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Like the models from The Official Guide to Office Wellness pictured above, Bayla is flexible and creative. Whether the project is writing, publishing, literacy, or a hilarious book on cubicle exercise, we are dedicated to the proposition of passionate promotion. As a small, independent publisher we thrive in an atmosphere of creativity, action, and fun.

From conception to completion, Bayla guides its projects through the technical and operational challenges that comprise book publishing and related activities. We write, format, design, edit, market, and promote in the name of success. 

Past and current projects include six books, 36 authors, literacy productions, and even involvement with the independent film industry. For more information use the menu at the top of this page. We invite you to peruse our site and contact us with any  comments or questions. In addition, you can scroll down for a bit more about us. Thanks for visiting!

              

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Why Bayla?


In the early nineteen hundreds Bela Vitanyi, a former bi-plane pilot trainee and purported descendant of royalty, passed through Ellis Island and was asked his name. He responded "Bela" (pronounced "Bayla") which apparently sounded like “Bill”, so it was decreed that his name would henceforth be Bill, short for William. He apparently approved, as he subsequently named his younger son William, which started a family tradition.
 

Bill Vitanyi, founder of Bayla Publishing, is part of that tradition. Bela was his grandfather, and when it came time to name his fledgling company, Bill decided to call it Bayla, as an homage to the intrepid soul who lost his name at Ellis Island, and to phonics.

Ergo, Bayla Publishing.

More About the Owner


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Northwestern Pennsylvania is cold and snowy in the winter, lush and hot in the summer, and this is where Bill Vitanyi lives with his family and various pets. An Edinboro University of Pennsylvania alumnus, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Russian Language and additional training in computer programming and operations. He has written five books, and founded the Build-A-Book literacy project as well as the Impact writing contest.
 
Bill has been in several independent films, and served as script supervisor for Schism, an independent film about one man’s descent into Alzheimer’s. He is familiar with nuclear submarines, primarily the Trident class. He is pictured above with Chiba, who thinks loudly.

 

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