Archive for July, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009 [ 7 Comments ]
Taunton’s Linn to Become Co-Founder of Digital Start-Up Quartet Press
PASADENA, California. July 30, 2009 — Quartet Press has announced that Don Linn, Senior Vice President and Publisher at The Taunton Press, will be leaving Taunton to launch a digital publishing house, Quartet Press. Linn—who prior to his tenure at Taunton was owner and CEO of Consortium Book Sales and...Friday, July 24, 2009 [ 1 Comment ]
Royalties: A Philosophical Study
I'll confess: when I moved to Los Angeles, the last thing on my career horizon was a job involving math. More specifically, a job involving algebra. When the temp agency, which specialized in placing people with motion picture studios, called and said "We have a 3 month job in a...Tuesday, July 21, 2009 [ 6 Comments ]
We Listen, We Learn, We Discuss, We Change Our Contract Terms
A couple of weeks ago we posted a summary of our contract terms for authors. It was an unusual (and frankly a little scary) thing to do since we're not aware of other publishers who've done it to the same degree we did. Our hope was to get feedback...Monday, July 13, 2009 [ 1 Comment ]
Quartet Press Announces Partnerships With Metacomet Systems and Firebrand Technologies
PASADENA, California. July 13, 2009 — Digital publisher Quartet Press has announced agreements with two leading publishing technology providers: MetaComet Systems and Firebrand Technologies. Quartet will use MetaComet Systems to administer royalties and contractual relationships. MetaComet, designed to manage complex information, will ensure that authors receive timely and accurate royalty payments. Quartet...Thursday, July 9, 2009 [ 1 Comment ]
Bookish Things That Have Me Thinking on a Thursday Night.
So, I'm sitting here tonight, with a million thoughts spinning in my head -- most of them bookish, or related to the bold new world of digital publishing. This week has been chock full of interesting e-ish events --some small, a few monumental, but all of them thrilling for those...Thursday, July 9, 2009 [ 11 Comments ]
Frequently Asked Questions: Contract Terms and Marketing Plans
Not surprisingly, since announcing Quartet Press, the most popular question we’ve received from prospective authors and others is “What are your contract terms?" - we've decided it would be a good idea to summarize our terms here on our blog. Since the second most frequently asked question, “Marketing? Tell me...Tuesday, July 7, 2009 [ 16 Comments ]
“Happily Ever After” and Other Concepts that (no longer) Elude Me
So, I've got a confession to make. Well, it's not actually a confession. I mean, I've never hidden the fact, I just haven't been particularly forthcoming with it. Okay. I'm just going to say it and get it out there. I am not a romance reader. Or, to be more specific - I...Monday, July 6, 2009 [ 10 Comments ]