America Star Books / Publish America
Reviews and Complaints

Fortune Cookie Wisdom 2005 Stephen Fernbach is under contract for bookstores and online again.

I am requesting that you take down the original ebook and print on demand version.

I am extremely grateful that you recognized my talent.

My new publisher is Charmaine Hopkins who can be reached at [protected] ext 1014.

I can be reached at [protected].¡

My new publisher is

Author Reputation Press.

Your help would greatly be appreciated.

Happy 2023.

Stephen Fernbach

I tried to sue Publish America in years of [protected] but I was fully railroaded and made a fool of in court knowing I was fully in the right I never gotten paid while my book was selling every bit of 10 years I wrote a certified letter to the courthouse in Frederick MD two weeks ago I this month of September 2022.The judge for my case during the time was Edward Dwyer and my mediator during the time was Marshall Horman .

I went to court several times with publishAmerica I just found out they ripped everyone off after a four year closure I still have my paperwork from where I was completely ripped off with the rest my old case number was 10-C-[protected], Sonja Lynn Williams vs. PublishAmerica my court appointed mediator was Marshall T. Horman/124 N.Court Street /Frederick MD 21701/ [protected]... The judge was G. Edward Dwyer, Administrative Judge. Before or must I say at the same time I reached out to Barbara Enders at Better Business Bureau,[protected] she made several attempts to call them for my royalties they refused. Im the owner of my padden which is copyrighted.

publish America/America star published my book (MrFrog) isbn#[protected] in 2011, it's been for sale on amizon and still is.

I have never received a penny from any one. I would think having it published for10 + years I should have something coming. can anybody help with this?

I wrote it and illistrated it myself. and I was going to publish more childrens books, but wanted to make sure it was lagit. probably a good thing I waited. my grandaughter 22 ask me if I had any copies for she remembered it from when she was younger. and that is why I decided to check into it.

my email : [protected]@windstream.net

I have 7 books published through this company, I never received royalties because they said I had to sell more than $50. Well first book was priced at $29.99, and more then 3 or 4 people bought this. They have bought all my books, I never received any money, I just actually found out they closed, and I was probably scammed I want in on this law suit

Back in 2006, I published a poetry book called mirror you see I see by my maiden name Heather L McClister and I didn't receive any royalties for my book published by publish America

My name is Heather Lynn Blair

I want to collect my royalties

In 2008, Publish America published my book "The Algonquian Conquest of the Mediterranean Region of 11,500 Years Ago," and they did not live up to their promises. They did send one dollar. That's all I made. I'm not stupid! With a title my book has, many people would be attracted. Books about Atlantis tend to do very well. Atlantis is a very popular subject! Write "Atlantis" in the search box and many books about Atlantis show up. And "Atlantis" was one of my many keywords, yet I did not generate any sells. It's not only Publish America, it's also all the online bookstores. I investigated and found several online bookstores offering my book for sell. Authors must be very cautious!

My book was ready to publish some time ago. This book of mine is my life story with much personal information I would hate for it to get into the wrong hands. I would like my manuscript to my book My Life As I Remember It returned to me by email.

Gary Edward Allen
504 Duke Street
Nanaimo, BC Canada V9R 1K1

This company is a Total Rip Off. A class action suit should be started. Publish American is a fraudulent service. They take advantage of their writers. They keep all of the profits for your hard earned work. It is utterly nonsensical to continue literary operations. The saga is endless regarding this place of drama. A major transformation must be made for CHANGE.
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My two books have been out of print and I would like to get a copyright release. Furthermore I have the desire to give my two books to a different publisher as it is good literary material and cannot do so unless I get a release from this company that basically have gone out of business

My book name is Amazing Financial Strategies by Jackie Hooks..I never got any royalties. It appears on Amazon even today as a sold out item... contact me [protected]@gmail.com
Cannot get hold of anyone..what should I do to get my money..Barnes and Noble royalties or any other royalties due to me. Is there any other class action lawsuits going on at this time?

I wrote 2 books published by this company. The 2nd book I never received any royalties at all. I called them 3 years ago and they said it was because I didnt have a PayPal account and that was how they were paying. At that time they said I had $187.00. I ask that they send it to me but they said they couldnt. I should have much more money than that but i didnt know what to do so i left it alone.
My books were, A Truckers wife and The Chaney House Ghost by Marla Woolsey.

My book Potpourri of Poems Susan O'Neal (me) was published in May 2012. It was promised that there would be press releases announcing my book and that it would be made available to book stores which led me to believe that book stores would be told about the availability of my book. Each month I was sent emails promoting advertising that I needed to pay for to advertise my book. I purchased these when I could afford it but many times the price was way out of my range as I am disabled and on a fixed income. On the promotions I was able to pay for, I was told that my book would be front and center at the convention or whatever the event was. Yet I never got any sales off of these advertising gimmicks. I don't think America Star Books did as they promised and then they wanted me to buy back my copyright and of course I didn't have the money to do that either. I think they prey on people and give them false hope.

