76, Report:
#408075
Posted Date:
Nov 29 2009
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Publish America Black As I Ever Was Keepin' It Real Rapoetry Baltimore Maryland
In 2007 I contacted publish america with regard to publishing my poetry books. After looking one book over they sent me a 7 year contract that would automatically renew for another 7 years. I couldn't alter the contract to my specifications so I emaiiled them informing them that aft...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
77, Report:
#516353
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2009
PUBLISH AMERICA - Miranda Prather Executive Director They believe that I am a seniel 74 year old author easily duped out of her royalites. To decrypt to question them. Frederick, Maryland
My report is simple and to the point. I have a published book with Publish America. Sunday Awakening Fern Lutkins. When first published it was done so in paper back ISBN# 160563-940-0. Then it went to hard cover with a completly different ISBN 1-4489-1263-6. When the royal...
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PUBLISH AMERICA LLLP
Categories: Questionable Activities
78, Report:
#513510
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2009
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PUBLISH AMERICA LLLP hollow promises, deceptive implications, mis-leading information on website, Frederick, Maryland
As a niave and first time author I was desperate to have my book published. I had done research on traditional publishers and other self-publishing companies, but the cost was prohibitive.
I have been retired on 100% disability from the Social Security Admn, and loose money is just...
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PUBLISH AMERICA LLLP
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
79, Report:
#486691
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2009
PUBLISH AMERICA, Scam, INTERNET
Let me start by saying that I knew Publish America was a vanity press but I thought I'm going into this with my eyes open. I thought, as long as I'm getting my book out there I can promote it and it will sell. HA! If that is your line of thinking please read on.&nb...
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PUBLISH AMERICA
Categories: Book Publishers
80, Report:
#126840
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2009
Publish America ripoff Internet
My first book is with PA, I now have four other contracts with REAL publishers. I wrote them trying to get out of my contract, citing the complaints I filed . This is their response:
Dear Ms. :
Do not address us in such a tone. Your facts are wrong, your accusations are wrong...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
81, Report:
#436732
Posted Date:
Mar 23 2009
Publish America Publish America Royalties Does not exist Frederick Maryland
Publish America has breached their contract with me. They said that royalties are paid at 8% for the first 2, 000 books. I feel so ashamed and embarrassed that I went with Publish America. They paid me $5.00 dollars in one royalty check, then $2.00 dollars in a second. I waited t...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
82, Report:
#262753
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2009
Publish America How a Dream Come True Turned Out To Be a Nightmare Baltimore Maryland
I spent seven years and untold resources researching and writing my book, but was disappointed by the huge fees charged by most publishing houses. When Publish America agreed to publish my manuscript, I thought that I had finally found someone who would give me a chance. I will admi...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
83, Report:
#391323
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2008
Publish America Using ,y real name on my book pages when I asked them to use a pen name, Will not accept all my corrections on my manuscript and have taken my work as it was their own; Only gave me 48 hours to read through my whole book to change spelling and punctuation errors; Made a mess out of my book after their own editing. They are horrible, abusive people and want my contact voided. Baltimore Maryland
Publish American agreed to publish my book. I was a bit leary because of the complaints against them but signed the contract anyway. All went well until the editing process. My book was returned with more errors than the original manuscript and when I tried to change them they refu...
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Publish America
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
84, Report:
#384873
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2008
Publish America Breach of Contract.. ripped me off Frederick Maryland
$1064.97 is what I paid for very poor quality books.
In light of the lack of quality in the printing and in considering the abnormally high price of the books, I got ripped off! PA is in breach of the contract. They have breached the contract in the following ways:
FIRSTLY...
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Publish America
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
85, Report:
#353277
Posted Date:
Jul 20 2008
Publish America Not paid any wholesales, lied, degraded and offended me, refuses to release me Frederick Maryland
I went with Publish America to publish my second novel, believing them to be better than my first publisher. They promised a lot on their web site, and even had me excited. Once my novel was published I was lied to, and other things.
First, they had promised books are listed as ...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
86, 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...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
87, Report:
#348688
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2008
Publish America An American Company that Should Hide It's Head in Shame Frederick Maryland
My fault for getting caught up in the excitement of publishing my book.
My fault for believing Publish America.
MY fault for signing the publishing rights over to PA.
My fault for believing this American Company was one of integrity and based on professional business ethics.
...
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PUBLISH AMERICA
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
88, Report:
#343374
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2008
Publish America Denied access to their 'writers forum' even though I have two books with them??!! Internet
After the excitement wore off of having two books accepted and published by Publish America, my inbox soon filled with offers of purchasing my own books. I was offered a place in their writers forum and joined. After I recieved my first 'royalty' check, of 0.00, I wrote in the forum...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
89, Report:
#328818
Posted Date:
Jun 08 2008
Publish America baited their hook with my own ego and I bit hard and then swallowed... Frederick Maryland
In August of 2007 I signed a contract with Publish America for my manuscript, The Price for Paradise. I was high on the feeling of being published and am now equally heartsick at the final product Publish America PRINTED.I never claimed to be something I was not and Publish America ...
