Archive for June, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009 [ 6 Comments ]
A Million Little Pieces: Getting Started with the Startup Edition
If you're wondering what getting a real company started from scratch is like, think about this: Do you remember the first time you got your own apartment or house and realized that the downpayment or deposit plus first month's rent (which seemed massive) were just the beginning of the list of...Sunday, June 28, 2009 [ 0 Comments ]
Interview with a Winner: Lori Green Talks Books + Reading
Lori Green is a winner. Well, probably for lots of reasons, but for Quartet Press, Lori is winner for coming up with our new tagline: "For the Readers. For the Authors. For the Stories." Lovely, isn't it? And, it really embodies what Quartet aims to be all about. We want...Thursday, June 25, 2009 [ 8 Comments ]
Quartet Press Launches, Accepting Submissions
Quartet Press announces it is open for submissions. Quartet was founded on shared goal of the principles to create a high-quality, community-centric, and reader- and author-friendly digital publishing house. First titles will be available in Fall 2009. PASADENA, California. June 25, 2009 -- Quartet Press--a fledgling digital publisher formed recently by...Tuesday, June 23, 2009 [ 2 Comments ]
Who Says ‘Chicks’ Can’t Write Sex?
I love a good controversy, and while the brouhaha over the legitimacy of e-only authors technically fits the definition of a controversy, the quasi-kerfuffle surrounding whether or not women have what it takes to write erotica is just a heck of a lot more FUN to gab about....Monday, June 22, 2009 [ 3 Comments ]
And the Winner is…
Our slogan contest brought out the creativity in quite a few of you. From the bottom of our collective hearts, thank you so much to each of you for taking the time, and putting your thoughts into our little old tagline contest. People (well, the judges on "TopChef," and also Tyra...Sunday, June 21, 2009 [ 13 Comments ]
RWA and Digital Publishing: It’s Time for New Think
I've been in RWA so long, I remember the first ePub war. Ah, memories. So few of them are pleasant. I have seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the really stupid (oh, author who proclaimed that going epub meant you wouldn't be edited, I still cringe when I...Sunday, June 14, 2009 [ 9 Comments ]
Good Grief, We’re Actually Doing This (and you can play along at home)
Whoa. Just a few weeks ago, Quartet Press was still a gleam in our collective eye, but after much conversation and debate, we’re off to the races with our new digital publishing venture. It’s equal parts exciting, terrifying and overwhelming in the number of things that need to be decided,...Sunday, June 7, 2009 [ 46 Comments ]
Quartet Press: We’re Having a Slogan Contest
In anticipation of our official launch, we are hoping you guys (yeah, you!) will help us out with something. Quartet Press is looking for a very special, unique, and original (kind of like our books and authors) tagline. You know...a slogan...a motto, if you will. In the spirit of what Quartet...Sunday, June 7, 2009 [ 5 Comments ]