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Friday, August 21, 2009 [ 7 Comments ]

Another Look Under the Hood of the Startup: “More Than A Feeling” Edition

Written by Don Linn

It's been a while since we updated you on what's going behind the scenes at Quartet Press. While there's obviously been lots of news and publicity lately, we promise we haven't been spending all our time marketing. After all, as some have pointed out (and correctly so), in the end...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 [ 6 Comments ]

We Listen, We Learn, We Discuss, We Change Our Contract Terms

Written by Don Linn

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, June 29, 2009 [ 6 Comments ]

A Million Little Pieces: Getting Started with the Startup Edition

Written by Don Linn

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 14, 2009 [ 9 Comments ]

Good Grief, We’re Actually Doing This (and you can play along at home)

Written by Don Linn

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,...