tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post8118510753485119460..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Penquin's Purchase Of Author Solutions: Going To The Dark Side?Karen Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-72401520479883454292012-07-22T18:30:24.411-07:002012-07-22T18:30:24.411-07:00Yea, learning about the underbelly of the publishi...Yea, learning about the underbelly of the publishing industry isn't fun. I was shocked and saddened when I learnt Pearson purchased Author Solutions--perhaps I shouldn't have been--but what has really shaken me is learning how Harlequin was ripping off its authors, and in an economy that was much less desperate than this one.Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-25612991088180415442012-07-22T18:17:35.866-07:002012-07-22T18:17:35.866-07:00Yep, this one's sketchy. But it doesn't su...Yep, this one's sketchy. But it doesn't surprise me all that much. Certain publishing houses have made it very clear in the last few years that nothing exists beyond the bottom line. That's what happens to corporations, for better or worse. In an art related business I'd say it's for the worse, but in their opinion this is clearly a great way to make (more) truckloads of moneyJamie Sedgwick - Jeramy Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309163739300635768noreply@blogger.com