I see this thread hasn't been updated in a while, but I wanted to give you my take on Entangled as a publisher. And yes, I'm writing this anonymously, because I am still published with them. I figured you should hear what it's really like from someone who is a run of the mill romance author who was disillusioned by the charms and starry eyes and hopes and dreams Entangled fills you with.
Put them on the BEWARE list. My experience with them has been absolutely horrible and I'm disgusted with the promises they make and never fulfill. I received a personal phone call that my book had been accepted. The editing process was great. It was after that where they failed to keep up their end of the deal. That big marketing package they tell you you'll get, you'll never see it. That three book series they want you to write... it'll never happen. They'll give you the plot THEY want you to write, and if you want changes to it, it won't be published. You are a small fish in a very big sea. They focus all of their money on their best sellers, like Rebecca Yarros - Fourth Wing and Tracy Wolff. The big money makers are catered to. The rest of us, they don't care about us. We never make any money because they never promote us, they never do a third of the things they say they're going to do. Once you're on board, you won't be able to write in a different imprint. You'll be stuck with whatever you contracted first. You really have no say in your covers, blurbs, or tag lines. They will do those for you and maybe take what you give them into consideration. Your book will never be in bookstores unless it reaches the level of best seller. It will be print on demand and ebook only. I'm just biding my time until I get my rights back. I honestly can't wait for that day to come so I can actually get a cover that will sell the book. And its such a shame, because the reviews are great. everyone loves the book. But I can only do so much. I wish my publisher would've held up their end of the contract.
I hope it doesn't work at all for them.
