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Reviews show consistent praise for BookBaby’s printing quality, proofs, packaging, and many staff interactions. Multiple authors highlight quick turnaround for physical copies and positive outcomes for cover design and layout. However, several reviewers report problems with paid editing packages, Spanish-language editing, template usability, and inconsistent follow-up after publication. Prospective customers should confirm the exact scope of editing or design services, ask about file formats submitted to retailers (PDF vs JPEG), and get a clear point of contact for post-publication support before purchase.

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Overview & Key Metrics

Review count
41
Sources
trustpilot.com, Collected.reviews
Last updated
February 2026

What reviewers often mention

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Service quality

Most reviewers report helpful, knowledgeable staff and timely, hands-on support; a minority describe inconsistent follow-up after initial contact.

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Value for money

Some authors note competitive printing costs, but several reviewers felt editing or paid packages did not justify the price charged.

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User experience

Authors praised ease for some tasks and proofs, while others reported cumbersome templates, missing design elements, and poor post-publish follow-up.

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Product quality

Printing quality, packaging, and final physical proofs are frequently praised; a subset reported editing and formatting errors or submission-quality problems.

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Communication

Many reviewers praise responsive staff and clear answers; several describe slow or missing follow-up, escalation barriers, and unanswered calls or emails.

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Overall experience

Overall impressions trend positive for printing and service, but notable negative cases cite unmet editing expectations and poor follow-up.

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Filtered, experience-based customer reviews from public sources; vague and duplicate submissions removed.

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Sources: Trustpilot (40) · Collected.reviews (1) · Quotes shortened · As of: February 2026

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Jeanette Huettner
trustpilot.com Feb 14, 2026

helpful staff who are available to help…

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Joellyn Dahlin
trustpilot.com Feb 09, 2026

Customer service that is…five-star worthy! - Customer service that is second-to-none! The process was simple and straight forward, with ex...

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Taymoor Arshi
trustpilot.com Feb 04, 2026

Easy to use. Great customer support if y...

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Leslie LeDonne
trustpilot.com Feb 03, 2026

Smooth transactions - The staff at BookBaby is very easy to work with. They are prompt to respond to emails...

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Robert Pizzano
trustpilot.com Feb 02, 2026

A short memoir - I began writing a memoir as a keepsake for our children. But I am older and not entirely familiar with printing terminology or how to arrange text and...

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Jacoby Matott
trustpilot.com Jan 28, 2026

Morgan has been great to correspond with and helped me set up my bookshop. He also...

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Mia Berman
trustpilot.com Jan 28, 2026

BookBaby rocks! - From day one of my vision to honor my darling mom in a book, I had a special inkling about BookBaby. I researched multiple self publishing companies,...

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Joe Carroll
trustpilot.com Jan 24, 2026

Good communication - ...

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Sara Ramirez
trustpilot.com Jan 22, 2026

This service is both user-friendly and budget-friendly. I really appreciate the production team’s c...

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Cynthia Radom
trustpilot.com Jan 22, 2026

Terrible, Awful - Do not use this company, you will waste your money. Line editing came back with numerous errors and inconsistenci...

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James Gardner
trustpilot.com Jan 19, 2026

BookBaby came through for me - BookBaby was the perfect company to make my book--a one-off gift...

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Michael Millard
trustpilot.com Jan 18, 2026

I cannot say enough good and positive things about...

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C.S. R.
trustpilot.com Jan 16, 2026

Pass on BB, unless... - Don't expect quality editing support (answers) from BB. Unless the author is highly knowledgeable using WORD or willing to read, study and learn (in l...

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Bliss Wood
trustpilot.com Jan 08, 2026

Serious Lack of Customer Service and Communication - I had contacted BookBaby the last quarter of 2025 to edit and format my latest book . My initial contact seemed only interested in getting the sale be...

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Dennis Clairmont
trustpilot.com Jan 08, 2026

Having a personal contact to help answer questions and provide nee...

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Charles Green
trustpilot.com Jan 08, 2026

They were very professional

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Elizabeth Seeger's Printing
trustpilot.com Jan 05, 2026

We've used BookBaby 3 times now. Each time the books cam...

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Daniel Comp
trustpilot.com Dec 26, 2025

I specifically emailed support, and checked the 'author proof' only, and gave two weeks for production. The 'proofers' rejected my request 4 times. Th...

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Marc Talbert
trustpilot.com Dec 24, 2025

Unreliable POD - The setup process with BookBaby was smooth, but print distribution has been unreliable and disappointing. My book missed its promised presale date and...

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Debbie
trustpilot.com Dec 20, 2025

The team was great at ensuring that my book wa...

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About BookBaby

BookBaby is a self-publishing services provider for independent authors, offering print-on-demand and short-run printing, cover design, editing, formatting, and distribution to major online retailers and e-book platforms. Authors commonly use BookBaby to produce physical proof copies and full print runs, obtain design support, and access distribution and fulfillment options.