Mercury Publishing House Inc. Is not a real company, but an Internet shell. Artists beware!!! This phoney publisher contacted me to do a piece of artwork. I spent a many weeks and they made several changes to the dustjacket dimensions because they didn't know what they were doing. The printer also informed me that the person (ALexander Khalenis) had no idea what he was doing. This of course was well over half way through the project. But as a professional I decided to carry on. He was informed that I would have to bill for all of the extra work, many hours and over 40 changes. I also was asked to do a Logo, and the dust jacket... All for $1500??? A logo alone would be that.
This person? Company did not make any payment, yet agreed to pay only after I hired a collections agency. There was no money paid. The artwork appears on sites such as Amazon.com, being distributed by large chains eg Branes and Noble and having not been paid, is a copyright infringement which also shows the unprofessionalism of this Publisher? Individual. There is also a lack of Ethics.
Artists Beware! If this so called publisher contacts you run the other way.
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