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By: Rob McConnell If you have been victimized, we would appreciate hearing from you. We found the following from The Associated Press: The Associated Press Date: Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011 11:11 AM ET NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling is not amused by a publisher's promise that some of its books will be brought to her attention. PublishAmerica, in a message on its website, is telling authors that a "delegation" Rowling spokesman Mark Hutchinson said Tuesday that the claim was "completely false" and promised "appropriate action." PublishAmerica, based in Frederick, Md., has long been cited by industry watchdogs for allegedly deceiving authors. We are investigating claims that hundreds or perhaps even thousands of authors may have been victimized. We have sent a letter requesting an interview with a PublishAmerica official that we could interview but as of yet we have heard nothing from PublishAmerica. We also found this from Publishers Weekly: PublishAmerica’ Gabe Habash -- August 19th, 2011 Yesterday’s news that “publisher” A brief summary: PublishAmerica promised authors that for $49, it would show their books to J.K. Rowling. If the Rowling price tag is too high for you, for $29, PublishAmerica will give your book to President Obama. We thought we’d shed some light on PublishAmerica, if only because some of what’s happened with them is so unbelievable that it’s a wonder they still exist. According to its website (which has an aesthetic that’s very appropriate for the company), PublishAmerica’ The best story of PublishAmerica’ * As a rule of thumb, the quality bar for sci-fi and fantasy is a lot lower than for all other fiction. Therefore, beware of published authors who are self-crowned writing experts. When they tell you what to do and not to do in getting your book published, always first ask them what genre they write. If it’s sci-fi or fantasy, run. They have no clue about what it is to write real-life stories, and how to find them a home. Unless you are a sci-fi or fantasy author yourself. The writers, who were suspicious of PublishAmerica’ * "Bruce walked around anymore. Some people might ought to her practiced eye, at her. I am so silky and braid shoulders. At sixty-six, men with a few feet away from their languid gazes.” The book was accepted for publication. This is the acceptance letter (from Meg Phillips, Acquisitions Editor): * As this is an important piece of email regarding your book, please read it completely from start to finish. I am happy to inform you that PublishAmerica has decided to give “Atlanta Nights” the chance it deserves….Welcome to PublishAmerica, and congratulations on what promises to be an exciting time ahead. A month later, the authors revealed the hoax and PublishAmerica pulled their offer. The new letter: We must withdraw our offer to publish “Atlanta Nights”. Upon further review it appears that your work is not ready to be published. There are portions of nonsensical text in the manuscript that were caught by our editing staff as they previewed the text for editing time assessment pending your acceptance of our offer. On the positive side, maybe you want to consider contracting the book with a vanity publisher such as iUniverse or Author House. They will certainly publish your book at a fee. PublishAmerica has been involved with quite a few lawsuits in its history; a few of them can be found here, here and here. It should be noted that some authors have apparently spoken up in defense of PublishAmerica. Unfortunately, those endorsements are buried under articles that put words like “scam” and “beware” alongside the company’s name. So, the message bears repeating: if you’re looking to publish your book, exercise caution when considering which press or publisher to use. We would like to hear from you. Please send all email to publisher@xchronicles- # # # Canada's complete Broadcasting / Production / Publishing / Internet Company including radio, TV, satellite, internet and print & epublishing. Parent company of The 'X' Zone Radio & TV Show, The 'X' Chronicles Newspaper and PARAGATORS TV. www.rel-mar.com End
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