178:
He took
PublishAmerica to arbitration for breach of contract. Dolan also alleged accounting irregularities: despite a clause in his contract allowing him to inspect PublishAmerica's accounts, his accountant was denied access. Dolan received royalties for fewer copies of his book than he was able to
140:
PublishAmerica's
Prather stated that book prices reflected "what the market would bear" and that "we don't control the bookstores in the country." Other PublishAmerica authors have spoken out in support of the publisher, denying it is a vanity press and highlighting the opportunities it gives to
110:
In late
September 2005, PublishAmerica announced its books would be returnable by the bookseller if they failed to sell, a standard practice among other commercial publishers. The announcement stated that this applied to "all" of its books, though it noted that there would be "a few exceptions
93:. In 2004, Prather said that 80% of authors who submitted manuscripts to the house were rejected, and that the house had "30 full-time editors" with plans to expand. She refused to identify the CEO of PublishAmerica. In 2005, the company had 70 full-time employees of various functions.
106:
for trademark violation over
PublishAmerica's PublishBritannica imprint. The matter was settled out of court, with PublishAmerica agreeing to stop using the "PublishBritannica" name. However, PublishAmerica continued to use the website address on letterhead as late as 2008.
136:
that PA did not pay royalties owed to them, sold books it no longer had any rights to sell, set unreasonably high list prices and lower-than-average discounts for authors to buy their own books, and either neglected or failed to place books into bookstores.
167:, featuring every "bad writing" trope the authors could conceive of and one chapter randomly generated by a computer. PublishAmerica also accepted another author's manuscript that featured the same 30 pages repeated ten times.
130:
1–$ 1,000 to its authors, provides minimal editing, and provides few of the services handled by trade publishing, such as retail distribution, marketing and media relations. Disgruntled authors told
638:
175:
In
December 2005, PublishAmerica author Philip Dolan, who had spent between US$ 7,000 and $ 13,000 promoting his book, learned that no book stores were able to order copies of it.
187:
In June 2012, a class action lawsuit was filed in
Maryland District federal court against PublishAmerica LLLP, by plaintiffs Darla Yoos, Edwin McCall, and Kerry Levine.
179:
account for having sold himself. He was awarded an unspecified amount in compensation for
PublishAmerica's breach of contract, and his contract was rescinded.
1586:
195:
In
January 2014, PublishAmerica changed its name to America Star Books. In 2017, America Star Books became ASB Promotions and ceased accepting new authors.
1581:
249:
1576:
90:
589:
567:
49:
founded in 1999 by
Lawrence Alvin "Larry" Clopper III and Willem Meiners. Some writers and authors' advocates have accused the company of being a
646:
53:
while representing itself as a "traditional publisher". It changed its name in 2014, and since 2017 it has stopped accepting new authors.
1601:
96:
In 2004, PublishAmerica published small runs of over 4,800 titles. In 2005, the company had approximately 11,000 authors under contract.
735:
279:
375:
1591:
319:
406:
1478:
1398:
495:
439:
465:
1596:
1473:
1408:
708:
358:
81:
was another imprint of
PublishAmerica. According to a letter from PublishAmerica in 2006, neither imprint is active.
1443:
1139:
99:
In June 2005, PublishAmerica identified Willem Meiners as "PublishAmerica CEO" and Clopper as "company president".
1132:
1097:
977:
17:
1468:
1333:
1058:
728:
765:
1277:
682:
668:
1403:
1353:
840:
103:
73:
1328:
1323:
1555:
1502:
1012:
982:
931:
851:
721:
1308:
1112:
1527:
1463:
961:
805:
1313:
1190:
257:
351:
How to Upset a Goliath Book Biz: PublishAmerica: The Inside Story of an Underdog with a Bite
1117:
925:
287:
150:
127:
60:
612:
291:
157:" manuscripts. For instance, in December 2004, PublishAmerica agreed to publish the novel
8:
1550:
1210:
815:
383:
327:
1423:
1378:
1363:
956:
549:
499:
522:
443:
1393:
1348:
1318:
972:
862:
354:
132:
597:
575:
1428:
1413:
1368:
1195:
1107:
1053:
882:
785:
220:
115:
booksellers only. In 2009 PA's site said that "many of our books are returnable."
1492:
1483:
1448:
1438:
1433:
1164:
1007:
857:
744:
473:
154:
42:
1512:
1488:
1205:
966:
887:
795:
159:
153:
a lack of editorial oversight at PublishAmerica, several authors have written "
280:"Book Publisher and Distributor Listings - PublishAmerica - PublishIcelandica"
1570:
1453:
1252:
1200:
1144:
946:
790:
112:
64:
1532:
1522:
1517:
1507:
1358:
1072:
987:
800:
780:
50:
1537:
1497:
1418:
1383:
1338:
1303:
1267:
1180:
1154:
1102:
1087:
1048:
951:
912:
867:
830:
760:
547:
Keenan, John (October 9, 2005). "No vanity, author provides own press".
