In February 1996, Tony Rose bought a book called "How to Self-Publish Your Book" by Dan Poytner, and decided to publish a book that he and his wife, Yvonne had written, "Is Modeling For You: The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model". He set up a DBA in Los Angeles and called the new company Amber Books. "Is Modeling For You: The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model" was published in September 1997 and The Roses went on a cross-country tour to meet and promote the book to bookstores, distributors, wholesalers, and organizations.
Today, Tony Rose is the Publisher and CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. (ACGI) the nation’s largest African-American publisher of Self-Help Books and Music Biographies. ACGI's imprints include: the award winning Amber Books Publishing; Colossus Books - Music Biographies; Retro Books - Old School Music Biographies; Amber/Wiley Books - Self Help and Financial Books Co-Published with John Wiley & Sons Inc. and Joyner/Amber Books - Co-Publishing with the Tom Joyner Foundation.. WWW.AMBERBOOKS.COM
Amber Communications Group, Inc. is the first African-American Independent Publisher to secure a multi-book, Co-Publishing/Imprint deal with a major book publisher (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), and the first book publisher to have titles licensed by Black Expressions Book Club with thirty-five titles signed to date. In addition, Amber Communications Group, Inc has acquired and licensed paperback rights from: Simon and Schuster, Harper Collins and Hyperion Books for publishing and distribution by ACGI.
He has also successfully negotiated numerous world-wide partnerships, licensing and ebook licensing deals for ACGI in the United States, South Africa, Canada, Europe and Asia, including signing an exclusive eBook international licensing rights deal with K-tel International for seven Colossus Books titles.
In 2001 he responded to the needs of the growing market of self-publishers and founded Quality Press, the nations largest "African American Book Packager For Self-Publishers", in order to accommodate authors who wished to self-publish their books, and placed the Quality Press Self-Publishers Book Division under the direction of Yvonne Rose who is also an Associate Publisher for Amber Communications Group, Inc. and the Director of Quality Press. Over the last fifteen years Quality Press has been responsible for turning many, many thousands of African American writers into Published Authors and Book Publishers. WWW.QUALITYPRESS.INFO
BOOKS BY TONY ROSE
How To Be in the Entertainment Business & Become A Record Company, Record Producer,
Music Publisher, Personal Manager, Film Producer and Book Publisher.
A Beginners Guide to Success in the Music, Film, Television and Book Industries -
Entertainment - Amazon.com Paperback
The Autobiography of an American Ghetto Boy - Autobiography - Amazon.com - Paperback
An Investigation and Study of the White People of Western
Europe and America - Investigation - Amazon.com - Paperback
An Investigation and Study of the White People of Western Europe and America & The Autobiography of an American Ghetto Boy – The 1950’s and 1960’s -From the Projects to NAACP Image Award Winner, Volume One - America the Black Point of View - Amazon.com - Paperback
African American History In The United States of America - An Anthology - From Africa To President Barack Obama, Volume One - African American History in The United States of America - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
The Rise of New Kids On The Block and....A Guy Named Maurice Starr, The Early Years - New Kids On The Block and Maurice Starr Paperback - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
Is Modeling For You? The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model - Modeling Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback
Tony Tony Rose and sports broadcaster James Brown at the 2009 African American Pavilion at
BookExpo America. 2009
Tony Rose, Yvonne Rose, Heather Covington, Therez Fleetwood, Philip Herbert, Kristen Belton, with Ervin "Magic" Johnson at the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America. 2008
Tony Rose and Yvonne Rose with Omarosa at the 2009 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America. 2009
Tony Rose receiving the City of Los Angeles/State of California Resolution/Proclamation for Extraordinary Contributions to the African American Literary World from Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks. 2008
TypeTony Rose with Wesley Snipes and Omarosa at the 2009 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America. 2009
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Tony Rose receiving a Book Publishers award from Farrell Chiles and Blacks in Government. 2014
Tony Rose and Lynette McMillion present Ervin "Magic" Johnson with an award at the 2008 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America. 2008
QUALITY PRESS BOOK PACKAGING SERVICES FOR SELF PUBLISHERS
WWW.QUALITYPRESS.INFO
QUALITY PRESS IS THE NATIONS LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN
BOOK PACKAGER FOR SELF-PUBLISHERS.
Contact Yvonne Rose for YOUR FREE CONSULTATION
602-743-7426
amberbks@aol.com
Quality Press is a Book Packaging Company founded by Tony Rose, NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literature and Publisher of Amber Books. Under the Direction of Yvonne Rose, QP works with Self Published Authors specializing in books by, for and about African Americans and featuring all genres including, Children, Poetry, Self-help, Biographies, Non-fiction and Fiction. QP offers consultation and services in every aspect of Paperback, Hardcover and eBook Publishing, such as: Proofreading, Editing, Ghostwriting, Design/Formatting, Printing, Marketing Publicity, Promotions and Distribution. Over the last fifteen years Quality Press has been responsible for turning many thousands of African American writers into Published Authors and Book Publishers. Email Yvonne Rose at: amberbks@aol.com for your free consultation or Call: 602-743-7426. WATCH THE QUALITY PRESS VIDEO!
