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, ...
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Categories: Publishing Services
3, 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...
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Categories: Liars
4, 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...
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Categories: Book Stores
5, Report:
#1045245
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2014
publishamerica publishing greed Fredrick, Maryland
This is probaly the fifth ripoff review I've written against publishamerica, and so far I haven't gotten any sort of response from anyone regarding how this company is continuously being allowed to destroy peoples dreams and aspirations, of trying to become a established author. My ...
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Categories: Civil Rights Violators
6, Report:
#1156884
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2014
America Star Books Willem Meiners Refusing to Return money that I had paid Baltimore LLLP Internet
I contacted publishAmerica to publish my book The Long Winding Road of Injustice. The publishing company was run by Willem Meiners and operated in Baltimore Maryland.
I understood this was a free service. They send a contract and I didn’t hesitate to sign, as I needed my family st...
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Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
7, Report:
#1154455
Posted Date:
Jun 13 2014
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Authorhouse authorsolutions The final galley had tons of errors and unauthorized changes were obvious after I paid for their edit. Bloomington Indiana
I paid for a publishing package. This was the second package. They advised me that they wanted me to use theeir in-house editorial services which I did. The first book Invisible Chain: Justice is Blind was edited by someone outside of their in-house referal network. Then...
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Categories: Book Publishers
8, 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
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
9, Report:
#134194
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2014
PublishAmerica RIPOFF fradulent contract for seven years, will not market books, says they are traditional when they are not Fredrick Maryland
I received a contract from PublishAmerica a year and half ago. My husband, parents and friends read it and it seemed legitimate. However, when my book was published, they put the wrong name on my book, as well would not allow books to be returned from bookstores. Their contract stat...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
10, 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
Categories: Questionable Activities
11, Report:
#800115
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2013
PublishAmerica PrintAmerica Authors Beware! Frederick, Maryland
Authors Beware of PublishAmerica I am a children's book author. I signed a contract with PublishAmerica to publish two of my stories. They priced my paperback addition of my book, Booger Planet, for $24.95. The average cost of children's books on amazon.com is $9.50. My book will n...
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Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
12, Report:
#1068034
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2013
publishamerica book printing fredrick Maryland
I had two books published by PA, and my second book was a disaster they repeated chapters and paragraphs,even though I told them about it. Now they want three hundred dollars to give me the rights to my book.If your smart you will stay clear of this company.
Also they wont send you ...
Entity
Categories: Desktop Publishing
13, Report:
#1064121
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2013
PublishAmerica Ripoff, crooks, cheats Internet Maryland
PublishAmerica has been ripping me off since 2011 they have three of my books, The Fox and The young Rooster, Sonnets For Caitlin and on I told them not to publish Sonnets For Friends and Lovers. Today two years later I have not received a damn and I know that they ...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
14, Report:
#1023857
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2013
publishamerica the last two royalty periods of six months I have not recieved anything from publishamerica regarding the sales of either of my novels, over the last two six month royalty periods between August and F Fredrick, Maryland
During the last two royalty periods of August 2012 and February 2013. I haven't recieved nothing regarding the sales of either of my two novels Sworn not to betray or my second novel A silent killer within. As a matter of fact I haven't heard anything from publishamerica for actuall...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
15, 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
Categories: Accounting
16, 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...
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Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
17, Report:
#970561
Posted Date:
Nov 17 2012
PublishAmerica They send me email saying if I pay them money this will get my book into stores, but it's a scam and I know it. Internet
I am with publishamerica, and this is how they sucked me into their scam. They sent me a sample contract and said that the real one would be exactly the same. I read the sample, but not the real one, and it's very different from the sample. I should've known better. In ...
Entity
Categories: Books, Records & Videos
18, Report:
#965560
Posted Date:
Nov 06 2012
publishamerica unseen royalties Fredrick Maryland, Internet
Publishamerica, again hasn't sent me anything concerning sales of royalties, for the royalty period which ended August31st. every time I forward an email an regarding this concern, the email comes back as rejected by receiptant domain. The phone is disconnected. I don't understand h...
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Categories: Liars
19, Report:
#940665
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2012
publishamerica royalty ripoff FredrickInternet, Maryland
This is of one several ripoff reports I've written in relation to the evil practices of this company. And it seems noone seems willing to do anything to stop this rogue publisher, from destroying peoples hopes and dreams of hopefully becoming sucessful authors. I've written two...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
20, Report:
#635376
Posted Date:
Apr 27 2012
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PublishAmerica, LLP Breached contract by deliberately printing myriads upon myrieds in my book, deceitful advertisement that lured me (they said they're traditional publishers who'd pay me, but it turned out to be only $ Frederick, Maryland
Dear Editor:
As I indicated in my e-mail correspondence to you dated Wednesday, August 18, 2010, I, like numerous other authors, have also become a victim of PublishAmerica's scam and fraud when in early March this year their advertisement popped up on my computer scre...
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Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
21, Report:
#872458
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2012
Publish America PICKPOCKET AMERICA Frederick, Maryland
I made the mistake of contracting with Publish America about 6 years ago. After emailing them throughout the process, I learned at the last moment, that the photos I submitted for the cover of my book were not going to be used, despite their promises. They lost them. Instead, they s...
Entity
Categories: Printing & Copy Services
22, Report:
#851347
Posted Date:
Mar 09 2012
publishamerica detail information of royalty statements FredrickInternet, Maryland
publishamerica just recently sent me two royalty statements, for both of my novels Sworn not to betray and A silent killer within. Neither statement had a complete breakdown as stated in contract, in regard to sales. They said we could request a complete breakdown statement if so de...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
23, Report:
#829532
Posted Date:
Jan 27 2012
PublishAmerica, LLLP offered to publish a book for me but never answered my questions properly Internet
I came across PublishAmerica on the Internet. I have been wanting to publish a book of my poetry. I got accepted by them for publish.
Everything was going good, until I got the Author Questionnaire. I have asked several questions of them, and they have avoided a...
Entity
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
24, Report:
#104646
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2012
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Publish America - House Of Publishing Rip-Off Misleading and Deceptive Trade Practices Frederick Maryland
Publish America Quotes: Each day, an average 12 times a PublishAmerica author is invited to do a book signing or another in - store event at a bookstore or a library. An average 250 times each day, a bookstore calls or logs on to order a Publish America title. Of all the brick-and-m...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
25, Report:
#814389
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2011
publishamerica i gave PA a list of errors to fix before publishing-and they didn't fix them-if you pay for eachservice they claim they will do-it adds up to hundreds of dollars-i sent them $100 to make an e book-t publishamerica.com, Maryland
publish america did not fix the errors in my book that i sent them-therefore a book that is shoddy all their promises to publish and show to various people-bookstores-book fairs-tv interviews are false all their offers add up to hundreds of dollars i paid for an e book that they nev...
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Categories: News Media