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Here's what our
authors are saying about us
To Potential Llumina Authors:
"... I
highly recommend Llumina Press for its quality of product and sense of
professionalism. I've published eleven books with them and I'm very satisfied. I
wish you the best of luck in your endeavor."
Norman Beaupré
The Man With the Easel of Horn
Cassandra,
I was really excited to see the webpage up today. Thank you everybody at Llumina
for the wonderful work and service you have provided. I am very pleased with all
aspects of the project: the editing, the formatting, the cover design, and for
your wonderful customer service. All of you have been available to answer my
questions, and also, have never hesitated to contact me when you needed a
question answered.
I did a lot of research and comparing many of the self-publishing firms out
there, and I am very happy that I approached you with my writing project.
Steven Fujita,
Author, Sword of the Undead
Deborah,
Simply superb
Russell Robinson, Testament
Just received the book.....I fear the words are not worthy of
your incredible cover
THANK YOU !!!!!!!
YOU DO MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW....AND WE LOVE YOU FOR IT
Russell Robinson, Testament
Thanks. You guys have been awesome to work with. Thanks
for all you've done. I'll be in touch!
Jake Webber, Lafitte's Black Box
You do excellent work in all phases of publication
William E. Cooper, Flashpoint China
I wanted to make a special effort to let you know how much I
enjoy working with Debbie Dawson. While things don't always go perfectly in
business, she has made it a point to be pleasant, helpful and understanding. She
responds quickly, follows through thoroughly, and makes me feel she appreciates
my business. She represents Llumina well at all times, and she is a pleasure to
work with. Thanks for having her on your staff.
Viki Ryan, RN, Author of The Ultimate Medical Manager
...
If it wasn't for Llumina, I'm not sure I would have gone on with the project and
it would still be on my "to do one day" list. The
workbook has been a very healing experience for me. It has also been very
moving to talk with the parents and the kids who are using the book in their
sibling support groups. This book has helped a lot of people so it was worth the
time and money invested. I truly appreciate all the people at Llumina who
walked me through the process of making the idea real.
My
goal is to be your best seller at Llumina! I'm putting a lot of energy into
marketing The Other Kid - I hope it translates into big sales and gets to
all the kids going through a tough time.
Lorraine Donlon,
Author of
The
Other Kid
"I just wanted
to let you know that I
received the finished copy of
my book and it is everything I
had hoped it would be. My
experience with Llumina Press
was outstanding. Please
express my heartfelt thanks to
all of the staff that worked
on my book. I will be in touch
shortly to begin work on a
marketing program. "
"Thank
you for the fine cover! It is
just what I wanted. I really
like what you did on the
border of the painting. I
received the proof copy of the
book yesterday and I am one
happy camper. Happy 4th of
July."
Keith L. Thomas
"As always, you did a lovely job."
Joost Hensen
Author of Chlorine and Claudine
"Hi
Robyn, You've done an incredible job. Thank you!"
Marc Garrett
Author of North of the River
"Hello
again Deborah, You know, I'm learning so much about you
and your company each and every day. I just finished
reading the book you (wrote and) recommended on
'publishing.' It is awesome! It is brief and to the point
-very basic, with honest information. Deborah I really feel
as though you were chosen by God as my personal 'book
publication angel.' From the day I found your site on the
Internet, which was a few years ago, I've had nothing but
confidence in you. When I mention to people that I've
chosen Llumina Press
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to publish my first book they want to know why. I tell
them how encouraging you were from first time you read my
manuscript. Trust me, I searched around for other
publishers. But my heart and mind indicated I should stick
with Llumina Press. I'm so happy I did, because my experiences with your company
thus far have been amazing to say the least. You have
a wonderful staff of patient and courteous women and
men. Thanks again for all you've done, and keep doing, for
me and others. May God continue to bless your business."
Angela
Singleton
Diamond's Fate
"Hi
Deborah and Deborah.