1282:
1262:
1242:
1127:
1022:
1002:
897:
810:
775:
1343:
1272:
1247:
1237:
1122:
1032:
992:
877:
411:
221:"Critics and supporters debate success of fast-rising PublishAmerica"
46:
348:
1458:
1185:
997:
872:
770:
63:
of PublishAmerica. PublishAtlantica was headquartered in the UK in
38:
1373:
713:
118:
Prather left PublishAmerica (renamed America Star Books) in 2016.
1388:
1257:
1215:
1149:
1027:
907:
902:
825:
820:
702:
1287:
1017:
922:
892:
416:
163:, which was later revealed to be a deliberately badly written
164:
89:
As of 2004, the executive director of PublishAmerica was
709:
J.K. Rowling and PublishAmerica's unfulfillable promise
349:
Meiners, Willem; Clopper, Larry (Introduction) (2005).
144:
1568:
562:
560:
520:
313:
311:
309:
1587:Companies based in Frederick County, Maryland
729:
111:initially" and that the offer would apply to
404:
376:"On Vanity Press, Now It's Not Just America"
1582:Book publishing companies based in Maryland
557:
466:"PublishAmerica makes its books returnable"
306:
214:
212:
210:
208:
102:In August 2005, PublishAmerica was sued by
736:
722:
437:
243:
241:
1577:Publishing companies established in 1999
610:
373:
317:
205:
170:
636:
613:"Aspiring Writers Trash PublishAmerica"
14:
1569:
1479:Category:Self-publishing online stores
1399:List of English language small presses
546:
442:. PublishAmerica, LLLP. Archived from
318:Zeitchik, Steven (November 22, 2004).
238:
218:
717:
645:. Randall Family, LLC. Archived from
637:Harwood, Bridgette (March 25, 2006).
438:Smittenaar, Darcy (January 8, 2008).
374:Zeitchik, Steven (August 30, 2005).
320:"Authors allege publisher deception"
247:
743:
611:Bosworth, Martin (August 9, 2005).
596:. February 17, 2005. Archived from
574:. February 16, 2005. Archived from
407:"Britannica breaks copycat's spell"
219:Italie, Hillel (January 22, 2005).
24:
1602:2017 disestablishments in Maryland
1474:Category:Self-publishing companies
25:
1613:
1409:List of self-publishing companies
1140:Tate Publishing & Enterprises
696:
290:. January 2, 2010. Archived from
27:Defunct print-on-demand publisher
1444:Predatory open access publishing
590:"Publisher Defends Hoax Charges"
521:Susan Paganini (June 24, 2004).
405:Staff writer (October 3, 2005).
248:Span, Paula (January 23, 2005).
1592:1999 establishments in Maryland
1133:International Library of Poetry
1098:American Biographical Institute
675:
661:
630:
604:
582:
540:
514:
488:
458:
431:
398:
367:
342:
272:
256:. p. BW08. Archived from
145:Acceptance of hoax manuscripts
13:
1:
1469:Category:Self-published books
1334:Association of Little Presses
198:
639:"PublishAmerica must pay up"
568:"SF Authors Sting Publisher"
121:
7:
190:
10:
1618:
1404:List of literary magazines
1354:British small press comics
182:
84:
1597:Self-publishing companies
1546:
1329:Article processing charge
1324:Amateur press association
1296:
1224:
1163:
1071:
1041:
939:
921:
839:
751:
1503:Small Press Distribution
983:Kindle Direct Publishing
852:Kindle Direct Publishing
683:"Case Number 12-cv-1696"
669:"Case Number 12-cv-1696"
126:PA pays advance fees of
1309:3D printing marketplace
962:Barnes & Noble Nook
440:"Letter to Marie Pacha"
225:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
104:Encyclopædia Britannica
74:Encyclopædia Britannica
1528:Variable data printing
1464:Self Publish, Be Happy
806:Self Publish, Be Happy
151:attempt to demonstrate
71:before a lawsuit from
1314:Accessible publishing
1191:Espresso Book Machine
600:on February 18, 2005.
578:on February 17, 2005.
284:Preditors and Editors
171:2005 arbitration case
141:unpublished authors.
