What
Our Authors Say About
American
Book Publishing After Their Books Have Been Published
Picking a publisher is kind of like picking a restaurant. You
want an enjoyable experience; you want to get something out of it; you want to feel
happy when you're done. Unlike a restaurant, however, a publisher is with you for the long haul. And most authors value their hard-wrought words more
than a slice of pizza.
We at American Book Publishing expect no less of our authors. When you pick a restaurant, you ask people who have been there or perhaps read a review by a trusted food
critic. When you pick a publisher, you want to make sure that the publisher's clients are happy -- and that the publishing world agrees too.
These pages include a litany of comments from our authors and from industry experts, and we
hope it will convince you that American Book Publishing is the kind of
publisher you want to work with. After years of hard work, we feel we have earned these
author references and that our authors are proud to be American Book Publishing authors, and we're proud to pass their
references about us on to you, a
potential member of our publishing family. While we must be very selective of
the titles we choose, we hope our body of work to date will impress the most
talented authors too submit to us.
Please take the time
to read all these author references, since we cannot put them all on one web page, please
click the link at the bottom of each page to continue. There are ten pages in
all with over a two hundred and fifty author & industry references provided
over the past decade.
Visits to other
book publisher web
sites show that few publishers today can
provide such quality references from a handful let alone the majority of their authors.
It is also very rare to see a book publisher
willing to show
you a an image of their book covers large enough to view the quality of their design
or are willing to group their books in one place.
The following
author and publishing industry references are direct quotes we have on file that we
received from our authors and others after we have published their books.
Our Author References
"I would like to thank everyone from
editing; especially Allan McPherson and Amy Tackett for all their help and
support.
They have been wonderful and I'm looking
forward to working with them all again. I'm very grateful to Jana Rade for the
beautiful book cover design. It is fantastic, an excellent job.
Everyone at American Book Publishing has been
so supportive and gracious, making this first time author's work a most
rewarding experience. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart."
—Sandra
E. Graham Author of Amos
Jakey
***
"I could not have had a better, more
professional experience publishing my book than I had with ABP. My editor
Pam was as good as it gets, she had a passion for what I had written,
professional and prompt and very encouraging. Just terrific.
Book design went over the top and captured the
heart and soul of my book on the cover, Jana and her team just could not
have done better, and Jennifer in production just keep things moving and on
track, just made me feel important, which for a new author, is just what you
need. Editing, suggestions, professional, helpful, thoughtful, engaged. I
cannot thank the team at ABP enough."
—Paul Price Author
of
Childhood Dying
***
"American Book Publishing offers expert
assistance throughout the entire publishing process. My editor not only read
my manuscript, but offered great ideas for improvement. Additionally, the
graphics team took early concepts for a book cover design and molded
them into an attention grabbing cover that screams "buy me."
And finally, the marketing team helped me focus my efforts on my target
market. From beginning to end the entire staff was patient and diligent as
they helped me to produce a better product. Thank you American Book
Publishing."
The
Black Tea Experiments
***
"I have been pleased by the
professionalism of my editor. Not only has she been able to correct proof
errors, but she has also guided my writing so that I have become a better
author.
I also have been pleased
with the way the designers were able to come up with a cover that was not
only pleasing to the eye , but that represented the heart of the story."
Carl J. Martin Author of
Turning Points
***
"As an author who has written a book
published by American Book Publishing, I was highly impressed with my
finished product. I would like to say that I did all the work, but the
truth is that they helped me tremendously with the entire process. I
love my finished product and the response to it has been great.
The editor that was assigned to me, did an
exceptional job in aiding me. I was asked for input on the cover, but
I did not feel as though I was alone in figuring it out. It took a
little more time than I thought the whole process would take, but you know
what they say, "good things come to those who wait" , and my
book is truly a good thing. I would recommend American Book Publishing
to anyone who has a work of art they would like to publish."
—Amanda Konery Author of Classic
Driven Panic
***
“It's
(cover design) perfect. To Allan G. Macpherson, who checked all the
details and completed the editing, and all others at American Book Publishing
who helped make this book possible."
—Dee
Oglesby Author of
Teachah Don’t Know Nothin’
***
"My editor, Susan Gilbert, performed a
Herculean effort painstakingly reviewing line by line a document with many
complex ideas, often laced with my proclivity to use jargon and slang where
it does not belong. I deeply appreciate her patience and kindness
leading me through this first stage of the publishing process and answering
my never-ending questions. She also enthusiastically reviewed and improved
several companion documents (e.g., summaries, magazine article, questions,
and answers) intended to
embellish and promote the book. Her insight and encouragement was
invaluable.
I want to thank the staff of American Book Publishing, especially Nathan
Fitzgearl, Director of Operations; Jeffrey Townsend, Director of Public
Relations; Jana Rade, Director of Design; and Stella Jackson, Director of
Editing Services for their able assistance. They had to endure my many
questions and long e-mails as I attempted to understand the publishing
system. Despite their frustrations, Nathan and Jeff should take satisfaction
in that with their help, it took me only about two years to navigate the
publishing system, whereas it took me nearly forty years to start to
understand the health system. Jana and her staff transformed my ethereal
rambling description of the book's interrelated themes into an amazing
visual graphic display that precisely captured the
desired context and message."
—James
Felsen M.D. Author of
De-Spamming Health
Reforming the Health System
from the Bottom Up
***
"I have been very pleased with the politeness, efficiency and especially, the creative contributions from the staff at ABP that have worked on my project. In particular, Connie Tucker's editorial work shone brightly, and Jennifer M. Blackwell-Yale and Jana Rade's services have been vital to the completion of my book.
Congratulations to all for a job well done!"
—Dennis Pakula Author of
Angels Have Issues Too
***
American Book Publishing has received the highest number and percentage of
satisfied author references in the book publishing industry over the last
decade. Please read our 250 plus author references
(each with the author's own comments, full name, book title and a store
listing link), in the following pages.
Please
read our next author reference page by clicking here, or below on a page number.
Pages 1-9 are author comments, page 10 are publishing industry references.
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