My impression was that "Author Solutions" wasn't about "transitioning print-to-digital", it was about scamming people with aspirations to be authors, by chargin

My impression was that "Author Solutions" wasn't about "transitioning print-to-digital", it was about scamming people with aspirations to be authors, by charging them ridiculously large up-front fees for various "services" (often presented as independent providers, but actually usually kicking the money back to Author Solutions) and promising unrealistic results, then walking away with the money after those results fail to materialize.