Although
Robyn saw no need for this
note, I felt it was appropriate anyway. I will be sending a separate
testimonial recognizing Cassandra, Fina, and the rest of you for your
amazing professionalism and dedication. In the meantime, I have to
single out
Robyn, who was playing
'injured.' In spite of what I know to be a very uncomfortable medical
condition, she worked through the PDF adjustments cheerfully and
effectively. Only because of the close working relationship was I
even made aware that she was not at the top of her game-- it was not
apparent from the quality or speed of her work at all. In my opinion,
she represents the best principles of customer service and team
support for Llumina. Another example of the fabulous team you have
assembled!"
Robert D (Dr Bob)
Thompson
Author of
Measurement Consultant
"Thanks
very very very much, Diane. also, I thought you might like
to know that my best friend told me that you were absolutely
wonderful to her in helping her 'un-screw-up' the order she
placed with the wrong delivery address. people have a
tendency to register complaints and not compliments, and I
try not to only do that. I really think you have been
terrific through all this and I am very grateful."
Mavis
Donnelly
Author
of Dust on the Road
"I received the
advance copy of Meeting at the Divide.
It's a thing of beauty, and my gratitude to all at Llumina."
Daril Bentley
Author of
Meeting at the Divide
"Just wanted to thank you and your staff for your
efforts in bringing "Earl the Pearl" to life. It's been an interesting
experience. I guess without you and your staff's encouragement I might
have giving up on this project. I get the impression that the people
at Llumina are family and enjoy what you do. It being my first
project, I had no idea what I was getting into and was a little
apprehensive, but no one made me feel lost in my questions and
demands. I'm looking forward to doing another book project with
Llumina soon. Again, I thank Llumina for helping new authors bring
their ideas to print. "
Dennis Santos
Author of
Earl the Pearl - a baseball story
"Diane, I truly appreciate the great customer service you provided
thought out my lost book saga...when you said 'I will call you back,'
you did; when you said, 'I will follow up with the printer,' you did;
and when you said, 'the book will arrive today,' it arrived. Superior
customer service skills, such as yours, are hard to find today, and
when they are found they should be recognized!"
Dean Brady
Author of
The Leadership Road
"I just wanted to thank you
for all of your help and support with the making of my book. You are
all so helpful, punctual, and professional. I really enjoyed working
with you.
"I saw the book on your
website and on Amazon. It looks great on both! I can't wait to get
the postcards.
"Hope to hear from you soon
regarding the other perks in the package I chose. Again, thank you
very much!"
Kelly Phillips
Bookamer
Author of
Dear Dad
"Yesterday I received the proof copy of my book, The Wreckless
Manager, and could not be happier. I appreciate all of the hard
work each member of your staff put in to it.
"Robyn and Fina, the formatting you contributed gave the book great eye
appeal and made it pleasing, easy to read and flow smoothly. My wife
picked it up and began reading it last night. She is not a reader and
commented on how easy it was to read.
"Rocky, I love the front and back covers! Thanks for hanging in there
with me as we examined various proofs. A friend of mine who creates
wedding and party invitations commented on how much she loved it!
"Cassandra, thanks for being available to answer my questions and for
coordinating the whole project.
"Now the fun part begins....MARKETING! I can't wait to receive the first
copies.
"Thanks to all of you for a job well done!"
Tommy White
Author of
The Wreckless Manager
"I received the hard, proof
copy of my book... Everything looks great! I'm very pleased with my book.
Deborah, you and the staff
at Llumina did an excellent job.
THANK YOU!!!!!"
Stephanie Nowlin
Author of
Beatrice's Tulips
"Easy, enjoyable, worth the money, each step of the way
was straight forward."
Steve Grimes
Author of
Death in Sturgis
" I looooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeee IIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT...
It just gives Me such a warm feeling. Thank you for capturing The thought..."
Liz Delgado
Author of
Casi Americanos
"You are a very special lady. Thank you so much for all
your help, and may God richly take care of you in all ways."
Peggy Yellen
Author of
Set Free
"Robyn … Once again…many thanks for your help and
support!"
