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Ashbery Publishing

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Ashbery Publishing / ashberypublishing.com Committing several violations on THIS LIST . They claim to have been in business since 2012 but their website wasn't created until 2024!

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026

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Ashbery Publishing / ashberypublishing.com Committing several violations on THIS LIST . They claim to have been in business since 2012 but their website wasn't created until 2024!
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Ashbery Publishing / ashberypublishing.com Committing several violations on THIS LIST . They claim to have been in business since 2012 but their website wasn't created until 2024!

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Communication: 2.0
Contract clarity: 1.3
Value for money: 1.3
Editing quality: 2.3
Design quality: 2.3
Distribution & reach: 1.3
Payment timeliness: 2.0

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1.0VerifiedContractedPaid $2,000 to $5,000
Editing was good, but communication slowed down significantly after final payment was rendered. Make sure to get all marketing deliverables specified in writing. In my experience with Ashbery Publishing, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.
Communication
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Value for money
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Editing quality
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Design quality
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Zoe Clark31 Jul 2025Worked with them Jan 2025 – Jul 2025Recommends: No0 found this helpful

3.0Paid for servicesPaid $2,000 to $5,000

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 Ashbery Publishing, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.

Communication: 3/5
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

Hannah Gray14 Jul 2025Worked with them Dec 2024 – Jun 2025Recommends: With reservations0 found this helpful

2.0VerifiedContractedPaid $2,000 to $5,000

The production quality was decent, but their marketing package was described in unmeasurable terms. After signing, I was asked to pay additional fees for extra promotional tiers. In my experience with Ashbery Publishing, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.

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

Anonymous author27 Jun 2025Worked with them Dec 2024 – May 2025Recommends: No0 found this helpful