PublishDrive Avis 

(Allegedly)-Title: (Attention-Authors)-Systemic Failure and Circular Technical Loops—Avoid This Company

"I have been forced to downgrade my account due to this company’s total failure to perform. I paid for a high-capacity plan for over 60 days, I followed through with their directions yet they failed to move even a single book through to distribution.in a period of over two
whole months.

The review process is a broken loop of contradictory instructions. Support explicitly requested image corrections, but their automated system then flagged those exact corrections as a mismatch. Despite providing high-resolution scientific data, the human intervention promised was non-existent.

They are quick to collect monthly fees but appear allegedly incapable of providing professional-grade distribution speed. My suggestion is don't do business with them. If you value your time and intellectual property, be aware that you may be stuck in a bot-loop for months with zero results.

— RM"

Absolute SCAM company. They are currently withholding around $5,000 in royalties and refuse to provide any legitimate proof of payment. We have confirmed with our bank that no money was ever sent. They ignore all follow-up emails and legal notices. Save your time, your books, and your money, stay as far away from PublishDrive as possible.

PublishDrive made global distribution simple and efficient. The dashboard is clear, and the process was smooth from start to finish. I am very satisfied!

We’ve had a very positive experience with PublishDrive and would absolutely give them 5 stars. The platform’s reporting dashboard is transparent, easy to understand, and the sales and analytics updates are timely, allowing us to track performance with confidence. The payment schedule is fair and consistent, which makes financial planning easier. Uploading and managing titles is straightforward, and the global distribution has helped us reach a wider audience. Overall, it’s a reliable and professional platform that we highly recommend to authors and publishers.

FauxPublishers.

PublishDrive has many false claims.

To begin with, their turnaround time of five days is false.
They get back to you much later than five days.

At this time, should you be given a survey from them and report them in bad light, they will deny your ability to go forward by false claims of pre-existing "Similar works" where there are none.

This is a retaliation against the negative review you give them, and they will proceed to stone wall the advance of your work. This is pathetic and tragic.

Asked to provide proof of their false statements, they do not provide any such proof, but maintain a stonewalling, in retaliation for your negative review of their performance.

The behavior of PublishDrive is so strange that you wonder if there is a systematic problem here, and begin to wonder if they are a legiitimate business.

Well, you go to better business bureau and find out for yourself. They have an F Rating. BBB report them to be problematic and unresponsive.

Then AI shows you all these other reviews on Reddit, showing the exact same problems I have been having. Very slow to respond, very poor customer service, and false flags of there being prior work similiar to this when there are none.

I can verify all of these problems and would point anyone to Better Business Bureau files on PublishDrive receiving an F rating.

That should speak for itself.

I took advantage of the yearend 2025 sale to buy a high-level plan and transfer all my books over from Amazon and D2D. I loved PublishDrive at first. So easy to use. Then in February everything got stuck in molasses. Book approvals take weeks, not the stated five days. Some seem permanently stuck until I file a complaint.

And that's just the start. After approval, they go quickly to Amazon and the ebooks to a few other online retailers--and then stop. The paperbacks go to Amazon and stop. Nothing--not even books I uploaded six weeks ago--had made it to Ingram. There has been no notification of a problem getting my books into Ingram. There's just not getting there.

Even the website itself goes into periods of painful slowness. My guess is that they're having staffing problems and work is backing up for however many employees remain. My research tells me this was an understaffed company to begin with.

I had book set up for March 3 release as an ebook and paperback.After a week or so passed without approval of either version, I still has a couple of weeks left to release date. I was getting nervous and pulled it from PublishDrive and entered into Draft2Digital. The ebook was approved the next morning and started showing up immediately in online stores. (I had forgotten to set the March 3 release date but wasn't concerned about it getting out right away.)

Something is definitely wrong at PublishDrive and am confused bout what to do next, since I'm stuck in an expensive yearlong commitment.

I’ve had such a great experience with PublishDrive. The platform itself is easy to use and makes the whole publishing and distribution process feel much less stressful. But what really made the difference for me was their customer service.

Ana Vehovec has been absolutely amazing — truly the best customer care I’ve experienced. She’s always friendly, patient, and quick to help whenever I had questions or needed support. You can tell she genuinely cares and wants to make things easier for authors.

It’s rare to find this level of kindness and professionalism, and it made my experience with PublishDrive even more positive. I definitely recommend them, especially knowing there’s someone like Ana there to support you.

I had a query about the copyright documentation and the agent was exceptionally knowledgeable, professional and prompt in responding

Please be aware about this fraud service.

They hid the sales data for my daughter's book 'Twilight'.
After catching them and proving the case after many follow up. They accepted the data is not provided due to some techinacal gap in their software and it's been 6 months still excuse given is that technical gap doesn't allow them to provide correct sales data and not giving due roylaty payment.
Refused to remove the book from shelf imeediately due to obvious trust issues and not refunding payment taken for the promised service which never happened.
Only one customer service person Reny responds after few days only and no contact to reach them at all.
It's all fraud service here !! Please be aware and do not trust the service. This was the worst experience you can ever imagine.

Для новичков это очень хорошая платформа. С самого начала была терпеливая поддержка. Я думаю, что с этой командой я добьюсь успеха.

As an author based outside USA, finding a reliable way to get my work onto global platforms like Google Play, Kindle, Kobo and Nook was a challenge.

PublishDrive made the process seamless. Their dashboard is intuitive, and their distribution network is truly global.

They’ve helped me share my ebook, 'The Untold Corper: Echoes of Jigawa,' with readers everywhere, handling the technical heavy lifting so I can focus on writing. Highly recommended for any indie author looking to go global.

It’s my first experience of using an aggregator. PublishDrive are an easy platform to use, and they respond quickly to emails asking for help or clarification. Although you have to pay upfront, I consider their model, with its button for joining promotions free of charge from other publishing platforms, a good way to go global. I also like that I can opt out of any of the platforms, so Kobo or Amazon are under my writer’s control, but the forms for Barnes & Noble, for example, are all done in a fuss-free way through this company.

After 12 months with hyped up promises of increased sales, the annual fee of $179 resulted in absolutely no sales for the two books I uploaded. My books were already selling on Amazon and Google and this service added no value.

Publish Drive is a place I can suggest for any person especially for the new Authors to publish their books.
I see them becoming the best Globally in the nearest future.
I bless God for taking me through their path.
Mercy Inusa.

PublishDrive isn’t just a platform for posting reviews; it’s a space where trust is built and maintained. Whether you’re a consumer trying to find the best service, or a business looking to improve customer experience, PublishDrive delivers on its promise of transparency, trust, and a strong, responsible community.Highly recommend giving it a try!

they are great I recommend working with them

My experience with PublishDrive has been fantastic! The customer service team truly stands out with their upbeat and helpful attitude.

Wouldn't let me publish my book, the customer service rep went silent on me. It's a waste if you are trying to be a self published author. Especially when you can't even publish without issues.