Kevin D. Moore
Author of
Did You Ever Wonder Why Black People Do
The Things They Do?
"Robyn, I just want to tell you that you are awesome! I
love that you respond to all my questions and that you do so in an efficient
and thorough manner. I really, really appreciate that!"
Peggy Baker
Author of
The Scrapbook: A novel of friendship and
love
"I just want to thank everyone at Llumina for helping me
through to the completion of my book. I especially appreciated your patience,
friendliness, and professionalism. It was difficult at the beginning to know
which book publisher to choose, but I truly believe the Lord led me to you
wonderful folks. Thank you so much."
Ron Griffin
Author of
One Hill At A Time
"You are awesome! The cover is simple, yet strangely haunting. Don't touch a
thing. I didn't really know what I wanted until you showed me. :-)"
Mark D.
Chevalier
Author of
Azriel
"Just a quick note to let you know how pleased I am with my book. I've received
several compliments on the quality of the book, as well as the cover design.
Kudos to your staff! I hope you and your staff have a joyous holiday season!"
Tim Werling
Author of
Woman of the Raj
"I wanted to commend you and your staff. I received my book in the mail
yesterday, and I am quite thrilled and pleased by it. It's good to finally get
it out of my computer and into a real, bona fide book. From everyone to
Cassandra to Rocky, thanks for bringing this dream of mine into fruition. The
editing was really great. Though the words expressed are mine, in certain spots
the different word choice chosen helped to bring about a greater depth, so that
the meaning originally intended was clear. And, of course, without having an
attractive and interesting cover, most people aren't tempted into buying; so
thank you for providing an outstanding cover. Thank you."
Saldanha
Ridley
Author of
A Celebration of Love
"Thank you so
much for the interest and good work you put out. You (Fina) and Rocky have been
wonderful to work with. Gracias."
Liz Delgado
Author of
Casi Americanos
"I am
still getting great complements on the cover you designed for Beyond Anger.
Thanks to you and everyone who worked on the book. You guys are great!!!"
Steve
Cooper
Author of
Beyond Anger
"First let me say that working with your people has
been a pleasure and that I am extremely happy with the completed book! In
fact, I'm twenty some chapters into the next book and plan to use your
services again. I would like to buy 100+ copies for distribution for review
as well as a number that I'm sending to servicemen in Iraq."
Steven
Grimes
Author of
Death in Sturgis
"Today I got a proof copy of LilliBunny in Winter! It is
AMAZING!!!!!... Thank you for your work!!!!!!!"
Bruce Kriger
Author of
LilliBunny in
Winter
"Three months ago I retired from Engineering. In my work
life (see attached) I worked with a lot of companies. The experience I had
with Llumina over the past couple of months has been very pleasant. I
appreciate all the help everyone in your Publishing Co. has been during the
development of my book, Night Cafe. To a customer this is very
important. I'd just like to say thanks to everyone."
Martin P.
Foster
Author of
Night Cafe
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See Martin's Extensive Resume!
"We are
extremely pleased with the proof copy of 'Beast' that arrived at our
doorstep via Next Day Air within only a day of my approval of the digital
cover proof. The quality of your service continues to astound me. The quality
of your work, (including but not limited to), the editing, formatting, and
cover design, gives even the major publishing houses a run for their money.
Please pass along my heartfelt appreciation to all the members of your team
who have made sure that quality was poured into the production of my book
every step of the way. I can only hope that those who read the book will find
the story contained within its pages worthy of the care that was put into it's
production. Thanks for making your talents available to first time authors,
like me. You're the best!"
David N.
Donch
Author of
Beast
"I’ve
just approved both covers. You are a genius. If I could write like you create
artistic covers, I’d be the next Hemingway. Thank you, again. "
Kelly Moore
Author of
Christmas
Reunions [Mohamed in Heaven]
"I would
like to take this opportunity to thank you and to congratulate you on your
great publishing company. So far, every staff of yours that I've encountered
has been very friendly and professional. Even the
lady whom I spoke to about paying up the rest of my balance, Diane, asked me
to pay my balance nicely. ... Again, I
truly appreciate the combined efforts of your staff. The cover of the book is
exquisite. Have you seen mine? It is the best on llumina.com!"
