Online Book Writers

Online Book Writers is a Nightmare

Online Book Writers has been a nightmare. I have read most of the online reviews and find them disconnected from reality and strangely (and coincidentally) nearly identical to one another. I’m not surprised that Trust Pilot has flagged OBW reviews with the following message: “We’ve detected a number of fake reviews for this company and we’ve removed them.”

I began with Online Book Writers (OBW) in November 2020. I was hesitant to use their service because I had concerns about how long the project would take to complete. However, I was assured by Bruno R. that they could meet my 6 to 8 month expectation. That was 21 months ago… and counting.

I have spent $10,750 with this company and find it difficult to give them even one star. The initial quote was $2000 for their services; however, they didn’t inform me of all the aspects of book development, marketing, and publishing they would later insist were important for success. Nearly every month, there was an upsell: I needed illustrations; I needed a better book trailer video (which has now been in production for over 7 months and still isn’t completed); ISBNs; LCCN; Copywriting; social media followers, etc., etc. There isn’t an end to what they say you need.

NOTE: You do get more attention from managers when you agree to an upsell. (They get commissions). One manager was noticeably upset over the phone when he heard I had gotten the Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) myself. It was free. He had quoted me $1500.

Over the course of the past 21 months, the first writer quit the OBW company at the 5-month mark into my project (she explained it was because of unreasonable OBW expectations for assembly line production). Only about 30% of the book had been roughed out. They assigned a second writer who resumed writing the book with little thematic correlation to what had already been written. The progress was incremental. It was painful. In the end, the direction was so bad as we approached the one-year mark that I took back over the writing myself and completed the book. As it stands now, I have actually written most of the novel myself.

Editing was equally painful. Each time OBW edited, they produced mistakes: extra lines, extra spaces, strange characters, line breaks, misspelled words, etc. I had to re-edit many times.

(NOTE: I had a complete manuscript when I came to OBW. However, I decided I needed professional help with story development and marketing. OBW was never interested in my manuscript, as this doesn’t fit neatly into their mass production constructs. The writers were not interested. Bruno R. wasn’t interested. The four managers on the project were not interested. The OBW machine must keep moving. No one has the time.)

Dysfunction abounds with OBW and disappointments are never-ending. Writers quit and get changed out. Managers turn over your file to the next, and the next, and so on. And, when this occurs, the next person isn’t at all familiar with your project and can’t find the information you’ve previously sent. They are confused (and who wouldn’t be with a hundred or so clients). Errors are very frequent and progress can move backward. I wish there was a rating of less than 1 Star. As of this writing, it is August 2022. November 2020 was ages ago. All I have from OBW is a profound disappointment. If I could rewind the past 21 months, I would NOT have chosen OBW.

As it stands now, I am out $10,750 and there are no book sales. This is mostly because the marketing elements are still outstanding and no one will get back to me. I paid for the $3000 Book Trailer Video 7 months ago. It finally arrived last week after over a dozen requests for updates. The $1000 Social Media Contacts were paid for 5 months ago. I’m still waiting and no one will get back to me. (The few that were delivered were mostly from Vietnam.) “Beta reader review”? It was never done. “Final Review” with the senior editor? Never happened. “Query Letter” sent to editors, agents and publishing houses?” Still waiting. Publishing Strategy Discussion with Marketing Specialist?” Never happened. “Google Business Review?” The manager wouldn’t do it without the upsell/commission. “1000 Media Contacts?” Never happened. Weekly and Monthly traffic reports? Only happened once. My website? I have been asking about the name of hosting company and credentials (for access) for 17 months. They can’t produce it.

Whenever I call, I hear the mantra “the work continues”. I have heard that mantra over and over… even when nothing is happening.

Do not use Online Book Writers. I will be 2 years into this nightmare soon and can’t wait for it to be over.

I choose Online Book Writers because of their ability to bring out the best in any idea. I simply explain to them what I want, and they generate it even better than that. I call their work stunning!

My book was written by Online Book Writers, and I am glad to have found them. The book they produced was great. The writer was amazing and super responsive. I had a pleasure working with this company and will surely be sending more projects their way.

Team of reliable and professional book writing geeks; never saw any like them. They are super fast with excellent connotation and context.
Had to get my grandpa's story written and published on his blog. Bruno and his team did a great job. Pa loved their piece.

High five team.

It was great working with you. The eBook service was perfect. The best thing about the complete service was on time delivery without compromising quality.

I contacted Onlinebookwriters for my upcoming book. We started from chat, then went on a phone call. They discussed all of the requirements that I want to be shown in the book. They divided my project into milestones and they were updating me by sending all the draft chapter by chapter. In very few cases, I asked them to modify the content and some of the time for tone. I thought it’ll cost me an additional amount, but an assigned project manager told me that there is no extra cost for these changes. They completed my entire book and assisted me to publish it on various platforms. I recommend online book writers to all those authors who are facing issues in writing their stories.

The process that we went through for the project has been an absolute pleasure. A fantastic team that catered to our agencies content needs. Content were provided in good time and were very reasonably priced. Amazing professionals, always deliver on time and great customer services! Highly recommend their services!

"Writers at Online Book Writers are Professional" Online Book Writers is the best platform for e-book writing service and has helped me to write an e-book. The writers at Online Book Writers are professional in approach.

I'm thrilled as to how my book was formatted. She also worked with me to give my book a few personal touches, which I love. Her quality of work was amazing, she had great communication with me, and she met her deadline. I would love to work with them in the future, and I would highly recommend them. services.

It was such an amazing experience to hire the onlinebookwriters service, they are simply amazing to begin with. I called Bruno, he guided me with each and every aspect linked with the procedure. However, initially, they did not respond to my calls, maybe Bruno or some other person was not available to pick up the call. However, at the end of the day, I am not worried, as I got the job done in time. I would like to recommend them to everyone who is looking for ghost writing services, they are simply awesome.

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