For most writers, publishing a book today means working with a publishing house that can guide them through cover design, editing, distribution, and audience building. The right partner walks the author through every step of the journey, from the first manuscript draft to the final marketing push.
A recent review of the publishing space, however, has raised serious concerns about a company operating under the name European Author House Europeanauthorhous Findings suggest that the company has imitated the design, branding, and client showcases of Ireland Publishing House in a way that goes well beyond coincidence.
Website Design Lifted Almost Wholesale
Placing the two sites side by side reveals overlaps that are difficult to explain as accidental:
Homepage Structure: The European Author House landing page closely echoes Ireland Publishing House’s own, from its layout and colour palette down to the placement of its key sections. The featured book carousel, font choices, and ordering of content read as near duplicates.
Video Testimonials: The most troubling overlap involves author video testimonials that originally appeared on Ireland Publishing House’s website. The same writers appear on European Author House, with matching thumbnails and clip lengths, creating the misleading impression that these authors are clients of European Author House.
Service Descriptions: The section advertising author website services has been reproduced almost verbatim, including phrasing around custom website design and SEO-friendly, mobile-responsive layouts. These descriptions were originally written and used by Ireland Publishing House to present its own services.
Author Portfolios Used Without Permission
The problem extends past surface-level copying. European Author House appears to be displaying real author portfolios belonging to Ireland Publishing House’s clients without any authorisation. More specifically, author websites that Ireland Publishing House designed and built for its own authors are now being featured in European Author House’s portfolio as examples of its own work. The consequences of this are serious:
Authors considering European Author House may be led to believe that these clients, along with the websites created for them, are the result of European Author House’s work.
Book covers, author biographies, author websites, and success stories have been pulled directly from Ireland Publishing House’s site and from material it delivered to its clients.
Conduct of this kind amounts to intellectual property theft and misrepresentation, and it places both authors and the wider publishing industry in a difficult position.
What This Means for Authors
Writers exploring publishing options need to be careful. Imitator sites such as European Author House create several real risks:
Financial Exposure: Authors may end up paying for services that fall short of what was promised, or that never materialise at all.
Damage to Reputation: Being linked to a publisher engaged in misrepresentation can harm an author’s standing if the situation comes to light among readers or peers.
Legal Complications: Authors whose work sits alongside stolen content may find themselves indirectly tied to disputes over copyright.
Steps Authors Can Take to Stay Safe
To reduce the chance of working with a dishonest publisher, authors are encouraged to:
Check Company Registration: Confirm that the publisher is properly registered and open about its location, ownership, and credentials.
Seek Independent Reviews: Look for feedback on external platforms rather than relying only on testimonials posted by the publisher itself.
Examine Portfolios Closely: Compare the publisher’s portfolio and design work against established publishing houses to spot any signs of duplication.
Tap Into Industry Communities: Reach out to writers’ associations, reputable literary agents, and author forums for guidance and recommendations.
The Genuine Publisher Versus the Imitator
The contrast in this case is clear. Ireland Publishing House is a properly registered publisher with verifiable business records, original branding, and a body of client work produced under formal agreements with its authors. The portfolios, websites, testimonials, and service pages presented on its site reflect projects it has genuinely delivered.
European Author House, on the other hand, is showcasing client websites, author portfolios, and service content that it did not create, presenting another company’s work as its own. Passing off another publisher’s deliverables as one’s own portfolio is not a question of design inspiration or industry convention; it is fraud.
Authors are urged to proceed with caution, to verify the authenticity of any publishing service before signing on, and to confirm that the portfolio shown to them is genuinely the work of the company taking credit for it.
