Comments on: Harlequin’s Ethical Ick

by: Sorry, Mr. Weiss. I’m not impressed. « Trivial Pursuits

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:31:47 +0000

[…] Pay thousands…sell 150 books. This was something I blogged about a few months ago, which included this choice bit… So while I was link gathering for Sunday’s post on Get the word out, I found this post at Juno Books. […]

by: Pay thousands…sell 150 books. « Trivial Pursuits

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:53:54 +0000

[…] under Writer stuff, Writing | Tags: assisted self publishing, self publishing, vanity press | Leave a Comment So while I was link gathering for Sunday’s post on Get the word out, I found this postat Juno Books. […]

by: Shiloh Walker

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:25:02 +0000

Thanks for the link to the New York Times article. I hadn’t read that one. Hope you don’t mind me quoting that bit in a blog post later this week…??

by: Get the word out-vanity presses, assisted self pub, etc. « Trivial Pursuits

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:49:11 +0000

[…] The Harlequin Ick […]

by: The Harlequin Fiasco « Embrace the Shadows

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:51:32 +0000

[…] Authors all over weighed in on the issue, including Nora Roberts, Shiloh Walker, Ann Aguirre, and Jackie Kessler (Jackie has a great summary of the debacle on her blog. If you haven’t read it, you should). Outspoken readers blogs like Teddypig and industry blogs like Galleycat blogged about the deal. Agents like Janet Reid, Ashley Grayson and Jennifer Jackson offered their opinion, as did editors like one from Juno Books. Business analysts weighed in, one of them stating that publishing houses need to adopt models like this or risk going the way of the dinosaur. Victoria Strauss, from Writer’s Beware, offered her thoughts. Even a brave Harlequin employee spoke out about it. (And that was all of the links I could find in under ten minutes. I know there are more. If you have one, include it in the comment section for our readers!) […]

by: Juno Editor/Paula Guran

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:36:06 +0000

How can they really disassociate Harlequin while still promising Harlequin might consider the self-published books for publication?

by: Naomi

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:04:51 +0000

I think taking “Harlequin” off the “Harlequin Horizons” unit is too little, too late. The two will forever be associated now, no matter what Harlequin do.

by: Melinda

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:07:24 +0000

Yikes!