This company published my book "Vietnam As I Remember" in February 2017 and were supposed to pay royalties in Aug 2017 and have not paid a penny.
The book is still being sold on Amazon world wide and price ranges from $17.95 to $461.00. Some say out of stock where before they said only 10 in stock or only 1 left, I have purchased two from Amazon myself. The companies web site will not load, they do not answer emails or phone calls as of Aug 2017. All indications that they have went out of business leaving hundreds of authors hanging out to dry.

Publish american have sold my book for the past 7 years all over the world and has told me there was not any sales and fail to give me one dime.
This company ask me to buy my rights back. After there did not correct the arrows and I have spent over $500.00 to them without getting one dime for my work. This can not be legal? Is there someone to help me?

In 2007 I published a book with Publish America God's Gift A Child A lesson in Love, By Eleanor J. Monroe. The company failed to make the necessary corrections before publication, even though I sent them in before a timely manner. My book was a complete failure, Then that wanted to charge me to make the corrections. I believe this is how they scam authors to make money. This book came from my heart, and my struggles and triumphs of having a child with special needs. I was so hurt and discussed and suffered from a state of depression for a year before I could come to terms with what this organization had done to me. I felt that there was nothing to be done, until I researched and found out that they have done this to numerations authors hoping to make their dreams come true. I deserve retribution and the right to republish my book, to revise the mistake that Publish America made. I have no doubt that this was done on purpose.
Thank you
Eleanor J. Monroe
monroe.[protected]@gmail.com

Publish America has paid me $17.57 since July, 2008. . They lead their authors into a false sense of security. Thus so, authors willing sign a contract that contains an arbitration clause. Authors can not take Publish America to court. Authors tried to start a class action lawsuit. Publish America took over the web site.
My book has sold in Europe, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, eBay, and on the university level. Publish America says that this is nonsense. My book is on DealOz.com for one. To find it there, enter ISBN: [protected] into the search engine. Mary Burns is my pen name. My maiden name was "Buresh".
In one month, Publish America sent me 127 emails whose sole intent was harassment. I have a file 3 1/2 inches thick in which I have documented evidence against Publish America, Amazon.com (their distributor), Walmart, and eBay.
Jim C. Walton is on the board of Walmart. He is also a member of the Commission of Publishers in Frederick, Maryland. He has used my Walmart credit card to buy items from site to store in Frederick, MD. In 2011, I discovered this. I asked the store manager for a run of the year 2011. I received 42 pages. However, 8 were blank. I photocopied the evidence I found. I can prove my allegations.
I have been a member of eBay for about a decade. Ebay has sold my book through four sellers surreptitiously.
On September 21, 2012, "USA TODAY" reported that Walmart and Amazon were having trouble with their Kindle Fire. I have a copy of the newspaper article. There is another link among these industry giants.
Walmart has been the subject of many protests. Employees are protesting them for better wages and conditions. Pet owners have protested Walmart, because pets have died from Walmart treats. About two months ago, Brian Ross, a journalist who writes "The Blotter" daily for ABC News, reported the ninth garment factory fire in 6 months in Bangladesh.
Comp, Disney, and Gap were involved. However, Mr. Ross reported that Walmart was primarily at fault. Garment factory workers are paid 21 cents an hour in Bangladesh. This is the lowest salary paid anywhere. Approximately, 500 people died, because a supervisor padlocked the the only exit. Many people jumped out windows to avoid being burned to death. The families of the dead were paid $1200.00 per body according to Mr. Ross.
It is one thing not to pay me for my book. However, when people and pets die that is entirely different.
Therefore, I hired a lawyer. I wanted all him to sue Publish America, Amazon, Walmart, and eBay. He agreed to sue only Publish America. I told his secretary to have him call me three weeks ago; I had the money for the lawsuit. She said she would tell him. I have heard nothing since. Mary Faith Buresh Holzer [protected]@gmail.com [protected]

Publish America is ripping us authors off! They want us to buy our books and then sell them ourselves but even with our discounts they are too expensive. Especially when we have to pay $3.99 shipping for each book ordered. I have three books with them. I bought the first two and was able to sell them But with the shipping adding on, I didn't make any profit what so ever. I was lucky to get enough to pay off my credt card. My third book is still sitting there. It was published in 2010 and not one book has been sold, not even to me. I refuse to buy any and they have not even tried to get it sold. For the length of the book, it is wayyyyyy too expensive. If I refuse to pay their price, I don't expect anyone else to either. What a rip off!

If you have been deceived by Publish America, there is a lawsuit filed by Hagens, Bergman, Sobel, Shapiro, LLP.
Contact Info: [protected]@hbsslaw.com