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Olympia Publishing is a powerful partner for writers as the staff offer professional, friendly service and are completely accessible. During the process the team became my mentors; eagerly guiding me through many challenges. It was the professionalism of the staff that made the process easy. From start to finish, they provided excellent communication and support, treating me with the utmost respect and consideration. At all stages of publication, Olympia has communicated all aspects of the process. The final stage of marketing showcased the wide network of connections it has with outside distributors. From formatting to publication, the team took time to understand my vision and worked closely with me to bring my stories to life. I thank them for their patience and support and look forward to an ongoing relationship with them well into the future.Jennie Dunstan5 June 2025
I have been dealing with Olympia Publishers London since 2018 and am about to have my third book Andy Duke of Devon published. I have found Olympia personnel to be highly professional and helpful, in relation to producing and publicising my novels.
Olympia was the first publisher I submitted my manuscript to. While I was thrilled to receive an offer from them several weeks later, I'll admit that I was initially hesitant to accept for various reasons, including reading up on mixed reviews regarding the company. In the end however, with modest expectations and accepting that success was not guaranteed for everyone, I decided to go ahead and sign with them. While understandably lengthy, I found my experience in working with Olympia fascinating and very good overall. They have been really respectful and accepting of my input during production, just as I aimed to be of theirs. My dedicated production co-ordinator has been great, professional and helpful throughout the process, and it has been quite exciting to see my first book gradually take shape. By the time I'm writing this, my book is in the finalising stage of production. Whether or not my first novel may find success, I will leave that up to the world to decide. But I would like to thank Olympia Publishers for helping to make this dream a reality and giving me the opportunity to get my foot in the door as a first time author. I think the only regret I may have had would have been to not sign up with Olympia at all - and thankfully, I don't have to live with that. For the first time in producing a novel, I would say a job well done, and I hope to collaborate with them again in the future as I will continue writing more books.
They made me pay 1300-1400e. Published it, never did any marketting. And when it didn't sell (because no marketting, they of all people should know that) they gave me my rights back and unpublished my book. So, basically, they ripped me off.I also asked for a .docx format of my book. And they sent me a pdf file. Time will tell if they are honest or not. (The pdf file was sent after my review, after they answered)
The book took just under a year to be published in paperback, but this is within the contracted timeframe. The Kindle version, however, won’t be out until about two months outside of the contracted time. This is because Olympia are only allowed to release three books on Kindle per day. Looking into this, that is the limit for self-publishers, so I assume that Amazon don’t view Olympia as proper publishers. This is quite frustrating as I have international readers that only buy on Kindle.Correspondence was a bit hit and miss. James is excellent at responding and is a good person to go to if you have a problem. Other than that, it took them about a week to reply to run of the mill stuff, which again is annoying if you are just trying to clarify something in one of their emails.Other than their own website and social media, the marketing is pretty much blanket emails from them to various groups and companies. You can just as easily do it yourself. In fact, they ask you to give them email addresses and names anyway.They asked me for a portrait photo and a video of me opening my box of books. I expected the photo to be in the book, but it isn’t. In fact, I can’t see it, or the video anywhere. They may be on a platform I don’t use, of course.The paperback itself is a bit disappointing if I’m honest. The cover is very thin and bends up immediately. The paper itself looks and feels a bit cheap. Coupled with the price (which I had no say in), I have to say that I feel a bit guilty about what my readers are having to pay to read my story.One area that I believe they could improve is in sales feedback. They say that you will only really know how the book is doing twice a year when you receive your royalties. That’s a real disappointment when you are excited about the project, They know how many they are printing on a monthly basis, so that at least would be something to look forward to. If, like me, you don’t expect the world’s bookshops to be begging for supplies of stock, print numbers and sales numbers aren’t going to be hugely different. So, the two outstanding parts for me are the Kindle release and royalties. Both of which have been commented on in other peoples’ reviews, and now make me a bit nervous, if I’m honest.
Everyone is very professional. They did not mind answering questions. And the publication on whole is extremely patient. They made the process so pleasant. They also give you so many tools to bring about your own success. Overall they made my first impression working with a publication beautiful and orderly. I would publish with them again, actually i can’t wait.
I was a first-time author, completely clueless about the publishing world. From the start, Olympia took me by the hand and led me through everything. They were extremely patient, helpful, and friendly. If I had a question or concern, I could expect a prompt response. What they claim on their website, they back up with their actions. Completely transparent. I have been so impressed, I never considered a different publisher for my second book. I’m genuinely looking forward to working with them again.
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