Tony Rose receiving a Proclamation for winning the NAACP Image Award from the City of Phoenix Mayors office with Adora Lewis, Special Assistant Phoenix Mayors Office, Yvonne Rose and Muriel Waller, Mother. 2013
Tony Rose and Heather Covington presenting Michael Baisden an award at the African American Pavilion at BookEXpo America. 2012
Tony Rose, 2013 NAACP Image Award
Winner for Outstanding Literature
AMBER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. PUBLISHED TITLES INCLUDE:
AMBER BOOKS COLOSSUS BOOKS
Tony and Yvonne Rose with the City of
Los Angeles/State of California Resolution/Proclamation. 2008
Tony Rose, Publisher, Amber Books and Yvonne Rose, Associate Publisher, Amber Books at BookExpo America. 2008
The story of an African American child and young teenager growing up in the real ghetto, the housing projects. Coming from a dysfunctional and violent family where contrary to what poor Black people are always depicted as; there is no God, no church on Sunday, no marching with Martin Luther King, Jr., and no singing in the church choir.
The screams and howls of centuries of terror, violence and brutality transcend time as you, the reader, are taken on a tremendously honest, epic journey from Africa to Western Europe to the Americas in this compelling, violent, and true story of two turbulent and distinct African American families of unbridled good and evil, both born and raised in the brutality and horror of American slavery, segregation, and racism.
The journey takes you all the way to the terrifying, vicious and savagely honest, invisible black ghetto world of a child, and then teenager, growing up in the Whittier Street Housing Projects, in Roxbury, Mass., where the schools of hard knocks and real fucked up shit are taught, lived, and died in, side by side.
Tony Rose and Heather Covington with Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornell West at the 2009 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America. 2009
How to Be in The Entertainment Industry
A Beginner’s Guide to Success in the Music, Film
Television and Book Publishing Industries
Tony Rose receiving the 2008 Harlem Book Fair, Philis Wheatley Book Publisher of the Year Award from Harlem Book Fair founder Max Rodriguez. 2008
Tony Rose, Publisher, NAACP Image Award. 2013
Tony Rose at home with the 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature. 2013
Tony and Yvonne Rose with friend, Attorney and Friend of Amber Books, Kendall Minter and his wife Pamela Minter
Tony Rose, Publisher and Gregory Reed, Author, NAACP Image Award Winning Book,
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue with America's Young Leaders
Tony Rose receives the BookExpo America Founders Award from Steve Rosato, the Director of BookExpo America at the African American Pavilion at BEA, Los Angeles. 2008
The African American Criminal Justice Guide-Staying Alive and Out of Jail - The African American Criminal Justice Guide - Amazon.com - Paperback
The African American Scholarship Guide-Thousands of Scholarships and Grants for African American Students - Scholarship Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback
The African American Employment Guide-Finding and keeping a Job - Employment Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback
Ageless Beauty: The Ultimate Skincare and Makeup Book for Women and Teens of Color - Ageless Beauty Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback
Is Modeling For You? The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring African American Model -Modeling Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback
Tom Joyner Presents: How To Prepare For College - How To Prepare For College - For product Email amberbk@aol.com
Black Out: The Black Person's Guide to Redefining a Career Path Outside of Corporate - Black Out - Amazon.com - Paperback
America the Black Point of View - An Investigation and Study of the White People of America and Western Europe & The Autobiography of an American Ghetto Boy - The 1950's and 1960's - From the Projects to NAACP Image Award Winner, Volume One - America the Black Point of View - Amazon.com - Paperback
Yoga Meditation and Spiritual Growth for the African American Community-If You Can Breathe, You Can Do Yoga and Find Inner and Outer Peace-The Ultimate Yoga Book for Beginners and the Young at Heart - Yoga, Meditation and Spiritual Growth - Amazon Paperback
The African American Family's Guide to Tracing Our Roots: Healing, Understanding & Restoring Our Families - The African American Family's Guide to Tracing Our Roots - Amazon.com - Paperback
Get That Cutie in Commercials, Television, Films and Videos - Get That Cutie in Commercials - Amazon.com - Paperback
Tupac In the Studio 1989-1996 - The Biography of Tupac Shakur - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
Ready to Die: The Biography of the Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die: The Biography of the Notorious B.I.G. -Banes & Noble.com paperback
Prince in the Studio 1975-1995 - The Biography of Prince - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
Lady Gaga: Born to Be Free - Lady Gaga - Paperback (Amazon)
Beyoncé-Before the Legend: The Rise of Beyoncé and Destiny's Child, The Early Years - Beyonce' - Amazon Paperback
Kanye West-Before the Legend: The Rise of Kanye West and the Chicago Rap & R&B Scene, The Early Years - Kanye West - Amazon Paperback
Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue with America's Young Leaders - Obama Talks Back Paperback (Amazon)
Beautiful Black Hair-Real Solutions to Real Problems - Beautiful Black Hair-Real Solutions to Real Problems - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
The Afro-Centric Bride - A Style Guide - The Afro-Centric Bride - A Style Guide - For product email amberbk@aol.com
African American History In The United States of America, An Anthology-From Africa To President Barack Obama, Volume One - African American History in The United States of America - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
The African Woman's Guide to Successful Makeup and Skincare, Revised Edition - The Successful Makeup and Skincare Book - Amazon.com - Paperback
Born Beautiful: The African American Teenagers Complete Beauty Guide - Born Beautiful: The African American Teenagers Complete Beauty Guide - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
The African American Teenager's Guide to Personal Growth, Health, Safety, Sex and Survival : Living and Learning in the 21st Century - The African American Teenager's Guide - Amazon.com - Paperback
Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women in Literature - Literary Divas - For product Email amberbk@aol.com
Aaliyah – An R & B Princess in Words & Pictures - Aaliyah - An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures - Amazon.com - Kindle
Suge Knight: The Rise, Fall and Rise of Death Row Records - The Biography of Suge Knight and Death Row Records - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback.
Destiny’s Child: The Complete Story - Destiny’s Child: The Complete Story
For product Email amberbk@aol.com
God Made Dirt: The Life and Times of Ol' Dirty Bastard - God Made Dirt Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback
Memoirs of a Super Freak: The Confessions of Rick James - Memoirs of a Super Freak: The Confessions of Rick James - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
The Rise of New Kids On The Block and....A Guy Named Maurice Starr, The Early Years - New Kids On The Block and Maurice Starr Paperback - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback.
Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made: The Unauthorized Biography - Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made - Amazon.com - Paperback.
Eminem and the Detroit Rap Scene: White Kid in a Black Music World - Eminem Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback.
The Biography of 50 Cent - 50 Cent: No Holds Barred - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
Amy Winehouse: Too Young To Die...Too Old To Live - Amy Winehouse Paperback ( B&N)
Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World - Nicki Minaj Paperback - Amazon.com
Hip Hop Hooray: Celebrating 30 + Years of Rap Music - Hip Hop Hooray - Amazon.com - Paperback
Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez & Mya: Divas of the New Millennium - Divas of the New Millennium - Amazon.com - Paperback.
You Forgot about Dre! the Unauthorized Biography of Dr. Dre and Eminem - from N. W. A. to Slim Shady - A Tale of Gangsta Rap, Violence and Hit Records - You Forgot about Dre - Amazon.com - Paperback.
The African American Guide to Real Estate Investing - Real Estate and Wealth - Amazon Paperback
Michael Jackson, The King of Pop: An Anthology - Michael Jackson the King of Pop - For product Email amberbk@aol.com
Lil Wayne: An Unauthorized Biography - Lil Wayne Paperback - Barnes&Noble.com
Jay Z and The Roc-A-Fella Records Dynasty - Jay Z and the Roc-A-Fella Music Dynasty - Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback
Black Eyed Peas: An Unauthorized Biography - Black Eyed Peas - Amazon.com - Paperback
Your Body's Calling Me: The Life and Times of "Robert" R. Kelly - Music, Love, Sex and Money - The Life and Times of "Robert" R. Kelly - Music - Amazon.com - Paperback
Red Hot Chili Peppers: In the Studio - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Amazon.com - Paperback
The House That Jack Built: The Autobiography of a Successful American Dreamer Businessman and Entertainer: the Autobiography of a Successful American Dreamer Businessman and Entertainer - The House That Jack Built - Amazon.com - Paperback
The African American Writers Guide to Successful Self-Publishing - Self Publishing Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback.
The African American Music Instruction Guide for Piano: Children, Beginners,Intermediate, & Advanced Students - Music Instruction Guide for Piano - Amazon.com - Paperback
How To Get Rich When You Ain't Got Nothing - How to Get Rich Paperback - Amazon.com - Paperback
How to Play the Sports Recruiting Game and Get an Athletic Scholarship: The Handbook and Guide to Success for the African-American High School Student - How to Play the Sports Recruiting Game - For Product email amberbk@aol.com
Beside Every Great Man: Is a Great Woman: African American Women of Courage, Intellect, Strength, Beauty & Perseverance - Beside Every Great Man - For Product email amberbk@aol.com
How to Own and Operate Your Home Day Care Business Successfully Without Going Nuts - How to Own and Operate Your Home Day Care - Barnes&Noble.com - Nook
No Mistakes: The African American Teen Guide to Growing Up Strong - No Mistakes - Amazon.com - Kindle.