Rita Ihekwaba
Author of Walking in the Spirit
"Just a quick e-mail to tell you how happy I have been with Llumina Press.
Everybody that I have worked with has done a terrific job and some of us have
even developed friendships. Robyn and Rocky have been outstanding. Have you had
an opportunity to see the cover yet? Rocky did a terrific job and his enthusiasm
for the project shows. I am very happy with all the service and the
consideration taken while I was recuperating from surgery, that certainly slowed
me down. But we are almost there, ready to publish. I would like to put your
logo and a link on my website, will that be OK? www.stemsoflife.com Thanks
again. Good job everybody."
Virginia (Ginny) E. Hansen
Author of Stems of
Life
"I believe you
will find Lumina Press worthy of publishing your book with the best professional
attention.
Deborah, the
editor, is wonderful and caring, and so is the entire staff.
You are in
good hands with Lumina Press."
Sincerely,
Billy.
Billy C.
Johnson, MD.,Ph.D
Ultimate
Health Plus, LLC
Author of
Prescription for Healthy Weight Loss and Optimum Health
"Thanks for the links. It is really a great feeling to see an idea for a book
that I had for years to finally reach its completion by being released to the
world as a well designed book with a great cover! And I have Llumina Press
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to thank because it was a visit to your website that inspired me and gave me the
motivation, the strength and persistence to finally materialize this idea into a
book. It was a vision of the page that I just saw with my book on it that gave
me all the push I needed to work hard for three months to complete and realize a
lifelong dream. For this, I thank Llumina and its utmost professional staff with
all my heart for inspiring me and helping me realize my dream. I paid a minimal
fee but the result is priceless. Deborah, please feel free to use this as a
client testimonial. This is the minimal I can do in return for what I received
from Llumina Press
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Again, thank you all so much."
Petros Sivitanides
Author of Profitable Real Estate Investing
"I have no words to thank you! It's such a pleasure to work with your publishing
company... You are my inspiration! Thank you very much!"
Bruce Krieger
Author of
Lilli-Bunny
"Thank you very much, Robyn. I truly appreciate your thoughtful help and kind
manner."
"Rocky ... I just want you to know I adore the cover you created for my
book...as does everyone else I've shown it to. It is so inviting! I only hope my
text can live up to it!"
Marilyn Mackay Ballard Rabakukk
Author of The
Mackays of Arichliney: A History of James Mackay
"Hi Deb... just wanted to say, 'Thank You' for the great feeling that comes when
good things happen. You are part of good things, and will always be special."
"Thank you for making dreams come alive in the work you do best. I am pleased to
have Deborah Greenspan as my coach. I also enjoyed the drive it takes to get my
book into public view. Holding the final product in my hand and seeing my name
on the cover page not only put a smile on my face, but a glow in my hair. It’s
been a pleasure knowing that everyone plays a great part in the work they do. I
am pleased to have chosen Llumina Press
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to work with on my manuscript. My thanks go to Deborah Greenspan, Ron Ferris,
Joanna, Robyn, Rocky, Diane, and Fina. And, of course, a special thank you to
Shari Reimann. Llumina Press
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and its employees are truly great people; I am pleased to work with you all."
Annabel Francis-Harris
Author of
The Other Side of the Forest
"Deborah, My son (Daniel Neumann) is so impressed with your personalized service
and the uplifting correspondence that he has received from you and your company.
I am very pleased we have chosen your company. ...I am so glad my son has been
exposed to you. Because of you, he is seriously considering journalism and
communications when he reaches college age."
