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Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

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    • Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

      PO Box 3548 Carmel, IN 46082-3548

    • Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

      8888 Keystone Xing Ste 1300 Indianapolis, IN 46240-4600

    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 8 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 0 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:01/03/2024

      Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      Unpursuable
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I recently found out they are still selling my book on ****** books. I never received any royalties even they were in business and now I find they are still selling my books.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:11/06/2023

      Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      Unanswered
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I had my book published with dog ear publishing in 2015. Within that time, I have received small profits! Every time I tried calling or emailing, Suddenly I stopped receiving checks. And several people have told me they've tried ordering by book with no success. I'm totally disgusted and disappointed as I now had no access to my book or the manuscript.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/26/2023

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Unpursuable
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Arranged for Dog Ear Publishing to publish 3 books starting in 2008, 2013, and 2019:One Excellent One, Looking For And Being... by Hawk One *********************** And Creation... by Hawk One Excellent Project, Of Earth And Soul... by **** Only a few royalties were ever received, early on in this relationship.Recent attempts to Log In to check account status and royalties, are no longer available on web site.Recent attempts to contact them is also impossible, all contact information has been removed from the web site.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:02/21/2023

      Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      Unpursuable
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Dog Ear Publishing Went out of business and while stealing royalties from still selling my book. They have impossible to reach to have them to stop selling my book on multiple platforms such as ******* international and Apple Book Store. By doing so they are Infringing on my trademark right which I own the trademark to the name Pharafaneelya which is on the cover of the book and throughout the book. They have now went under DogEarPublishing.net instead DogEarpublishing.com. I have tried to reach out and to settle this like professionals, but there has been no success and not even a professional contact to resolve this matter. They are still trying to sell my content illegally and without my permission. This is the new web page ( *********************************************************************)

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/20/2022

      Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      Unpursuable
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I had my book published with dog ear in 2017, and within that time, I've only ever gotten $25 in profits. I've also had several people try to order my book over the years to no avail. A few years back, I updated my address with the company and they assured me that everything was good. But still, never received any more checks. And now, I can't even go into the author project system due to the company being now out of business, much to my dismay.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/08/2022

      Type:Order Issues
      Status:
      Unpursuable
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I paid dog ear publishing to publish my book, ************************. I know my book sold numerous copies and I was never paid for any of them. I called the company numerous times and they always had an excuse until they went out of business. I hope theres a lawsuit against the company and I want to be a part of it. This company, namely the owner needs to be held accountable!

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:08/10/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      Unpursuable
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I published a book with Dog Ear Publishing a few years ago, once it was published, I was never able to get a hold of anyone again.I wrote a nice review in the beginning because I was asked to, and deeply regret it. I then wrote a review to warn people, but it seems like it was removed. I never received any royalty payments, and now a few people reached out saying they couldn't buy my book. I knew I was scammed. It is upsetting to not even be able to get all my files.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:07/22/2022

      Type:Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Unpursuable
      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I published a book with Dog Ear Publishing in 2013. I recently learned Dog Ear went out of business and I am unable to order copies of my book. I would like to know who now owns the copyright information and to get the materials so that I can print the book elsewhere.

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