Quartet Press News

Monday, August 17, 2009 [ 39 Comments ]

Angela James Joins Quartet Press

Written by Kat Meyer

SOUTHBURY, Connecticut. August 17, 2009 — Quartet Press announced today that Angela James has joined the company as editorial director. At Quartet, James will be responsible for acquisition and development of titles, as well as management and training of editorial staff. "Like the rest of the Quartet team, I am so...

Thursday, July 30, 2009 [ 7 Comments ]

Taunton’s Linn to Become Co-Founder of Digital Start-Up Quartet Press

Written by Kat Meyer

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...

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, July 13, 2009 [ 1 Comment ]

Quartet Press Announces Partnerships With Metacomet Systems and Firebrand Technologies

Written by Kat Meyer

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...