News Juno Editor/Paula Guran on 09 Nov 2009 01:15 pm
Harlequin Launches Digital-Only Publishing House
I was just talking to people at WFC about how Harlequin — a big publisher that listens to its readers — realized that, at least in the romance genre, e-books had arrived and were leaving the station without them. They then invested a boatload of bucks in delivering their books in electronic form.
Today they announced a digital-only publishing house, Carina Press. that will sell directly though their own site as well as numerous third-party Web sites. “Carina Press will publish a wide range of women’s fiction — romance, erotica, science fiction/fantasy/futuristic, mystery, thrillers, choose your own adventures, horror, thriller and more, including every conceivable subgenre of these categories.” Their submission guidelines calls for both new works as well as “books that have been previously released in print form, but for which the author has either retained digital rights or had digital rights revert to them.” With an expected summer 2010 launch, Carina plans to issue new titles weekly.
No actual numbers, but the FAQ states the contract “does not include an advance or DRM, and authors are compensated with a higher royalty” than Harlequin pays.
Angela James will be Executive Editor. (Excellent choice!)
Oh yeah, and “carina”? Greek mythology reference 
on 10 Nov 2009 at 3:31 am 1.Craft -v- Business… — Speakeasy said …
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