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Publish America
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
90, Report:
#320750
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2008
Publish America scammed; lied; deceived; perpetrated; false advertising; POD not traditional publishers Frederick, Maryland
The book was not edited professional. It was poorly critique. The newspaper in my city would not reveiw its contents. The editor said that PA were preditors and leeches. She said that they usually tossed their books in the slush pile. The need to be sued for the lies, pain and suffe...
Entity
Publish America Publishing
Categories: Corrupt Companies
91, Report:
#289401
Posted Date:
Feb 23 2008
Publish America Beware of Publish America! Books don't SELL because of OVER PRICING Frederick Maryland
I was overjoyed when I found Publish America. No upfront money to pay was the best thing for me. My first disappointment was the one dollar that you get as a start up royalty payment.
They explained to me that the one dollar is a start up payment and will bring some exposure ...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
92, Report:
#300753
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2008
Publish America Scam destroys writers dreams. Frederick Maryland
I was contacted in October of 2007 by Publish America who expressed an interest in publishing my book Montana Legacy's Forbidden Love. After briefly reviewing my book they sent an email to me to tell me they would like to publish my book. I was very excited as my long dream of becom...
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Publish America
Categories: Con Artists
93, Report:
#276260
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2007
Publish Amwerica Breached a Book Publishing Contract by false Advertuising to be a Traditional Book Publishing Company Frederick Maryland
9/27/07
Dear Ripoff Report ,
My name is Minister Herbert (((ROR REDACTED))) and I'm an aspiring author born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. The nature towards this e-mail concerns a great matter as well as others. Publish America; a publishing company out of Frederick,...
Entity
Publish Amwerica
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
94, Report:
#272344
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2007
Publish America claims they are not a POD or Vanity Press - but their business practices say otherwise. Frederick Maryland
I live in Missouri; there aren't very many literary agents or legitimate publishing companies nearby. When a friend recommended Publish America, I went directly to their website. Claims all over the site are that they are a Traditional Publishing Company, that they are not a Print o...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
95, Report:
#264586
Posted Date:
Aug 01 2007
PUBLISH AMERICA TRIED TO MAKE ME GET PUBLSIHED BY THEM UNDER FALSE PRETENSE ripoff FREDRICK Maryland
I'M FROM THE SACHEM POET'S SOCIETY IN NY.
MOST OF MY COLLEGUES HAVE BEEN PUBLSIHED BY PUBLISH AMERICA IN MARYLAND.
SO I HAD SENT THEM A COPY OF MY MANUSCRIPT.
OF COURSE IT TOOK THEM FOREVER TO GET BACK TO ME AND WHEN THEY FINALLY DID, THEY AID EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DONE VIA ...
Entity
PUBLISH AMERICA
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
96, Report:
#263211
Posted Date:
Jul 26 2007
Publish America Writer's Beware! An Author's View on a Scam Company Ripoff Frederick Maryland
July 25, 2007
Today I tried filing another complaint against Publish America. The last few days, I have been bickering back and forth about obtaining my rights back on two novels I published with them. My books are under contract for 7 year...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
97, Report:
#258049
Posted Date:
Jul 01 2007
Publish America Returned my rights of my novel to me but continue to sell my novel on the internet and I receive no royalities ripoff Frederick Maryland
may of 2005 and signed a seven year contract with Publish America to market a novel I had written entitled 'In Yahweh's Hands.' I was told the ususal lies of how my novel would be in all major booksellers reach and mainstream bookstores, etc. The first year I did most of the marke...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
98, Report:
#257976
Posted Date:
Jul 01 2007
PUBLISH AMERICA NO PROMOTING, NOT SEEN ONE ROYALITY, AND HAS NEVER CONTACTED ME SINCE Ripoff FREDRICK MARYLAND
I was a junior in high school when I signed the contract with Publish America and happy to get my first manuscript written before I graduated from high school. I applied to Publish America because they seem honest and sincere.
In the four years that I've written the young adult ...
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PUBLISH AMERICA
Categories: Printing & Copy Services
99, Report:
#240283
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2007
Publish America ripoff Practiced unprofessionlism and lack of integrity Internet
Publish America? What can I say? I never wanted to speak poorly about my publisher. However I cannot appreciate its treatment of its authors. Or the stain that is left because of the company name, in spite of the fact that there are good authors contracted by Publish America. I work...
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Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
100, Report:
#239009
Posted Date:
Mar 15 2007
Publish America ripoff Fraud Dishonest Beyond Description With Holding Royalties Scam Artists Agents of Deception Need I say More? Frederick Maryland
Publish America located on Church Street in the grand-old-state of Maryland now thats about as patriotic as it gets. Whoa! lets not get ahead of ourselves? The words America, Church and Maryland should never, ever be used in describing this bunch of thieving assholes.Miranda this re...
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Publish America
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers