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 was both amazed and pleased with all of
my contacts at ABP. From the initial contract signing to book production, I
received prompt and personal attention during each stage of the process. My
editor provided me with excellent suggestions while respecting the integrity
of my work, and she made the re-writing process easy. My copy editor had
the patience of Job as I seemed to find new corrections in each of the two
PDF files before finalizing for the printer. The book design was beautiful
and the artist very adeptly incorporated all of my wishes.
Production kept me informed of the book's
progress and approximate deadlines for the fast-tracking of my book, and I'm
looking forward to working with marketing to make the most of rapid exposure
for seasonal sales. What a great learning experience! I now hope for sales
for reasons other than profit and entertaining readers. I'm looking forward
to a sequel and repeating the process!”
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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
***
"American Book
Publishing offers would-be authors unparalleled support in editing, design,
production and marketing. From initial contact through to approved copy,
the staff at American Book took the time and made the effort to insure my
material turned into a quality read.Many thanks!"
"I have great respect for the editors of my book, primary editor Norlan De Groot and copy editor Seamane Flanagan. They were very thorough and diligent. What made their work especially valuable is that they often went above and beyond the call of duty and made excellent suggestions for improving both the content and the effectiveness of the ideas being expressed. They became, in a sense, more than editors--they became partners in getting the important message being expressed in the book into the hands of the readers.
The design of the book was accomplished surprisingly quickly, and based upon their considerable experience in designing books, I believe they have produced a cover which will be a great help in selling the book."
“I have had a quality experience with American Book. My editor almost
immediately developed a true sense of what I wanted the book to be. Her
involvement made Raise the Sails a far better book than it might
otherwise have become. Design and production have been imaginative and
proficient. The marketing effort to this point is almost overwhelming me
with sound advise and ideas.”.
“Thanks a lot for your note! It has been a pleasure working with ABP so
far. My interaction with your editing team, designer and production
team has exceeded my expectations. I worked with two editors (Bethany
Bassett & Stella Jackson) and their guidance has been of tremendous
value in improving the quality of my book. The cover design by Jana,
the designer, exceeded my expectations. Jenny, in production, was very
prompt in her responses and we could complete the final edits in a very
short time. I have filled and sent the questionnaire that was sent to me
by PR team. I will be responding to them within next 10 days.
Overall, my experience with ABP team has exceeded my expectations and I
thank them for their support at each step.”
“This has been an awesome educational journey in writing, editing,
patience and book marketing that is unbelievable. It has been a
fantastic journey yet I realize the real journey is just beginning. I am
happy to have my book published and represented by ABP because of the
professional and sincere manner in which this entire project was handled
from the beginning. I am extremely impressed with the design department
and their ability to capture the essence of the book in picture form.
Everyone that has looked at the cover remarks about its design.
Editing was a long and arduous task only because of the attention to
detail and the desire to make the book an easy and enjoyable read. I
enjoyed working with my editor very much. She encouraged me all along
the way and helped me see the deeper value of this book by her questions
and suggestions. Anybody could have quickly edited it for punctuation
and sentence structure but the editing department went much deeper than
that which I know helped me create a wonderful product that I am very
proud of; one that will be around for a very long time.
Thank you for taking me, an unknown author, and allowing me to fulfill
God's call on my life.
I look forward to working with you for many years to come. I have
several other book projects that will need you attention.”
"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!"
“I am very impressed by
the heart and professionalism behind your operation. My chief objective
was to have a book that could make available to the great population of
golfers ideas and theories about golf long time forgotten. I think it is
vitally important that new authors find the right editor, who would
encapsulate the main idea of the book among volumes of information and
produce a quality product. American Book Publishing allowed me to
preserve the Walter Hagen’s theory of the game and introduce it in
modern language. You were cordial, professional and you really care for
the author.”
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.
