Comments on: No New Titles for Black Lace and Nexus http://juno-books.com/blog/?p=712 News & Editorial Views Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: xxxSTORYxxx http://juno-books.com/blog/?p=712#comment-42095 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:34:47 +0000 http://juno-books.com/blog/?p=712#comment-42095 Black Lace should have stuck with releasing a handful of quality new erotica books a year rather than putting that aspect of their business "on hold" or reissuing tired books as they have in the past. There is still a demand for well written original erotica and plenty of talented authors to write it. This is a huge loss to erotica writers and the fans of their work. I recently started a small erotica community site and even though its brand new I'm getting daily sign ups of readers and writers as well as submissions of work so its quite obvious to me that erotica still has its place - looks like we will all have to get our "naughty story" hit online rather than curling up with an exciting read in the future! Black Lace should have stuck with releasing a handful of quality new erotica books a year rather than putting that aspect of their business “on hold” or reissuing tired books as they have in the past.

There is still a demand for well written original erotica and plenty of talented authors to write it. This is a huge loss to erotica writers and the fans of their work.

I recently started a small erotica community site and even though its brand new I’m getting daily sign ups of readers and writers as well as submissions of work so its quite obvious to me that erotica still has its place - looks like we will all have to get our “naughty story” hit online rather than curling up with an exciting read in the future!

]]> by: Man Candy Monday: Black Lace and Nexus suspended « Erotica Cover Watch http://juno-books.com/blog/?p=712#comment-40534 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:20:30 +0000 http://juno-books.com/blog/?p=712#comment-40534 [...] Inevitably, there’s been a lot of chat, sympathy and speculation on Twitter (#blacklace) and elsewhere. Some have wondered whether the high number of reprints have damaged sales or if Black Lace has failed to keep pace with a growing and changing erotica market. Others have asked if the imprint’s move towards erotic romance a couple of years ago damaged brand identity and caused confusion and loss of reader confidence. Most longstanding Black Lace authors are only too aware of Virgin and Random House’s failure to invest in the line. Marketing was practically non-existent, the website rarely got updated, advances and flat-fees were down and our fabulous editor, Adam Nevill, worked his nuts off trying to keep Black Lace and Nexus alive despite the loss of key members of his staff due to ‘reorganisation and cuts’ in 2008. [...] […] Inevitably, there’s been a lot of chat, sympathy and speculation on Twitter (#blacklace) and elsewhere. Some have wondered whether the high number of reprints have damaged sales or if Black Lace has failed to keep pace with a growing and changing erotica market. Others have asked if the imprint’s move towards erotic romance a couple of years ago damaged brand identity and caused confusion and loss of reader confidence. Most longstanding Black Lace authors are only too aware of Virgin and Random House’s failure to invest in the line. Marketing was practically non-existent, the website rarely got updated, advances and flat-fees were down and our fabulous editor, Adam Nevill, worked his nuts off trying to keep Black Lace and Nexus alive despite the loss of key members of his staff due to ‘reorganisation and cuts’ in 2008. […]

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