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Apex Book Writers

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NOT associated with The New York Times. Apex Book Writers / apexbookwriters.com Absolutely unbelievable claims on their site ("300 national best sellers," "2300 traditionally published books," "21 New York Times best sellers," and "71M+ books sold." Ha ha ha! All lies and fraud. Some covers are ones we've seen on other websites on this list. According to Trustpilot, they have the same phone number as Authors Book Publishing / authorsbookpublishing.com (also on this list). Committing several violations on THIS LIST .

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026

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Apex Book Writers / apexbookwriters.com Absolutely unbelievable claims on their site ("300 national best sellers," "2300 traditionally published books," "21 New York Times best sellers," and "71M+ books sold." Ha ha ha! All lies and fraud. Some covers are ones we've seen on other websites on this...
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NOT associated with The New York Times. Apex Book Writers / apexbookwriters.com Absolutely unbelievable claims on their site ("300 national best sellers," "2300 traditionally published books," "21 New York Times best sellers," and "71M+ books sold." Ha ha ha! All lies and fraud. Some covers are ones we've seen on other websites on this list. According to Trustpilot, they have the same phone number as Authors Book Publishing / authorsbookpublishing.com (also on this list). Committing several violations on THIS LIST .

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Communication: 2.5
Contract clarity: 1.5
Value for money: 1.5
Editing quality: 2.5
Design quality: 2.5
Distribution & reach: 1.5
Payment timeliness: 2.5

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Be very careful reading the grant of rights clause. The initial cost quote was reasonable, but post-signature upselling was persistent throughout the process. In my experience with Apex Book Writers, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.
Communication
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Contract clarity
2/5
Value for money
2/5
Editing quality
3/5
Design quality
3/5
Distribution & reach
2/5
Payment timeliness
3/5
Lucas Green10 Jun 2025Worked with them Nov 2024 – May 2025Recommends: With reservations0 found this helpful