71, Report:
#440138
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2009
Publishamerica This publisher falsely leads authors to believe that they will distribute your published book. I ordered 200 copies of the novel that they published for me; they sent me 150 copies of my novel and fifty copies of another book, not mine. When I contacted them about the error they had made and asked them to send me the fifty books they had shorted me on my order, they refused. Frederick Maryland
I would like to make known my bad experience with publish ammerica. I am a new author and didn't suspect that I would be taken in by an unscrupulous publisher.
They published my manuscript, a novel called, 'Familiar Stranger.'
The promises they made regarding distribution of ...
Entity
Publishamerica
Categories: Festivals & Event Services
72, Report:
#403864
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2008
PublishAmerica was deceptive and uncooperative with me Frederick Maryland
I was published by PublishAmerica in November 2007 and soon found myself in a 7 year contract with a company who is, in my opinion, deceptive, uncooperative and greedy. I have written my entire and disappointing story on the website of my book - www.TheChallengeOfJHWH.com. I hope y...
Entity
PublishAmerica
Categories: Book Publishers
73, Report:
#342587
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2008
PublishAmerica I was scammed by PublishAmerica - check out my web site for the details Frederick Maryland
Regrettably, I am a PublishAmerica author. They published my book, The Eternal Perspective, in early 2008, and it has sold zero copies, because I refuse to buy it. PublishAmerica is a vanity publisher masquerading as a traditional publisher. Contrary to what they would like you t...
Entity
PublishAmerica
Categories: Book Publishers
74, Report:
#351664
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2008
Publish America swindles Authors after enticing with promises on the Internet, Contract wording says opposite. Frederick Maryland
Don't believe everything you read on websites. There are so many ways that these people swindled me and many other Authors, only to be stuck in a contract that is so vague no one can get out of it.
Publish America's Words = PublishAmerica, a traditional advance and royalty payin...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
75, Report:
#326391
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2008
Publishamerica ripoff, con-artist, liers and cheater. Dream stealers Frederick Maryland
After submitting my manuscript to PA. I was overjoyed when I received my contract. I should have done my homework and check out this company before hand and I would have saved myself a lot of heartache. They claimed to edit my book, only to send the same mistakes back to me. You can...
Entity
Publishamerica
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
76, Report:
#281016
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2007
David Shelburg, China Motor Car breach of contract - be very carefull about this man and his company! Scottsdale Arizona
Be very carefull about this guy... two filed lawsuites
Padilla v. China Motor Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Ralph
Defendant: China Motor Corporation, David Shelburg, patirck Poulain and Western Distributors LLC
Case Number: 8:2007cv01166
Filed: October 2, 2007...
Entity
David Shelburg, China Motor Car
Categories: Auto Dealers
77, Report:
#241390
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2007
PublishAmerica.com ripoff Frederick Maryland
I was lead to believe that PA was a bonafide traditional publisher even if it was a new one. It advised me my book would be on the shelves in book stores across north America. It is not and no one will have it on their shelves because the ISBN number they gave my book has an X at th...
Entity
PublishAmerica.com
Categories: Book Publishers
78, Report:
#113675
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2006
Publish America Book Publishers rip-off! Frederick Maryland
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. My book is listed as POD on Barnes & Noble.com which lends itself to be considered as a self published book.
Their co...
Entity
Publish America Book Publishers
Categories: Corrupt Companies
79, Report:
#185465
Posted Date:
Apr 07 2006
S.0.S. Restoration LLLP, dishonest fraudulent billing. Ripoff Denver Colorado
This company billed me $1,380.10 when they never did any of the following. There was a fee on my statement for water extraction of $173.25 an application of anti-microbial agent for $81.81, and a fee another fee of $22.61 for a bathroom, there was never any damage to this bathroom, ...
Entity
S.0.S. Restoration LLLP
Categories: Corrupt Companies
80, Report:
#162713
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2005
PublishAmerica Ripoff, The company breached its contract with me when not publishing my book as promised; I sunk $2,000 in permissions Frederick Maryland
I allege that PublishAmerica breeched its contract with me last week, when informing me by letter, after I had already signed with them almost three years ago. Consequently, that PA has caused me egregious harm.
Most of the authors who worked with PA complained about the way PA f...
Entity
PublishAmerica
Categories: Book Publishers