Littlefarm, published his book with us in 2021 - a paperback, a hardcover, and an ebook. 

      All of our authors receive occasional newsletters from us alerting them to industry news, contractual updates/changes, new distribution outlets for their books, sales we run, holiday printing deadlines from the printer (in order to get books by Christmas), and much more. Emailing someone with which you have an active business contract is not spam. 

      Mr. Kassel tried to unsubscribe from our newsletter. I sent him a friendly email reminding him that he still had a book for sale through BookLocker and that all of our authors must receive our emails. He did not respond. Instead, he posted a negative review here. 

      Regarding sales: 

      All BookLocker authors are provided with a free copy of 90+ Days of Promoting Your Book Online and a free copy of 55 Dos and Don't of Book Selling. It does not appear Mr. Kassel utilitized the advice we provided in those books. We posted Mr. Kassel's books on our website, Amazon, Walmart.com, BarnesandNoble.com, BooksaMillion.com, Chapters/Indigo, Apple, Kobo, Overdrive, and numerous other retailers across the globe. 

      We also sent Mr. Kassel several questions back in June, 2021 so we could create a book trailer (advertising video) for his books to post to our website and YouTube. Our system showed that Mr. Kassel clicked to view our message but he never answered our questions.

      If an author refuses to help with book promotion, our hands are tied. It is unfortunate but it does happen some times. We have thousands of authors who do actively promote their books and you can read numerous 5-star reviews from some of them here on the BBB.org website. 

    • Michael M

      Date: 11/09/2022

      Michael M

      Date: 11/09/2022

      I have worked with Booklocker.com for two very different books, NLD From The Inside Out (1st ed. was in 2007) and King Kong Sudoku (2022), and I have to say, Angela and the rest of the team are VERY nice, honest, tolerant, and give the author a lot of leeway -- leeway that mid-range and larger publishers would NEVER give. And the Booklocker crew is not too ashamed nor proud to admit when they make a mistake, again, something that middle-large publishers would never do. Plus, the royalty rates are fantastic -- 35% for paperback and 70% for ebooks. Again, at any other "regular" publisher, you would have to consider yourself lucky to get 10% -- I know, because I've experienced this firsthand when I made the switch to a mid-range publisher for the Third Edition of NLD From The Inside Out. Plus, the cover and interior design aspects are great, too. Overall, I highly, highly recommend using Booklocker if you're just starting out as an indie/niche author.

      Booklocker.com, Inc.

      Date: 01/16/2023

      Thank you sooo much, Michael! Your books are AWESOME and we LOVE working with you, too!! Our color-interior gal, Charlyn, particularly loved working with you on King Kong Sodoku. And, yes, we do admit when we make a mistake and we promptly fix it. We're not perfect but we darn sure try to be! ;)

      Angela Hoy

      President & CEO

      BookLocker.com, Inc. 

       

    • Sparsh K

      Date: 10/20/2022

      Sparsh K

      Date: 10/20/2022

      From start to finish of the publishing process, my experience with Book Locker was outstanding. I approached them with a finalized manuscript that required no extra formal editing or formatted according to Book Locker’s opinion, so the goal was simple: find the right cover, book size, font size, and pricing and then publish.

      While I ended up designing my own cover, I learned a lot from Todd, Book Locker’s design consultant, about design principles.

      I worked directly with Book Locker’s CEO, Angela Hoy, and she was very supportive the whole way, promptly responding to all my questions and requests. Angela makes the publishing process for each author personal and special: she is deeply respectful of the author’s work and is very encouraging in conversation.

      I strongly recommend Book Locker to any prospective author that is serious about publishing with a reputable publisher that is efficient, reliable, and customer driven.

      Booklocker.com, Inc.

      Date: 01/16/2023

      We published Ré, A Journey (about a man suffering from psychosis), by Sparsh Kothari, in September. Sparsh was a delight to work with, and a true professional. He has reached out for marketing advice and we always respond promptly. We can't wait to see what he comes up with next! 

      Angela Hoy

      President & CEO

      BookLocker.com, Inc. 

    • Kalen G

      Date: 10/13/2022

      Kalen G

      Date: 10/13/2022

      I published a book through them after winning a short story contest, but you wouldn't have known this by how I was treated. The whole experience was completely akin to being a paying customer. Everything was above board. They are all very friendly, help guide you through the entire process, and answer any questions in a timely manner. The finished book looked fantastic. I will definitely publish with them again, as their rates seem very reasonable for what you get. Thanks again to everyone in this great company.

      Booklocker.com, Inc.

      Date: 01/16/2023

      When you win 1st place in the quarterly WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest, of COURSE we treat you like royalty! :) Kalen Grace's book, The Goat-God, is a fantastic collection of horrific (delicious!!) horror stories and we are honored to have published it. :)

      Angela Hoy

      President & CEO

      BookLocker.com, Inc. 

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