Urban Suicide: The Enemy We Choose Not to See - The Drug and Alcohol Crisis in Black America - Urban Suicide: The Enemy We Choose Not to See - Barnes&Noble.com - Nook
How to Be an Entrepreneur and Keep Your Sanity - How to Be and Entrepreneur and Keep Your Sanity - Amazon.com - Paperback
Wake Up and Smell the Dollars! Whose Inner-City Is This Anyway!: One Woman's Struggle Against Sexism, Classism, Racism, Gentrification, and the Empowerment Zone - Wake Up and Smell the Dollars - Amazon.com - Paperback
The African-American Woman's Guide to Successful Make-Up and Skin Care: By Former Creative Director for Revlon Cosmetics and Marketing Manager for Clairol, Alfred Fornay - Successful Make-Up and Skin Care - Amazon.com - Paperback
The African-American Guide to Real Estate Investing: $30,000 In 30 Days: The Handbook & Guide Through Your First Real Estate Deal...and Beyond - The African-American Guide to Real Estate Investing - Amazon.com - Paperback
African Americans and the Future of New Orleans: Rebirth, Renewal and Rebuilding - An American Dilemna - African Americans and the Future of New Orleans - Amazon.com - Kindle
The African American Travel Guide To Hot, Exotic & Fun-Filled Places - The African American Travel Guide -Barnes&Noble.com - Paperback.
101 Real Money Questions: The African American Financial Question and Answer Book - 101 Real Money Questions - Amazon.com - Paperback.
Pay Yourself First: The African American Guide to Financial Success and Security - Pay Yourself First - Amazon.com - Paperback
Still Waters - Still Waters - Amazon.com - Paperback
How to be in the Entertainment Business & Become a Record Company, Record Producer, Music Publisher, Personal Manager, Film Producer and Book Publisher. (Plus Contracts) A Beginners Guide to Success in the Music, Film, Television and Book Industries
Tony Rose with Kellita Smith at the NAACP Image Award Nominations Luncheon. 2013
Tony Rose with the 2013 Harlem Book Fair/Philis Wheatley Book Award for Publisher of the Year and the NAACP Image Award. 2013
Tony and Yvonne Rose, publishers and authors, Amber and Colossus Books. 2011.
by Tony Rose
Paperback ISBN #: 978-1-937269-54-8 / eBook ISBN #: 978-1-937269-55-5
Entertainment - Amazon.com - Paperback - $16.95
Entertainment - Barnes%&Noble.com - Paperback - $16.95
Entertainment - Barnes&Noble.com - Ebook / Nook - $5.99
Tony Rose, Yvonne Rose and Gregory Reed at the 2013 NAACP Image Awards in
Los Angeles. 2013
Tony Rose and Kay Bourne, Friend of Amber Books. 2012
Tony Rose, Zane and Yvonne Rose at the
African American Pavilion. 2012
Tony Rose with Ervin "Magic" Johnson at the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America. 2008
AMBER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
Tony Rose nominated for an
NAACP Image Award. 2013
Tony Rose receives the BookExpo America's Founders Award for founding The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America. 2008
TONY ROSE ENTERPRISES
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN GHETTO BOY
FROM THE PROJECTS TO NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER
BY TONY ROSE
ISBN # 978-1-937269-52-4
eBook ISBN #: 978-1-937269-53-1
Autobiography – Amazon.com – Paperback – $19.95
Autobiography – Amazon.com – eBook Kindle – $6.00
Autobiography – Barnes&Noble.com – Paperback – $19.95
Autobiography – Barnes&Noble.com – eBook Nook – $6.00
Tony Rose’s powerful autobiography about growing
up in the Whittier Street Housing Projects in Roxbury……
I can’t put it down, the book is written with such passion.
I get so emotional about triumph and this book is a triumph.
– Kay Bourne, Arts and Entertainment writer and critic,
The Boston Theater Critics Association, “2015 Elliot Norton Award” recipient.
Tony Rose receiving the 2014 Los Angeles Leimert Park Book Fair Publisher of the Year Award. 2014
Tony Rose receiving a Resolution/Proclamation for Literary Work from The City of Boston and Boston City Councillor, Charles C. Yancey. 2012
Tony Rose and Philip Kives, Founder of K-Tel International, signing an international eBook deal for Colossus Books. 2010
Copyright 2016. Tony Rose. All rights reserved.