1118:Famous Poets Society
496:"PublishAmerica FAQ"
330:on September 9, 2007
288:Petersburg, Virginia
1211:Trafford Publishing
1113:Dorrance Publishing
969:(aka Fiction Press)
816:Trafford Publishing
643:Frederick News-Post
617:ConsumerAffairs.com
527:San Antonio Current
502:on February 2, 2009
294:on January 13, 2010
1424:Mass customization
1379:Dynamic publishing
1364:Desktop publishing
1176:America Star Books
1093:America Star Books
957:Archive of Our Own
863:Barnes & Noble
649:on October 7, 2011
550:Omaha World-Herald
523:"Paperback writer"
446:on January 3, 2009
353:. PublishAmerica.
91:Miranda N. Prather
67:. It was formerly
31:America Star Books
1564:
1563:
1394:Independent music
1349:Bootleg recording
1319:Alternative media
1073:Vanity publishers
1067:
1066:
1013:PocketBook Reader
973:Google Play Books
878:Kobo Writing Life
476:on March 12, 2006
380:Publishers Weekly
324:Publishers Weekly
133:Publishers Weekly
79:PublishIcelandica
69:PublishBritannica
16:(Redirected from
1609:
1429:Mimeo Revolution
1414:Literary presses
1369:Digital printing
1196:Lightning Source
1108:Author Solutions
1080:books published)
1076:(authors pay to
952:Apple Book Store
937:
936:
883:Lightning Source
843:e-book platforms
786:Lightning Source
738:
731:
724:
715:
714:
690:
689:
687:
679:
673:
672:
665:
659:
658:
656:
654:
634:
628:
627:
625:
623:
608:
602:
601:
586:
580:
579:
564:
555:
554:
544:
538:
537:
535:
533:
518:
512:
511:
509:
507:
498:. Archived from
492:
486:
485:
483:
481:
472:. Archived from
462:
456:
455:
453:
451:
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
402:
396:
395:
393:
391:
382:. Archived from
371:
365:
364:
346:
340:
339:
337:
335:
326:. Archived from
315:
304:
303:
301:
299:
276:
270:
269:
267:
265:
260:on April 1, 2016
245:
236:
235:
233:
231:
216:
57:PublishAtlantica
21:
1617:
1616:
1612:
1611:
1610:
1608:
1607:
1606:
1567:
1566:
1565:
1560:
1556:Self-publishing
1542:
1493:little magazine
1484:Self publishing
1449:Print on demand
1439:Personalization
1434:Offset printing
1292:
1230:
1228:
1226:
1220:
1166:
1159:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1063:
1037:
930:
927:
917:
842:
841:Self-publishing
835:
753:
752:Self-publishing
747:
745:Self-publishing
742:
705:– official site
699:
694:
693:
685:
681:
680:
676:
667:
666:
662:
652:
650:
635:
631:
621:
619:
609:
605:
588:
587:
583:
566:
565:
558:
553:. p. 10AT.
545:
541:
531:
529:
519:
515:
505:
503:
494:
493:
489:
479:
477:
464:
463:
459:
449:
447:
436:
432:
422:
420:
403:
399:
389:
387:
386:on June 9, 2007
372:
368:
361:
347:
343:
333:
331:
316:
307:
297:
295:
278:
277:
273:
263:
261:
254:Washington Post
246:
239:
229:
227:
217:
206:
201:
193:
185:
173:
147:
124:
87:
43:print-on-demand
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1615:
1605:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1553:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1513:Vanity gallery
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1489:Small magazine
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1300:
1298:
1297:Related topics
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1234:
1232:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1172:
1170:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1136:
1135:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1083:
1081:
1069:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
978:Hoopla Digital
975:
970:
967:FanFiction.Net
964:
959:
954:
949:
943:
941:
934:
919:
918:
916:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
854:
847:
845:
837:
836:
834:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
757:
755:
749:
748:
741:
740:
733:
726:
718:
712:
711:
706:
703:PublishAmerica
698:
697:External links
695:
692:
691:
674:
660:
629:
603:
581:
556:
539:
513:
487:
470:PublishAmerica
457:
430:
397:
366:
359:
341:
305:
271:
250:"Making Books"
237:
203:
202:
200:
197:
192:
189:
184:
181:
172:
169:
160:Atlanta Nights
146:
143:
123:
120:
86:
83:
35:PublishAmerica
26:
18:PublishAmerica
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1614:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1548:
1545:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1454:Private press
