Angela James has left Samhain

I know. Pretty amazing, huh?

Quartet has quite a line up of industry professionals.

Ya mean I'm actually getting savvy enough in this confusing biz to call something right?

I had a feeling after I read the interviews for Quartet they would become a one to watch.

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150769&highlight=quartet+press

It's interesting but it doesn't move Quartet from wait and see for me, sorry. I'd like to see how the house is run first before I submit and I really am not keen on the idea of net royalties. I remember other new ebook houses that great editors have joined and some of their authors followed them and ended up having to leave in the end when things didn't go as planned.

I'm sitting with para on this one. There's more to consider than who works there. Market share is pretty established and has been for a while.

I wish Angela James the best, I hope she made the right career move.

Now about Quartet Press, it looks interesting. Except like Para said; the Net royalties issue. Which is good only for them as a business.

They might have a good commercial agenda though. I found this post (please note the part about Anne Frasier aka Teresa Weir, they are publishing her old work too)

http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/200...s-samhain-other-stuff-thats-not-as-important/

and if they are going to re-publish old successful books catered to a new readers/generation, they could have part of their success covered. It has been done before in the music industry. Songs younger people would not listen from an old singer, they would enjoy/buy from a contemporary one.

Yep. Still a wait and see for me. I'm really curious about the launch titles. Oh, and that net royalty bit.

mlhernandez said:

Yep. Still a wait and see for me. I'm really curious about the launch titles. Oh, and that net royalty bit.

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Ditto, mlhernandez. I'd love to see some covers, blurbs and excerpts on the Quartet site.

"Net" can evolve into really, really putrid royalty checks. I know. Been there.

Not planning on getting the tee shirt, though.

Well looks like she's unemployed now then.
http://quartetpress.com/blog/about-quartet-press/to-our-friends-in-the-bookish-community/

Wow, that was quick.

Deb Kinnard said:

"Net" can evolve into really, really putrid royalty checks. I know. Been there.

Not planning on getting the tee shirt, though.

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Can you post a bigger version of that cover in your avatar? I'm lovin it

Wow! That's awful, poor Angela. I read on her blog how they insisted over and over with her to go working with them, and now this.

I have the hunch they will be reincarnating very soon.

About Angela, I think she should do her own business, even if it's small at first. She already has enough experience to do so.