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Books from Bayla. Click on any cover to go to the Books page
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
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.
Feel free to email: email Bill
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