1, Report:
#1488554
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2019
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Publish America American Star books I had a 7 year contract with publishamerica which expired March 23, 2018. I would like to get the rights for my book, so that they stop selling it on Amazon. Federick Maryland
I published my book with PublishAmerica on March 24th, 2011, which changed its name to American Star Books. I have correspondence from both companies. My contract expired on March 23rd 2018, and I have tried to get in touch with the company to release my books rights to me, ...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Publishing Services
2, Report:
#1404147
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2017
america star books publish america they are now closed and they kept my rights fredrick Maryland
I have had a book contract with Publish america since 2008. They did nothing to honor it. no pay or anything and now they have closed their doors. That is great.
Entity
america star books
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
3, Report:
#1383276
Posted Date:
Jul 05 2017
America Star Books.com Publish America.com I saw the Light manuscript.They have had it since December 2015. Frededrick Maryland
I sent my 5th manuscript via e mail to America Star books.I have 4 published Books with them and also known as Publish America over the last 8 years.I only saw less then $6.00 on the first 2 books and the last 2 Books I received no royalities.I am on a fixed income and over the year...
Entity
America Star Books.com
Categories: Book Publishers
4, Report:
#1359230
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2017
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Publish America America Star Books A scam/rip-off scheme Frederick Maryland
I began writing books in 2008, and my first (Bright Night Of The Werewolf) went to a vanity publisher; it made me some money. That was honest. After that (2009+) I wrote three worthwhile books; Friesse The Vampires, Crude Rude And Lude People and Rumbling Terror. A...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Dance Clubs
5, Report:
#1284587
Posted Date:
Feb 03 2016
America Star Books Publish America Copyright Infringement Frederick Maryland
My contract with Publish America ended in January of 2014. I had email confirmation that my contract was terminated, the rights to my book were reverted back to me, and that the title would no longer be offered for sale in the company's webstore (I have all communications confirming...
Entity
America Star Books
Categories: Book Publishers
6, Report:
#1248913
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2015
PublishAmerica America Star Books/ Textstream Publishers Fraud ,Misrepresentation, Infringement on authors rights, continue to represent themselves as my publisher, aslo has included other publishers such as Textstream. Purchased my publishing rights from PA on August 3, 2013 Baltimore Maryland
Creator of Man-Tu the Young One. Published by Publish America on December 24, 2010
Purchase my publishing rights from PA on August 3, 2010 for the amount of $151.99
Order # 17794 SKU ReturnRights 149 Quanity 1
BIN # ISBN-10: 1456033662 and ISBN 13:9781456033668 for...
Entity
PublishAmerica
Categories: Liars
7, Report:
#1239074
Posted Date:
Jul 01 2015
America Star Books formerly Publish America Will not return my rights frederick Maryland
As a naive new author I signed a contract with Publish America in 2008. It took me only a year to realize they did not fulfill the promises in their contract. With much going on in my life, I did not request a contract termination until 2011. At that time they refused to terminate m...
Entity
America Star Books
Categories: Book Publishers
8, Report:
#1210010
Posted Date:
Feb 18 2015
America star books publish america will not give my rights back, and my contract expires in april 2015 fredrick Maryland
I am reporting them because they are a scam publisher. My contract expires in April of this year and it says to notify them three months in advance. I did last month and was toild that they automatically renwed my contract in Jan. I told them, I didn't even sign it til April. I was ...
Entity
America star books
Categories: Producers
9, Report:
#1175209
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2014
America Star Books Publish America Numerous bad-faith dealings, refusal to respond to requests to cancel contract Baltimore Nationwide
Publish America (now DBA America Star Books) accepted my book for publication about 6 years ago. They used my PDF to publish my book as is, making no changes to the typography or layout, and added a cover. They promised to market my book, citing Ingram and Barnes & Noble, among othe...
Entity
America Star Books
Categories: Book Stores
10, Report:
#1173104
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2014
America Star Books (Publish America) AUTHOR BEWARE MAJOR SCAM Maryland Internet
In 2009, I signed with Publish America, now America Star publishing company. I was so excited to see my book in print. The contract is written as a tiered royalty scale, which I was fine with. However, I had roughly 20 family members and friends purchase books through Amazon or thei...
Entity
America Star Books
Categories: Producers
11, Report:
#1071502
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2014
Publish America They said they are going to publish my book without my permission. Internet
I sent publishamerica my book on july 21st, i never heard from them, so on 7/30 i told them i was going to publish it myself.
They told me that i have a contract and that they would publish my book without me. I never signed a contract.
