How to get out of contract with Publish America

I fell victim to these crooks twice before I went somewhere else. I have been trying to get out of my contract for both of my book without having to pay their dumb "fees". My question is my first book contract has the original title I submitted it with, though it was changed do to there request. I want to know if the contract is still binding when they did not send me a new contract with the changed name? Could this be my way out of that contract?

[Franklin]

Not really. If they wanted the name change they should have put it in writing, but since you still have a contract for a book with the original title, you either produce it or pay the penalties.

[opara]

Hi! We are interacting with a identical problem. We were deceived by Post The united states to believe that they are a "traditional" creator. We finalized the agreement before the manuscript was completed, so they actually never approved the ultimate manuscript. As a straightforward the publication was never completed because we missing it due to a disease. We had written to Post The united states and requested them to cancel the agreement. Post The united states will not cancel the agreement by declaring that there is no adequate purpose to do so. The point that we do not have the manuscript any longer is not enough for them. However, they are trying to extort cash from us by indicating that we have to pay a "damage" fee of $300.00. This organization never did anything for us, we never even obtained the legendary cash. They are like a examine that hides the sufferer into its web and never let go. Once you indication the agreement with them, you are captured into their pitfall. Unfortunately, we were not conscious of the everyday living of such fraud organizations like Post The united states and finalized the agreement without analysis. Now they are attaching to take advange of us.

All authors wanting out of contract---check out PA-lawsuit on net. It is really getting interesting---need more info? Contact me ---sweetsoot1@yahoo.com. I have uncovered more promo fraud---and it all goes to attorney. Latest one is involving Library of Congress and Harlequin. I am still helping authors, PA has changed their contact information and is impossible to contact---they have a special form now and seem to only answer for new upcoming authors and book orders but we still go on. I even received a C& D letter from them. They have even put the squeeze on the two radio stations we did live interviews with. At the end of this month the law firm will be sending in a new amendment complaint. A suggestion from the judge. Believe me PA is in big trouble this time. So heads up authors we are gaining ground.

PA is trying to tell me i have to pay $300! Just to get my rights back! That is ridiculous. I called and he said there was nothing they could do over the phone and that I had to fill out the "Form" which i pointed out to him was just a link that had add $299 to you shopping cart. Like seriously? That is not a freaking form to voice my opinion and my situation like he suggested I do. If they have rights over this particular book, can I change the title and add and remove different things making it a new book?

Originally Posted by Unregistered After receiving my royalty statement yesterday for $3.91, I demanded that they left me out of my contract. I went online and reviewed hundreds of complaints. They emailed me back and they already have a "add to your cart" button to cancel your contract with them for $299. They are just thieves. There is a class action suit hopefully taking effect. I just put in a complaint with the state attorneys office. Hopefully no one else will be suckered.

I am a PA author, unfortunately. I received an email 9/25/12, to tell me about the lawsuit they had on PA. The judge dismissed the case, saying that it was more of a business thing than a civil thing. I don't understand it. There were so many similar complaints. It's screwed. A man can sue Lay's chips and win $1 million for eating 1 chip but our legit complaints are dismissed by the 5 and dime judge.Maybe things will change. There has got to be a loop hole. PA's contract is long, therefore, there is a possibility of finding that loop hole. Obviously, breaching their contracts is ok because they're a business and we're not.

Originally Posted by Unregistered It's easy to get out of your contract, http://www.publishamerica.net/product94552.html It will cost you $99 but I had absolutely NO trouble ponying up $99 dollars to get away from them (plus $12 bucks shipping for the paperwork that will cost them 86 cents to mail me). Good luck to you all, you are not alone in your plight of being screwed over by this company.... pay your hundred bucks and get out, it will be the best money you have ever spent.

I went to that site. It is no longer available. I wonder why. scam artists want more money. Greedy low lives.

I was just wondering; on my contract section 22, it says "This agreement is entered into by both parties in good faith, with the mutual understanding that neither party has guaranteed, or is to guarantee, the sale of any specific number of copies of the said literary work, it being impossible to predict, before publication, what success any book may attain."

This is fine and okay but if they are selling books at twice the price of other book at any other bookstore, online or brick and mortar, is this really acting in good faith?

The legal term for Good Faith is:
Good faith is an abstract and comprehensive term that encompasses a sincere belief or motive without any malice or the desire to defraud others. It derives from the translation of the Latin term bona fide, and courts use the two terms interchangeably.

Why Get Out Of The Contract, when all you gotta do is let your book sit online at the selective stores where it's at. While you play like you so powerful and successful with other sources other than publish America, though if that was the case you wouldn't complain about that contract, because of your success. So Start Doing something better in yo life & Quit Blaming.

The Scams Yall Got Are Lies - People using PA Backwards are the scams, and people who don't know much about they company are the scams... A book is better than no book - I wonder how much money do you think, Publisher America has to spend on each author they bring in for free,to print and market they book @ each store online, that they books is at. For most of them too sit at home lazy and do nothing with no one in the industry @ the authors on choice to not travel to Oprah's building and sit on her front door of here Harpo studios , just to get in - or keep calling newspapers on the phone and such - also paying a mere 30 dollars to have a writer write the story of your life so Wikipedia will except you .. - and paying a dollar advance , for someone doing nothing, ain't bad - though - and PA has ways to get on different than them as the publisher - people just need to do more in they life and still go with Publish America - It would be better than self publishing and then having no sells - when P.A Pays for every thing on 10 thousand authors i estimate.. Some of yall just mad cause yall can't have enough mula as Publish America to be what they Are.. Publish America Should Keep Charging People, that's what they need to do to help they self is pay those little fees. I think some authors just choose to never pay the fee's and sit back telling lies on the internet like some body busted they head. _ I have seen man celebrity's with P.A Who is willing to work with they authors.. The education say no book can sell without a publicist - P.A Can Act as a agent to sell to Major Publishers Like Bantam - and you think we don't know why me & PA the reason why they expect someone to change from they Publishing.

Signed Regardless Devon Victory

Originally Posted by opara Hi! We are interacting with a identical problem. We were deceived by Post The united states to believe that they are a "traditional" creator. We finalized the agreement before the manuscript was completed, so they actually never approved the ultimate manuscript. As a straightforward the publication was never completed because we missing it due to a disease. We had written to Post The united states and requested them to cancel the agreement. Post The united states will not cancel the agreement by declaring that there is no adequate purpose to do so. The point that we do not have the manuscript any longer is not enough for them. However, they are trying to extort cash from us by indicating that we have to pay a "damage" fee of $300.00. This organization never did anything for us, we never even obtained the legendary cash. They are like a examine that hides the sufferer into its web and never let go. Once you indication the agreement with them, you are captured into their pitfall. Unfortunately, we were not conscious of the everyday living of such fraud organizations like Post The united states and finalized the agreement without analysis. Now they are attaching to take advange of us.

This Is Probably A lie Publish America Wouldn't Charge 300 this way though they do have fee's and services they are only out to help new authors and move them to a different publisher...