Welcome to Elite Publishers!

Home of Dewey Rabbit!

Located in the rapidly growing Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel, Elite Publishers of North America is an independent publisher designed to benefit both authors and book sellers. Authors are the backbone of the publishing industry. Many of you pour your heart and soul into your writing. It is only fair that a publisher should be willing to put the same effort into helping you get your book out to the public. Elite authors do not front the publishing and marketing expenses. If it's good enough to be put in print, then we want to be part of making your dreams a reality. We are as committed to publishing and marketing books as you are in writing them.

A publisher has to be committed to more than publishing and marketing, however. Success is measured by sales. Elite founder and president, RJ Prieto, has eighteen years of retail, sales, and marketing experience. He has been on both sides of the counter when it comes to selling. In addition to our commitment to our authors, Elite is equally as committed to our customers. Whether you are an individual consumer, independent book store owner, or large distributor, we make sure your order is fulfilled  quickly. Our prices and terms are extremely competitive because we know how important your budget or bottom line is in the market today. Most important, we don't forget about you. Our customers are as much a part of our family as our authors.

Stop by our online store to see our latest releases. Then, check out our upcoming titles to see which Elite books fit your particular taste or market. We're proud to have you at Elite Publishers of North America and look forward to hearing from you!

"Great courage comes from tremendous adversity!" 

News

New Dewey Rabbit Trilogy Announced

Elite Publishers is proud to announce the title for a new Dewey Rabbit trilogy, Plentora. As natural resources diminish and competition for space grows fierce, a civil war erupts in Plentora. No one can be trusted. Dewey Rabbit, now a forest hero, must decide if he truly can be the leader he always dreamed of being. To do so, he may have to sacrifice those he loves most.

Dewey Rabbit and Santa's Secret has been pushed back to Christmas of 2010 from the fall of 2009. We thought it best to shorten the gap between the release of Dewey Rabbit and Santa's Secret and the first Plentora novel because Dewey Rabbit and Santa's Secret will introduce a new conflict...human encroachment. At the same time, it wraps up the mystery as to whether Dewey and his friends can contain the secret of Santa's existence revealed in Dewey's Christmas Adventure.

Dewey Rabbit and Santa's Secret concludes the Dewey Rabbit Christmas set and will bridge the two series together. It will solidify Dewey's status as a forest hero, thus opening him up to the internal and external challenges that heroes face. The Plentora Trilogy will be Dewey's answer to those challenges.

The first book in the Plentora Trilogy is due out in 2012. 

Posted January 23, 2009

Dewey Rabbit's Warren Launched

Our new page dedicated to introducing the world to Dewey Rabbit is up and running. We'll be continuously adding new character bios so readers will learn about all the characters in Dewey's world, what makes them tick, and what the future might hold for them. Please visit Dewey Rabbit's Warren and check back frequently.

And we're exploring the possibility of giving Dewey Rabbit a page on My Space and Facebook! Let us know if you have any suggestions. We'd be happy to have input from Dewey's fans!

Posted January 23, 2009

Dewey Rabbit to be the face of Elite Publishers 

With the success of Dewey's Christmas Adventure, Elite Publishers has decided that Dewey Rabbit will be the face of Elite Publishers. "Up to this point, Elite has been in a growth process. Like a child growing up, it takes time to discover your message or your purpose. Dewey Rabbit really represents Elite's message," explains Elite founder and creator of the character, RJ Prieto. "Dewey Rabbit is symbolic of the average person. He has a dream of where he'd like life to take him, but no idea of how to get there. He wants to be a leader, to make a difference. That is what Elite is about."

Elite currently has four Dewey Rabbit novels in the planning stages. To help Dewey's endeavor to become a leader and the face of Elite, we are committing a page on this site to Dewey Rabbit where visitors can learn about his current and upcoming adventures, as well as get background information on Dewey and other characters in the Dewey Rabbit novels. The page should be complete by the end of January.

In addition, Elite is on schedule to make 2010 a break out year. With the economic crisis, some projects have been pushed back, but a calculated, slow growth process should enable us to begin searching for authors that fit our message late this year or early next year. RJ has a message for all the authors out there. "This is our time. The power of the written word is eternal. Empires rise and fall. Plagues come and go. The written word is there to witness all of it. This is our time!"

Posted January 6, 2009

 

Media Information 

Press Release: PR Newschannel on Cancer Center Drive (November 28, 2008)

Video: RJ's interview with WINK News in Ft. Myers, Florida! (November 25, 2008) 

Press Release: PR Newschannel on the WINK interview (November 25, 2008) 

News Article: RJ Prieto in the Hernando Today Online (November 21, 2008)

Video: RJ's interview with Tampa Bay's 10 Connects (November 4, 2008)

News Article: Leukemia survivor's book for kids with cancer (October 28, 2008)

Press Release:  PR Newschannel to represent Elite Publishers (October 18, 2008)