Re Aultbea publishing. After many months of waiting, my daughter received what we took to be a contract to have her childrens book published. She is a 30 year old mother of 4 children, so she knows what type of reading that children enjoy.
The "contract" said that they, (Aultbea) were applying for an ISBN number for the book, and that it would be sold for £4.99, and that my daughter must be prepared "to attend a public book signing at a local bookshop". She was over the moon. She realised that she was not going to be a new J.K. Rowling, but she just wanted to see a copy of HER book in a shop. She was told, just before Christmas, that work would start on this in the new year. Last week, after hearing nothing from Aultbea, she contacted them by e-mail, and received a reply that "all publishings for this year are now full" or words to that effect!
My daughter had been asked if she would contribute some money to pay for the book, but she not afford to do this. Could this be the reason that her hopes and dreams now reside at the bottom of Aultbeas waste bin?
This company trades in broken dreams and promises.
