On 05/10/2023 this business’s accreditation in the BBB was revoked by the BBB’s Board of Directors due to failure by the business to adhere to the BBB requirement that Accredited Businesses meet and abide by the following standards:

6. Address disputes forwarded by BBB quickly and in good faith.

6A. Provide a response to each complaint that:

• Is professional,
• addresses all significant issues raised by the complainant,
• includes appropriate evidence and documents supporting the business’ position, and
• explains why any relief sought by the complainant cannot or should not be granted.

If you look at their responses to complaints on the BBB.org website, you can see that they did NOT follow the BBB’s rules. Not even close. They have also been given an “F” rating:

Remember to ALWAYS thoroughly research a company you’re considering doing business with. You should also avoid hiring any company to publish your book that has been in operation for less than 15 years.

Lots of people over the years have thought, “Gee! I can start a publishing company!” It’s difficult and it takes a lot of investment, a lot of talent, a lot of hard work, and the ability to follow the Better Business Bureau’s rules if you don’t want to end up looking like an IDIOT. And, some of the business’ responses to complaints on the BBB.org website are pretty lame and idiotic.

So many small publishers have opened up shop over the years, realized they were in WAY over their heads, and then quit (or were forced to shut down), leaving all of their authors in a lurch. As of today, Stratton Press’ website is still operational. I assume that means they are still accepting money from authors to publish their books.

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