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1253:RushOrderTees
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1225:Self-printing
1223:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1201:Llumina Press
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1162:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1145:Vantage Press
1143:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1074:
1070:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
947:Amazon Kindle
945:
944:
942:
938:
935:
933:
929:
924:
920:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
855:
853:
849:
848:
846:
844:
838:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
791:Llumina Press
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
758:
756:
750:
746:
739:
734:
732:
727:
725:
720:
719:
716:
710:
707:
704:
701:
700:
684:
678:
670:
664:
648:
644:
640:
633:
618:
614:
607:
599:
595:
591:
585:
577:
573:
569:
563:
561:
552:
551:
543:
528:
524:
517:
501:
497:
491:
475:
471:
467:
461:
445:
441:
434:
418:
414:
413:
408:
401:
385:
381:
377:
370:
362:
360:9781413790962
356:
352:
345:
329:
325:
321:
314:
312:
310:
293:
289:
285:
281:
275:
259:
255:
251:
244:
242:
226:
222:
215:
213:
211:
209:
204:
196:
188:
180:
176:
168:
166:
162:
161:
156:
152:
142:
138:
135:
134:
129:
119:
116:
114:
113:United States
108:
105:
100:
97:
94:
92:
82:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:Milton Keynes
62:
58:
54:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
19:
1533:Web-to-print
1523:Vanity press
1518:Vanity label
1508:Vanity award
1359:Custom media
1227:products and
1175:
1092:
1042:Discontinued
988:Kindle Store
928:distribution
801:Notion Press
781:FriesenPress
677:
663:
651:. Retrieved
647:the original
642:
632:
620:. Retrieved
616:
606:
598:the original
593:
584:
576:the original
571:
548:
542:
530:. Retrieved
526:
516:
504:. Retrieved
500:the original
490:
478:. Retrieved
474:the original
469:
460:
448:. Retrieved
444:the original
433:
421:. Retrieved
419:. p. 26
410:
400:
388:. Retrieved
384:the original
379:
369:
350:
344:
332:. Retrieved
328:the original
323:
296:. Retrieved
292:the original
283:
274:
262:. Retrieved
258:the original
253:
228:. Retrieved
224:
194:
186:
177:
174:
158:
148:
139:
131:
125:
117:
109:
101:
98:
95:
88:
78:
72:
68:
56:
55:
51:vanity press
34:
30:
29:
1538:Web fiction
1498:Small press
1419:Magnitizdat
1384:Fan fiction
1339:Author mill
1304:3D printing
1268:Spreadshirt
1231:merchandise
1181:AuthorHouse
1155:Xulon Press
1103:AuthorHouse
1088:CreateSpace
1049:Sony Reader
913:Xulon Press
831:Xulon Press
653:February 4,
622:February 4,
594:Sci Fi Wire
572:Sci Fi Wire
506:February 4,
450:January 11,
390:February 4,
298:January 11,
264:February 4,
33:, formerly
1571:Categories
1551:Publishing
1283:Vistaprint
1263:Shutterfly
1243:Custom Ink
1128:Poetry.com
1078:have their
1023:Smashwords
1003:NoiseTrade
898:Smashwords
811:Smashwords
776:FastPencil
423:August 28,
334:August 28,
230:August 28,
199:References
1344:Bill Bird
1273:TeePublic
1248:Redbubble
1238:CafePress
1165:Print on
1123:iUniverse
1033:Wikibooks
1008:OverDrive
932:platforms
858:App Store
754:companies
532:August 6,
480:March 12,
412:The Times
122:Criticism
47:publisher
1459:Samizdat
1186:DiggyPOD
926:digital
873:Bookmate
771:DiggyPOD
766:Darkside
191:New name
39:Maryland
1389:Fanzine
1258:Shopify
1216:Xlibris
1150:Xlibris
1086:Amazon
1059:Pronoun
1028:Wattpad
908:Xlibris
903:Wattpad
850:Amazon
826:Xlibris
821:Wattpad
183:Lawsuit
85:History
61:imprint
59:was an
41:-based
37:, is a
1288:Zazzle
1278:Spring
1229:custom
1167:demand
1054:Oyster
1018:Scribd
940:Active
923:E-book
893:Scribd
856:Apple
417:London
357:
149:In an
1374:Dōjin
1169:books
868:Blurb
761:Blurb
686:(PDF)
155:sting
45:book
1206:Lulu
998:Lulu
993:Kobo
888:Lulu
796:Lulu
655:2009
624:2009
534:2009
508:2009
482:2006
452:2010
425:2007
392:2009
355:ISBN
336:2007
300:2010
266:2009
232:2007
165:hoax
128:US$
1573::
641:.
615:.
592:.
570:.
559:^
525:.
468:.
415:.
409:.
378:.
322:.
308:^
286:.
282:.
252:.
240:^
223:.
207:^
77:.
1491:/
737:e
730:t
723:v
688:.
671:.
657:.
626:.
536:.
510:.
484:.
454:.
427:.
394:.
363:.
338:.
302:.
268:.
234:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.