Olympia Publishers Reviews 164

Dear reader:
I pause during a busy morning to share the positive impact that Olympia Publishers has had upon my life. After I completed my first novel without a contract, Olympia Publishers took the time to evaluate my writing and offered to me an opportunity to be published. Olympia provided editorial suggestions, expertly finalized the production of the manuscript, brainstormed cover art and cover narrative, and partnered with me to develop and follow through on an effective marketing plan. I will always hold Olympia Publishers, and the stalwart individuals who made up my support team, close to my heart.

Overall I have had a very good experience with olympia publishers,
The whole process has taken quite a while but that's mainly my issue because I chose to do all my own illustrations as well which took a lot of time to do, but Olympia have been very helpful and supportive throughout the whole process. I am now at the very end of my journey with my publishing date of January 8th, but so far it's been nothing but a positive experience.

Olympia Publishers are very professional and reliable.

When i found out my manuscript was accepted i was a bit overwhelmined from start to finish i cannot thank all the people enough who have been there for me there which was why I gave five stars keep up the good work

I went with Olympia Publishers for Redemption and Ascension by Peter Pietri and I am very satisfied with how professional the publishing agency was throroughout the process. Thank you guys so much and I love your attention to detail

I never thought I would have written or published a book but Olympia/Bumblebee publishing took a chance on me and “Kind Little Moose” is in the world. Everyone at Bumblebee was so helpful especially for a Gen Xer who needs help with technology. Every time I had a question, there was always someone who was there to answer it ASAP. I can not say enough great things about the staff and company. If you are an aspiring author, look into publishing with Olympia/Bumblebee publishing-you won’t be disappointed!!!

I am Joanne Nolan, the original author of Mrs Hanky, Pranky Covers St Paddies Day. I paid £7,000 for two titles to be illustrated and published with Bumblebee Books (Olympia Publishers) but cancelled the contract due to unprofessional conduct across all areas of production. Despite my cancellation, they retained the payment and published a poorly illustrated sample manuscript without permission. For over six months, I have repeatedly requested removal of this title and received only apologetic responses without action. The genuine Mrs Hanky, Pranky series is professionally produced and independently published by me under TinyTivities.

They have been open about the constraints they face and have operated to realistic timescales. This has given me confidence in their ability which thus far has been justified. Sometimes they have even understated how much they have done!

Burn your money, it'll be quicker. I'd already self-published but wasn't getting any sales. I foolishly handed over £3300 thinking that Olympia would better promote my book. This was back in 2023, and it took almost two years to publish my book (in exactly the same manner that I'd already done, even using the same cover photo of mine! In fact, I did most of the work!) They've pitch my novel at way too high a price, and have obviously used an awful AI proof reader on it, making much of the narrative and grammar nonsensical, doing me no favours at all. The whole experience has been a backward step, more fool me. I won't be happy until I get a full refund as compensation for my time wasted and the damage done!

As a debut novelist filled with hopes and ambition, I approached Olympia Publishers in good faith expecting a professional partnership to help bring my work to the wider audience. In total I submitted two books and paid a total of £5,000.
The editorial was basic and slow; my books were proof read several times to correct typo errors, but no suggestions were given regarding content improvements.
The marketing of the books is still a mystery; despite completing numerous forms about different ways to sell my books, I have only ever seen my book on Amazon. However when checking in my local bookstore I was told that they sold two copies of my first book but neither the store or Olympia could offer any explanation why stocks were not replenished.
Communication is poor. Contact felt impersonal with their 'Hello' and changes in personnel and questions not being answered led to frustration and regular chasing. Olympia have refused to refund monies paid and I have sold two books amounting to pittance profit which Olympia will not pay as it is less than £20.
I have another book waiting to be published and will not be using Olympia.