Please Help
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
12, Report:
#1110852
Posted Date:
May 29 2014
Publish America Breach of contract on at least four of the contract agreements. Baltimore Maryland
Entered into a contract agreement to publish my book 7 years ago. I received a couple of small royalty checks for 6 months. After that I never received any more money, no reports as to what my book was doing. I contacted them several times on the phone and emails. Got no resul...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Questionable Activities
13, Report:
#1147975
Posted Date:
May 19 2014
Publish America American Star Books Publishing Hoax, Rip-Off Baltimore Maryland
Publish America, which is now known as American Star Books has published my work incorrectly (despite the claim at the front of the book claiming they did not change a word of what I submitted), then asked me to pay to have them fix it. They have not helped me at all in the sal...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
14, Report:
#1035966
Posted Date:
May 15 2014
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Publish America Publishing,scams,industry,writers,books Internet
The Scams Yall Got Are Lies - People using PA Backwards are the scams, and people who don't know much about they company are the scams... A book is better than no book - I wonder how much money do you think, Publisher America has to spend on each author they bring in for free,to pri...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Producers
15, Report:
#1132839
Posted Date:
May 08 2014
publish america american star After they turned into american star they no longer have my book eventhough my contract is not up and they sent me an email stating that since my book is no longer selling they want me to buy the rights for 99.00 even though it was never in the contract baltimore maryland
i recently was informed that the company that I have a contract with has changed their name. In the past i have spent thousands of dollars to promote my novel Poison Reality a symphony of bittersweet and each year since 2009 i have not recieved a penny in commission. My book is stil...
Entity
publish america
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
16, Report:
#1145064
Posted Date:
May 08 2014
Star America Books Publish America RIPEOFF , BULLIES Frederick Maryland
Free or not they shouldn’t treat customers like trash. We get that we may not be the best authors but some of us just have the dream of simply getting our work into someone’s hands even if it is just one person. In 2012 I published my book through Publish America which is now kn...
Entity
Star America Books
Categories: Book Publishers
17, Report:
#1128256
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2014
America Star Books Publish America Unprofessional, Threatening, Disrespectful, Bullying Frederick Maryland
I recently attenpted to contact Publish America, to get the right back to my book. Only to learn they were doing business under another name. When I contacted America Star Books; PA's new name, the response to my email blew me away. I wrote, asking to have my book rights retur...
Entity
America Star Books
Categories: Book Publishers
18, Report:
#1120048
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2014
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Publish America, America Star Books, Author House(publish America companies and sister companies) CONTRACT ARBITRATION, FRAUD, RENAMING THEIR COMPANY TO AMERICAN STAR BOOKS Baltimore Maryland
my name is Robby William Forg Jr. from Louisville,Ky Im Also Known Under The Stage and Pen Name Frogg Corpse which my book was written as (Frogg Corpse)ive never once talked to a real person, publish america is under a new name now at americastarbooks.com/they arbitrated my con...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Literary Agencies
19, Report:
#968719
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2013
Publish America Ignoring request for information about the publication of my book 'The Long Winding Road to Injustice' New York, Maryland
I have made attempts over the years to publish my family’s life-long story but was not successful in this outcome. I’m sure the result could have been that I’m a deaf person and prefer communication by email only. While checking the Internet I came across Publish America and d...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Questionable Activities
20, Report:
#1085432
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2013
Publish America Publish America is a fraud Frederick Maryland
Publish America is a fraud and should be properly investigated and closed. They attract naïve people to publish their books, but they never ever sell any of the books. What they do is to offer their own books to themselves with false discount. They increase the shipping hundre...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
21, Report:
#1067992
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2013
private Peter Healey Conned me Publish America .Com washington
I had a 7 year contract with Publish america for a book The Psychic Path To Wealth.I received less than $40 dolars in seven years.my contract ended in july last year.yet this year untill April they where still advertising my book o Amason.comI asked for my account they said they wan...
Entity
private
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
22, Report:
#1027957
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2013
PUBLISH AMERICA, LLLP CRAIGS LIST SCAM, ANTIQUES FREDRICK, Maryland
I was selling my antique chest on Craig's list. They sent me a check for $2400. The chest was $600. They wanted me to deposit the check immediately and also take the $1800, keep my$600 for myself and go to western Union and send the remaing $1800 to a Justina Lee in Georgia. Needles...
Entity
PUBLISH AMERICA, LLLP
Categories: Bad Check Writers
23, Report:
#1000770
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2013
Publish America Threatened me that I will not take action against them, false advertising, false statements concerning marketing they are supposed to be doing with this book of mine. Frederick, Maryland
I trusted Publish America to handle my book. They published it as of 12-28-12. They were supposed to send press releases in which they contend they have but I have not heard one thing from my newspapers where I live nor from any friends who were supposed to have had the press releas...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Book Publishers
24, Report:
#992317
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2013
Publish America, LLC Royalty Sales Fraud, Shadowy Business Practices, Contract Violations. Frederick, Maryland
PA published my first book Up All Night in March of 2007. For some strange reason, the Amazon listing said the book's language was Welsh. PA gave me a symbolic $1 advance and contract where I would receive royalties starting at 8% of the retail price of Up All Night, $19.99 fo...
Entity
Publish America, LLC
Categories: Accounting
25, Report:
#979044
Posted Date:
Dec 07 2012
PUBLISH AMERICA Publish America is a rip off Company Frederick, Maryland
This is a warning to all new authors, if you see the name Publish America, don't walk run. My name is Thomas ****, I am a published author, when I first started out a few years ago I did the stupid thing and used Publish America, was that a mistak...
Entity
PUBLISH AMERICA
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers