Publishamerica is now america star books writer beware. Publish america has simply moved the cost of publishing a book from the front end and instead attached it to each and every book they sell to or for the author. My bad experience with publishamericaamerica star books some of you may be familiar with publishamerica, who some time ago changed their name to america star books. Since 1978, oreilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leadingedge development, homing in on the tec. Another class action suit launched against publishamerica. By clicking submit i am signing up to receive news about books. One of the worlds leading computer and technical book publishers. America star books, formerly publishamerica, is a maryland based printondemand book publisher founded in 1999 by lawrence alvin larry clopper iii and willem meiners. Publishamerica, a traditional advance and royalty paying book publisher, launches authors in the best tradition of oldfashioned quality publishing.
Publishamerica publish america wont get your book in bookstores. If a pa writer was any good, he would be picked up by the real book publishers. To set up and publish your book, complete these three steps. I am currently rewriting both books with different titles and a few.
Book publishers book publishing or publish a novel at publish america today. Another class action suit launched against publishamerica sfwa. The majority of other christian book publishing companies take the enjoyment out of getting published, and at other christian book publishing companies the process can become very difficult for first time authors. I was told in emails and on the phone that publishamerica would cover all the publishing, printing and promotion cost of marketing my books and those costs would be taken out of my royalties from book. Defendant markets itself as a traditional advance and royalty paying book publisher that is home to over 50,000 authors. Choose the territories where you hold distribution rights.
The risk here is that america star bookspublishamerica still owns the rights. Publishamerica america star books since 2014 is a printondemand publisher founded in 1999 by lawrence alvin clopper iii and willem. If you have any contact with foreign authors groups, it would be kind to let them know about the connection between america star books. I am currently rewriting both books with different titles and a few minor changes. Publishamerica publish america wont get your book in. Publishers trying to sell books to the general public through bookstores theyre known as trade publishers, or even just publishers have sales staff 2 and send. I thought, as long as im getting my book out there i can promote it. Publish america commits a fraud on the book buying public.
Barnes and noble will also not stock publish america books either. America star books, formerly publishamerica, is a marylandbased printon demand book publisher founded in 1999 by lawrence alvin larry clopper iii and. We receive more queries from new authors than any other book publisher. Link popularity is fast becoming one of the highest weighted criteria used in ranking your site in the search. The contradictions in this book abound at one point meiners writes that publishamerica now publishes more than 2 percent of all books in the united states. I spent seven years and untold resources researching and writing my book, but was disappointed by the huge fees charged by most publishing houses. According to information in the bbb files, it appears that the company is no longer in business. Ingram is a book wholesaler and they will not stock publish america books. What options do authors of america star books have for. Publishamerica smashes the publishing industry youtube.
Publish america are what is termed as printon demand, or in other words, they only print when an order has been placed and paid for. But unlike traditional publishers, which profit from the sale of books, defendant. Im finally getting to post about something ive been keeping under my hat for quite some time. Publish america first time authorsheres the key to. History publishers directory list of history publishing. We receive more queries from new authors than any other book publisher in the nation. I realized by 2012 that i could do a better job on my own of publishing and promoting my books for free. Some writers and authors advocates have accused the company of being a vanity press while representing itself as a traditional publisher. America star books, formerly publishamerica, is a marylandbased printondemand book publisher founded in 1999 by lawrence alvin larry clopper iii and. Also, booklocker has a disgruntled author publishing package for authors who are unhappy with their current publisher, or who are the victims.
We are always happy when a new author has found the way to our door. Enter information like your book title, description, and keywords. We are the nations number one book publisher we publish more new titles than any other traditional book publisher. Book publishers book publishing resources link to publishamerica.
Defendant publishamerica is a book publisher that portrays itself as a traditional, royalty paying publisher. The company has a management, but theres not much topdown going on at america star books. Sometime after september 2015, asbs about us pagewhich previously had touted its founding by book publishers with a long history of publishing experiencebegan to reference the new america. If america star books publishamerica is going out of business, their authors should start demanding their production files now, before there. I have two books published by publish america and they are out of business. Pas new name, the response to my email blew me away. So, the authors have a publisher who has allegedly gone out of. I am a veteran on disability and was also taken by publishamerica. When i agreed to have publishamerica publish my book it had been advertised that they were a traditional publisher that would also publish on demand as needed. Discover book depositorys huge selection of publish america books online.
Publishamerica publishamerica adheres to the traditional publishing concept. What options do authors of america star books have for getting. Book publishers, publishing companies, publish your book. In fact, they are so bad that bookstores wont stock them on their shelves. Who at amazon can i contact to have the original books. This, in the long run, ends up being much more expensive than almost any self publishing. Publishamerica has a history of regularly putting thousands of its titles on the market in hardcover. On march 18, 2014, america star books, formerly publishamerica, filed suit against me, michael capobianco. The phone numbers the bbb had for this company are disconnected, and directory. Publish america is out of business and im now going to. Traditional publishing the publisher pays the bill, not the author. History publishers directory listing 1 to 10 of 437 history publishing companies page 1 of 44 of all the publishing houses listed in the directory of history publishers.
Publishamericaamerica star books the independent publishing. America star books used to be known as publishamerica, the nononsense, hard driving pioneer that changed the american publishing landscape for good when in 1999 it forced an opening. We accept more new and unpublished authors than any other traditional book publisher in the nation. We produce and publish a book at zero cost to the author, period. America star books, lllp better business bureau profile. Oreilly media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, research, and conferences. Publish america is out of business and im now going to selfpublish. The other slices of the pielulu, author solutions, publish america, outskirtsare those vanity or subsidy press publishers that you pay to publish your book, using their name as the publisher. Let me start by saying that i knew publish america was a vanity press but i thought im going into this with my eyes open. Book publishing companies publish your manuscript for free. How to self publish your ebook on amazon kindle in 4 minutes make money selling ebooks on kindle duration. Publishamerica publish america wont get your book in bookstores the only thing you need to know about publishamerica publish america there is an enormous quantity of information out there about.
My bad experience with publishamericaamerica star books. Sometime after september 2015, asbs about us pagewhich previously had touted its founding by book publishers with a long history of publishing experiencebegan to reference the new america star books. We here at publish america are proud of our strong reputation as christian book publishers. Publishamerica america star books lawsuit against writer. I recently attenpted to contact publish america, to get the right back to my book. Get insight on america star books publish america real problems. Only to learn they were doing business under another name. I published my book through publish america in 2007. The phone numbers the bbb had for this company are disconnected, and directory assistance does not have a listing for this company.
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