Kathy Neumann
Mother of Author Daniel
J. Neumann - OMA: One Man
Army
“It is an unlikely event, when an author
doesn't cringe at the sight of a change in his/her words. You have successfully
bypassed this fear with your distinguished wit and unmatched clarity. You take a
sentence and turn it into a polished idea. If a picture is, indeed, worth a
thousand words, you would surely make each word portray a thousand others…”
Dan Neumann
OMA: One Man Army
"I am grateful for the
work Llumina performs in turning amateur author's dreams and manuscripts into
respectable finished products. Please keep up the good work. It means a lot to
me that a fellow author has provided a relatively painless avenue like Llumina
Press
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for POD efforts."
Richard S. Chin
Author of
Legacy of Eden and
Far from Heaven
"Just wanted to let you know what a FANTASTIC JOB,
Shari [Formatting]
is doing with the book, we could not ask for more!"
Beth Mammola-Koravos
Author of
Lilly, the Littlest Cricket
"Robyn [Formatting]
It is indeed a pleasure and a privilege working with you--you are professional,
resourceful, and accommodative. Above all, you are very good at what you do. I
have really enjoyed working with you throughout this difficult task."
Bill Johnson
Author of
Prescription for Healthy Weight Loss
"I just wanted to tell you what a joy and pleasure it has been so far to work
with each one of your staff members."
Kevin Kelly
Author of
Letting the Lotus Bloom
"Self-publishing can be a heartbreaking experience if
you make a wrong decision. I've heard many horror stories... I am very grateful
to Deborah and the staff of Llumina Press
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for making my first time out of the gate a win-win experience."
Victoria Pratt
Author of
Basking in His Presence
"[Deborah,]
there are so many details to keep in mind when publishing a book. Your staff is
wonderful and respond promptly to my every question. You should be very proud of
your staff."
Joyce Hansel
Author of
The Chronic Disease/Pollution Connection
"I am sooo
glad to be a part of Llumina! :-)... Llumina was the best thing that ever
happened to me after I wrote my book. Stay tuned, I will be back once again with
another book with you by the end of this year!"
Fatmah Azam
Author of
Tes
Sante: Your Ultimate Self-Help Guide to Weight Loss and Healthy Living
"My thanks to
all the Llumina folk who worked smartly and swiftly to get me books to the
Nantucket bookstore before summer had ended. You've quite a group and operation
there. I'm impressed and, as I said, thankful."
Peter Clayton
Author of
Near Death on Nantucket
"I received
the copy of the book today from the printer. It is perfect and looks great."
Heidi Howell
Author of
Home to Freedom
"Just another
thank you for making this process very simple. I've referred Llumina to a
couple of inspiring writers as well, so hopefully there will be future business
for you!"
Alex
Jean-Jacques
Author of
I Have Something to Say!
"It
looks very good... I appreciate all the good work that you have done. Thank you
very much... Hopefully, after the book is published, we will work on the second
edition..."
Dariush
Rafinejad
Author of
Innovation, Development, and Commercialization of New Products
"Your careful
editing showed me that even some of your smaller changes made a world of
difference to my manuscript. I found that your diligent rewording polished and
highlighted my work, and brought more of my ideas to life. I accepted pretty
well all your suggestions, and was inspired to make additional refinements while
reworking my manuscript."
C. Margaret
Hall
Author of
Social Intelligence in Everyday Life
"I can't
express my feelings as I take in my hands the first copy... I am pleased with
Llumina. Across the Saltwater Bridge looks good, feels good and has met
my goal... Thank you and your team for a job well done."
Arthur R.
Hamill
Author of
Across the Saltwater Bridge
"Robyn [Formatting], you are wonderful - a
magician. Thank you. I look forward to seeing them."
Francoise Paradis
Author of
Evangeline
"Well, I just wanted to touch base with you and tell
you again how much I appreciate all your kindness and help. You've been so good
at getting back to me and going over things with me and I surely do appreciate
everything you've done."
"You
folks at Llumina have just been so nice to me and now to finally see it all
coming together...well, I don't have words. All I can say is much obliged."
Pandra
Selivanov
Author of
The
Pardon
"Thanks again
for the great work that you and your staff did with my book (The Killer
Postman). Please tell everyone Hi, and that I haven't forgotten about their
great work and support!"