I thoroughly enjoyed the supportive disposition on the part of the Staff at formalization of the manuscript, proof-reading, book-cover finalization, etc. Each and every member of the team such as Ruth Ridley, Kristina Smith and Saffron Peters were a great help with all their expertise. They were ever-ready to comply with my requests of suggestions and imbibed them in the book. I am so grateful to them. Initially, it was Mr James Houghton who made me feel that the manuscript was worth its while. It is Leila who assures me regarding the visibility of the book by means of promotion of the book and finally it is Ben who sends a ray of hope to me regarding the sales. Thanks a million Olympia!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hybrid-published two books, with Olympia publishers and I could not be more satisfied if I tried. I have a few self-published books on KDP but nobody went out of their way to help me as the staff at Olympia do. There were alot of periods of time when the author (me) had to just wait in a circling pattern as things got done and everytime this happened someone from Olympia would answer with a reassuring voice that all will be well and just to be patient. I am currently about to sign on a new book which hopefully Olympia will publish and I am sure it will also be treated with the respect the first book got. I would suggest (something I really only realized at the end of the process) that one should make a list before starting the book and write down the names of the person with whom you had contact and the date and time of the mail as there is alot of back and forth and it's easy to lost the thread you're talking on. I truly am a happy satisfied customer and having the process go so smoothly makes me sort of 'not care' as much if i sell a few or a lot of books. Like most things in life it's not about the destination it's about the journey and this was a great one. Thank you to Olympia (on purpose I am not mentioning names as there is always someone behind the scenes and I don't want anyone to be left out). Good LUck !!

Would like more personal contact, rather than emails

Faith and Life

In addition to being a priest, the author is a "man of letters". That is why his explanations, which are fundamentally theological in nature, are covered with linguistic and literary beauty.
Attentive to current reality, the philologist-pastor tries to present the religious message in a convincing way, appealing to the innate capacity for thinking in humans but without technicalities and using timely quotes from theologians, philosophers and writers.
A couple of examples: "Having faith in the afterlife helps you live helps to live today, here and now”; "The theologian Karl Rahner refers beautifully to the void we call death flooded by the mystery we call God".
Likewise, quite often the linguist emerges, and, sometimes, the man with a sense of humor pokes his head out. In any case, the language is precise, rich and pleasant, typical of a good writer.
A synthesis of the entire book, and at the same time a justification for the title, is offered to us by the author when he states: “There can be no separation between faith and life, between mysticism and commitment.”
Truly, this is a valuable contribution to Christian culture.

Hello, I am the author of "Lonely Monkey". This is my second book published by Olympia Publishers in UK. My first book published was "My Hakka Mother". I really enjoyed working together with their helpful team and they did a great editing work.

My book"Lonely Monkey" is about a heartfelt exploration of ambiton, resillence and the search for belonging. My story is a compelling narrative of one man's journey through a life without boarders. Wish you all happy reading.

On the whole, a positive experience. Leila and Saffron in particular are both excellent. The book was received in the post yesterday and looks fantastic. The reason Leila is good is because she is on the end of the phone when you need her and always provides solutions to problems. In the early stages of production, this wasn’t always the case and there were several moments where I didn’t feel wholly supported; however things drastically improved once Saffron took over.

On the whole though, positive.

As a first time author, Olympia took a chance and gave me the time and respect that I would expect for someone more established.
They managed the process from submission to publication in a friendly and professional way with individual attention and single points of contact, treating me as an individual.
Publication is a minefield to navigate, Olympia held my hand and guided me through it safely.

I contacted Olympia publishers and they seemed to be very professional.
Until I paid them £2200 and that's when it all changed.
Communication was next to zero.
I had to do all the chasing, which wasn't helpful with them changing staff every few weeks.
I never had a "point of contact" through out the whole process.

It took almost a year for my book to become available for purchase.
My book was available in April then discontinued in August.

They admitted to NOT publicising my book due to a "Change over" and as a result I only sold 8 copies (due to my own advertising) and was never offered a refund due to their inadequasies

Complaints are totally ignored and no refund was offered due to their non existing advertising.

At this point, I am £2200 down with my emails and letters ignored.

In answer to your reply, I've been waiting for someone to contact me since April so I won't hold my breath.

I have an email from you stating that you didn't advertise my book due to a "change over" which would obviously cause loss of sales.

A lot of people are having the same problem as me .....

Don't get me wrong.....I never thought I would be a famous author or make a lot of money from my book but I do believe I could of made more sales if you had advertised it.

The book is great and I appreciate that.....but , as a publishing company, you should give 100% into the books you publish.

We (amature authors) rely on your help and expertise and sadly you failed me.

This company is very slowto reply to emails or phone calls as my son has been trying to speak to someone for over 4 months and all we get is "oh the manager us in meeting and will ring you back", but still had to chase up need to do much better.