Publishers & services we don’t recommend
These companies carry watchdog advisories, Writer Beware listings, membership in a known bad network, or two or more serious red flags (taking author rights, false affiliations, rotating names, overseas boiler-room operations). We report what the watchdogs say and what’s observable, with every claim linked on each company’s page — research independently before you pay anything.
Morgan James Publishing
Hybrid publisher
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Austin Macauley Publishers
Vanity press · aka Austin Macauley Publishers LLC
UK✓ Verified 2026-06-09
AuthorHouse
Vanity press · aka AuthorHouse UK
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Archway Publishing
Vanity press · aka Archway Publishing from Simon & Schuster
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Balboa Press
Vanity press · aka Balboa Press (Hay House)
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Dorrance Publishing
Vanity press · aka RoseDog Books
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Olympia Publishers
Vanity press · aka Ashwell Publishing Ltd
UK✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Page Publishing
Vanity press · aka Page Publishing Inc.
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Trafford Publishing
Vanity press · aka Trafford
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Author Solutions
Vanity press · aka AuthorHouse
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Authors Press
Vanity press · aka Greenberry Publishing
Philippines✓ Verified 2026-06-09
iUniverse
Vanity press · aka Author Solutions imprint
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Newman Springs Publishing
Vanity press
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Stratton Press
Vanity press · aka Stratton Press Publishing, LLC
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Westwood Books Publishing
Vanity press · aka Greenberry Publishing
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09
Xlibris
Vanity press · aka Xlibris Corporation
US✓ Verified 2026-06-09