FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Feb. 26, 2003 PublishAmerica
donates to Oprah's Angel Network FREDERICK, MD. - PublishAmerica, a Maryland-based
publishing company that has launched more than 13,000 authors since its founding
in 1999, is proud to announce today its monetary donation to Oprah's Angel Network. Larry
Clopper, president of PublishAmerica, and other publishers met with Oprah Winfrey
at the annual meeting of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) on Feb.
26, 2003, in Washington, D.C. The Association gave Ms. Winfrey the "AAP Honors,"
an award given annually to individuals and institutions outside the publishing
industry for significant achievements in promoting American books and authors. "Oprah
Winfrey has renewed America's interest in classic literature by mentioning Shakespeare,
Steinbeck and others in her speech to us, and by promoting classic literature,"
Clopper said. "The attention she's paid to new authors and her audience of
avid readers is something for which we all are grateful." To thank
Ms. Winfrey for her passion for books, PublishAmerica donated 10 percent of its
sales placed between Jan. 21 and Feb. 21 to Oprah's Angel Network. PublishAmerica
also presented to Ms. Winfrey a list of the authors and book titles that helped
generate the donation. "We thank again PublishAmerica, one of our independent
members, who monetarily added to the AAP Honors award," wrote Pat Schroeder,
president and CEO of AAP, in a letter to publishing industry executives. Ms. Schroeder
also noted that PublishAmerica's donation exceeded that of all others in the industry. Oprah's
Angel Network was established in 1997 on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to
encourage people around the world to make a difference in the lives of others.
The organization seeks to provide support for non-profit organizations across
the globe. ### About PublishAmerica
PublishAmerica is a Maryland-based publishing company that has launched more than 17,000 authors since its founding in 1999. With a focus on new and unpublished authors, PublishAmerica has become one of the industry's fastest growing publishers, with more than 5,000 new books released in 2005 alone. Our authors have been interviewed and reviewed in newspapers and on networks across the country, from The Washington Post to the Los Angeles Times, from The Seattle Times to the Tampa Tribune, and from CNN to MSNBC. Visit us on the Web at www.publishamerica.com.
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