“Fortunately
for me the publishing industry has evolved to the point where POD allows one to
publish quickly and without jumping through the agent and publisher hoops. This
was especially important since my book is very timely. I just couldn't wait
around for two years. In my search for the best option I spoke with John Rizzo,
and it was immediately clear that he'd be a great guy to work with. That first
impression proved to be accurate. John's always been there for me, no matter
how arcane the questions, not only providing answers but coming up with new
ideas for marketing. I had the feeling from Day One that he was a straight
shooter, and he's lived up to that expectation in every way. Thank you, John,
for all you do. Here's hoping my success reflects back to you, for you have
been a big part of it.”
-Tom Blees, Author of Prescription for the Planet
"John Rizzo is great to work with; and he has a great
organization behind him. John is always
right there for me, helping me with the details as well as the struggles of
getting a book published. He knows his
business. His knowledge, creativity,
enthusiasm and ability to get things done always came through expeditiously –
sometimes so effectively that it surprised us both. BookSurge stands solidly behind John and his
teammates. They not only invest in good
people like John, they support them with state of the art technology,
processes, and the human resources to make them shine. Having personally toured the facility, I can
affirm that there’s plenty of substance behind these favorable impressions."
-Mike Miller, Author of The Infinite Power of Teams
"As a first time author, I often feel like a deer caught in the headlights. John Rizzo has been a beacon leading me safely through the publishing process; he always takes the time to explain the available options and has my best interest in mind. I absolutely recommend John for any author taking the plunge into the publishing market."
-Victor
Grippi, Author
of The Ninth Cube
“I am 76 years
old, and have been working this past year on publishing a "local
history- family memoir" since my predecessors were so much a part of our
community's history. I have had the privilege of working with John Rizzo,
during the past number of months in this venture. My experience with
John has been outstanding. He has been almost instantly
responsive to inquiries and questions ( which is unique in this day and time),
he is knowledgeable about all the many phases of publishing process,
patient with my inexperience, and encouraging in completing the
project. It was not an easy task involving more than 270 photographs
and captions. John has been helpful in assisting with selecting the
appropriate cover, the cover art being an especially painted artistic piece of
early local times, but in all things, he has attended to detail
and promptly brought it all to conclusion. I am very pleased and looking forward to working on my next book soon!”
-John W.
Sheppard, Author of One Man's Family in
Early Fort Myers
"Self-publishing
can be a confusing adventure and having someone like John in your corner can
help make the journey much easier. John has responded quickly to every request
that I have had and has a wide swath of information at hand (and in his head)
from the mundane details of pagination to the marketing of the book. He has
been there to hold my hand through the whole process of rough draft until final
product and I would highly suggest John for anyone seeking to self-publish."
-Scott Olson, Author of Sugarettes
“The BookSurge
experience has been very professional and comforting. John Rizzo especially has
always taken my calls and made questions I have had very clear to me. John has
even taken his personal time to call me at times just so I felt I was moving in
the right direction thru the process of being self published. I just wanted to
thank John and his staff for making this process pain free and exciting!”