Starting last year (2024), we became aware of a company impersonating our brand via ukbookpublishing.co.uk (we are .com). They have fraudulently claimed our published books as theirs to dupe unsuspecting authors. We have evidence of this.
Despite claiming to be in Manchester, they seem to be based in India or Pakistan. A person who went to the Manchester office address listed on their website was told by people at those offices that they had never heard of the business.
They pressure sell, bombarding authors with calls and emails. If you’ve experienced this – it wasn’t us.
More recently, we’ve learned that they are also trading (or used to trade) as “AMZ” publishing – you can read about their scams on these sites:
https://booklaunchers.com/beware-of-amazon-publishing-services-other-scam-companies/
They have covers on their website for books published by other companies, before this firm’s website was launched (copyright infringement). They have fake client testimonials with pictures taken from the Internet.
Please avoid this company and look out for dubious reviews.
ukbookpublishing.co.uk is NOT US (we are .com)
Be careful out there!
UPDATE: If you are contacted by ‘Emily Richards’, ‘Eric Williams’, ‘George Bachman’, ‘Adam Harrington’, and anyone using Basecamp project management software — the people going by these names are not us.
If you have been approached by these people and they used our published books as their own or claimed they were based in the UK, please report this to UK police’s Action Fraud and please let me know via our contact page.
I think I have signed to UK book publishing.co.uk what do I do?
Uk Book publishing Manchester are they a Scams?
They are not based in Manchester, despite what they say. We heard from one author who went to their offices, and no one there has heard of them. Other authors have told us they are based in India.
Hi Everyone, The UK Book publishing manchester are actually based in Pakistan not in Manchester like they advertised.
Unfortunately, I can’t help if you have signed up with them. I suggest you seek legal advice.
Hi,
But if you’ve not signed any contract you’re ok I think? What sort of scams do they run? They’re on Facebook and Trustpilot too, didn’t think you could be scammed on Trustpilot? But you never know, who should they be reported to?
Trust Pilot seems not to be interested in stopping scam companies. They claim to combat fake reviews, but how do you prove a review is fake?
If you believe you have been scammed, and you’re in the UK, then I recommend you report it to the police at Action Fraud https://reporting.actionfraud.police.uk/
They told me it was against company policy to visit their office in Manchester for a discussion. They all have English names but, their spoken English has an Indian accent.
I signed them too. I was infirmed too late. Can you help who else was their victim? I’d like to report to the police, too. Thank you
Hi Anna. I am sorry to hear that. If you send me a message via https://ukbookpublishing.com/contact then I will send you info about reporting this.
Thanks
Dan
Hi Anna,
If you have signed any contract or agreement with them, was it an electronic version or postal or both? Seek legal advice, as long as they don’t have any of your personal details like, bank account, national insurance number, I think you will be fine, if they have, report it to your bank, contact the necessary authorities, stop any cards that you have paid with to them, but you still have your manuscript pubish it yourself. If they are in India or Pakistan it’s a long way away, I don’t think they are really interested in your work at all, it’s the money that they can make out of you, with the sensitive information the they have. Hope you get it sorted.
Hi Everyone, I was taken in by UK Book publishing Manchester. Paid my money upfront got some editing done and a book cover, but then got suspicious with them wanted my password for KDP account. Realised that something was not right, cancelled my bank card that I paid on, didn’t sign any contract with them, so blocked their phone number, but still keep getting emails from them, Dan Brady, is right be aware of those people he mentioned ” Emily Richards, George Bachman and Eric Williams, they’re base Pakistan not Manchester. In the end Published my book myself.
Hi I went with this company in November and had my manuscript edited and help in getting it published. They did the book cover and helped me with pictures for my book. I have to be honest they were helpful and although I was suspicious at first as they are actually American based I felt it would be okay to run with the book editing and publishing. The only thing they are letting me down with at present is the audiobook. Saying that I had a late call Friday night saying they had found out some other company was using their name and their legal team were dealing with it so they had gone with their other company panda publishing in America. The names you have given I had spoken to them all and they are definitely not Indian but American and I’m know that as I phoned them to check things. Today (sat) they are saying my second book will still be published under their uk name as I refused to accept the American publishing company. So I shall see what they do. I have obviously paid money but did it through a credit card I have specifically for this situation. So now I am just waiting to see what happens next.