Business ProfileforThe America Library of Poetry
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This is a multi-location business.
- Location of This Business
- 39 Court St Unit 978, Hammond, ME 04730-8041
- BBB File Opened:
- 7/6/2005
- Years in Business:
- 26
- Business Started:
- 1/1/1998
- Type of Entity:
- Sole Proprietorship
- Number of Employees:
- 9
- Business Management
- Mr. Paul Charles, Editor
- Contact Information
Principal
- Mr. Paul Charles, Editor
Customer Contact
- Mr. Paul Charles, Editor
Customer Complaints
1 Customer Complaints
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12/17/2023
- Complaint Type:
- Product Issues
- Status:
- Resolved
Customer Reviews
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Rebecca B
04/11/2024
The America Library of Poetry Response
04/23/2024
Our organization has engaged with counsel and may be pursuing a legal remedy for the demonstrably libelous statements which this individual has now published.
Our records indicate that the individual who wrote this review has never purchased one of our books. Her child was an entrant in a past contest but was not selected as a winner. We cannot speculate on whether this is the reason behind her attack, but we challenge her to provide any documentation to verify her false claims. Please provide any correspondence from us declaring that your child won anything. Also, refer to our website, which clearly states the names of our contest winners. It is there that you will also find in print the words No purchase necessary.
To all other interested parties, we hope the following information is helpful.
For over 25 years, we have published hundreds of new authors, much to their delight and to that of their parents. We are well respected in the scholastic community and have a large number of schools which participate annually in our program. Each year we print one compilation in association with our student poetry contest. We do not offer to print every poem we receive, and in fact, only about 20 percent will be published. Every book we produce is of the highest quality. Each book is approximately 224 pages 9 x 6 in size, soft cover, perfect bound, and containing approximately *********************** our literature, there is no purchase necessary. One does not have to buy a book to be published, and one does not have to be published to compete in the contest for which there is no entry fee. We routinely send a number of free books to those who may be experiencing financial hardship, and we also have a library resource program where ********** school or public libraries with a complimentary copy upon request. These two avenues have made it possible for students whom we have offered to publish to see their work in print without purchasing anything.
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