Reginald
Buchanan
Author of
The Killer Postman
"Rocky
[Graphic Artist in cover design], my friend, you are a true genius!!!! The
cover looks incredible!! Good lord, man, you are talented. Maybe, it's time
you start having a gallery showing of your work! I simply love it!!! Thank
you so much for this!! Let's go with it!!"
"Hope you
are doing well. Just wanted to dispatch this missive to you regarding the
utter professionalism and tremendous ability of your formatting team. Shari
and Robyn were fantastic to work with and I am overly thrilled with the look
of my novel. You have some outstanding folks working for you and I cannot
emphasize how impressed I am with them."
"I want to
praise the impressive and professional editing I received for Anna's
Trinity. The editor has greatly improved it for future readers. She did
an exemplary job and I am stunned by her awesome ability. I am incredibly
happy with having chosen Lumina to publish my first novel. Praise to you
all!"
"YOU DID A
BRILLIANT JOB WITH MY BOOK...THANK YOU... LLUMINA PRESS IS SURELY ONE OF GOD'S
ANGELS..."
Leslie Hopkins
Author of
Adventures of Molly
"It has been a
year since Llumina published my memoirs, and I am still as thrilled now as
then with the results. Thanks again to everyone for making this a reality for
me."
Wilma Dutton
Author of
When I Was a Little Girl and Other Short Stories
"It was such
a surprise to get Bukavu in the mail. It came in 2 big boxes from the
printer's and I hadn't expected it would come so soon. The book is perfect
and just like I wanted it to be. Thanks to you and everyone else at
Llumina...
I want to
thank you for such a perfect job and all the hard work. Tell everyone at
Llumina they did a superb job and all of you must now CELEBRATE over it."
Rukhsar
Sharif
Author of
Bukavu
"I received the hardcover copies of my book...
AWESOME! I love it.
I look forward to working with your company on my next publication."
Drew/ aka Ajos
Author of
Amorphous Models of the Soul
I am very pleased to inform you that the 50
copies of PWA with all the promotional material arrived this
morning in excellent condition.
My congratulations to one and all at LLUMINA for
doing such a great job of my book. Thank you very, very much.
Alex
Alexander S. Erdélyi,
Peace, War and the Aftermath
Hello Deborah,
My thanks to you, Rhonda, Rocky, Diane, Robin, and others who helped
shepherd my book into manifestation.
Warmest regards
Robert Zieve, M.D.
I just picked
up some copies of my book from Al, and I think they look great!
The cover is
so much better than the advance copies. I've already sold several
of them
without even trying. I hope I can hold onto enough of this first shipment
for the first
signing (which is already in the works)! I have also received several
emails from
people who have purchased on Llumina's website. Let's hope the
ball keeps
rolling.
Thanks,
Brian
Brian E. Dobbins, Jasmine's Husband Sam
My 10 books arrived today, Friday, March
11. Thank you very much for accommodating
my urgent schedule, even ahead of time!
Sincerely,
Carol Stocking, Healing the Wounded Soul
Thanks for notifying me that Let
Freedom Ring was on the world wide web. Everything looks great even my
picture. I am impressed! ...
I am grateful to you, and to all of
the wonderful people at Llumina Press for helping to make Let Freedom
Ring a success.
Irene Brown, Let Freedom Ring
I approved the final proof of the book cover and all three items in the
marketing kit...business cards, postcards and book markers. They all look
great. Rocky did a super job.
Bobo
Robert Bongardt, Flashbacks of Youth
Thanks for the wonderful press release you
did for my book. I love it! I intend to use
it a lot in my marketing efforts.
Cheers!
Gail (Farrelly), Creamed at Commencement
I just felt the need to advise you of my
satisfaction with Shari. She has been responsive,
cooperative and helpful. At this point in
the process, I am pleased with my choice
of Llumina and have great expectations for
a successful launch of
Across the Saltwater Bridge.
Thanks,
Art Hamill, Across the Saltwater Bridge
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