PublishAmerica is a Maryland-based print-on-demand book publisher founded in 1999 by Lawrence Alvin "Larry" Clopper III and Willem Meiners (born Amsterdam 6 January 1949).
It has been the subject of debate between supporters and critics for some time now because it has been accused of being a vanity press or author mill by some writers and authors' advocates, despite its claims to be a "traditional" advance- and royalty-paying publisher.
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PublishAmerica is a Maryland-based print-on-demand book publisher founded in 1999 by Lawrence Alvin "Larry" Clopper III and Willem Meiners (born Amsterdam 6 January 1949).
It has been the subject of debate between supporters and critics for some time now because it has been accused of being a vanity press or author mill by some writers and authors' advocates, despite its claims to be a "traditional" advance- and royalty-paying publisher.
The current executive director of PublishAmerica is Miranda Prather. In 2004, Prather claimed 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.
In June 2005, PublishAmerica published How To Upset a Goliath Book Biz: PublishAmerica: The Inside Story of an Underdog with a Bite by Willem Meiners detailing how the company started. As per Amazon.com, the book has been met with mixed reviews, some reviewers claiming the book is filled with comments and quotes that...
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