Comments on: Harlequin founds vanity imprint; Internet asplodes! http://www.angelakorrati.com/2009/11/19/harlequin-founds-vanity-imprint-internet-asplodes/ Angela Korra'ti's books and writing Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:46:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: annathepiper http://www.angelakorrati.com/2009/11/19/harlequin-founds-vanity-imprint-internet-asplodes/comment-page-1/#comment-164 annathepiper Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:38:53 +0000 http://www.angelakorrati.com/?p=628#comment-164 You're very welcome! You’re very welcome!

]]> By: annathepiper http://www.angelakorrati.com/2009/11/19/harlequin-founds-vanity-imprint-internet-asplodes/comment-page-1/#comment-163 annathepiper Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:38:14 +0000 http://www.angelakorrati.com/?p=628#comment-163 Yeah, the figures on actual sales always fail to get mentioned with this sort of thing, as near as I can tell. The thing that stuns me is why anyone would choose to go this route at all when much cheaper and more honest services can provide you the same ultimate result. Yeah, the figures on actual sales always fail to get mentioned with this sort of thing, as near as I can tell. The thing that stuns me is why anyone would choose to go this route at all when much cheaper and more honest services can provide you the same ultimate result.

]]> By: Rae Lori http://www.angelakorrati.com/2009/11/19/harlequin-founds-vanity-imprint-internet-asplodes/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Rae Lori Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:36:53 +0000 http://www.angelakorrati.com/?p=628#comment-162 Ooh good stuff, thanks! I'll check those out and link you from my blog! :-) Ooh good stuff, thanks! I’ll check those out and link you from my blog! :-)

]]> By: anon76 http://www.angelakorrati.com/2009/11/19/harlequin-founds-vanity-imprint-internet-asplodes/comment-page-1/#comment-161 anon76 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:51:55 +0000 http://www.angelakorrati.com/?p=628#comment-161 Author Solutions published 13,000 titles last year. Titles that vary in content and quality. Titles that perhaps didn’t quite fit a publisher’s existing lines. Those books already exist, but are the readers buying them? And if not, why? (IMHO they aren’t. 2,500,000 copies were sold of 13,000 titles. That first number sounds impressive, right? But divide that down to the average number of copies sold per title = 192. Depressing.) Those books I spoke of are no different than the products readers will receive through Harlequin Horizons. Because these are Author Solutions products, not Harlequin products. Products designed to lure in writers, not readers. (13,000 packages sold to writers at a base price of $599 multiplies out to $7,887,000. Cha-ching ) Author Solutions published 13,000 titles last year. Titles that vary in content and quality. Titles that perhaps didn’t quite fit a publisher’s existing lines. Those books already exist, but are the readers buying them?

And if not, why? (IMHO they aren’t. 2,500,000 copies were sold of 13,000 titles. That first number sounds impressive, right? But divide that down to the average number of copies sold per title = 192. Depressing.)

Those books I spoke of are no different than the products readers will receive through Harlequin Horizons. Because these are Author Solutions products, not Harlequin products. Products designed to lure in writers, not readers. (13,000 packages sold to writers at a base price of $599 multiplies out to $7,887,000. Cha-ching )

]]> By: annathepiper http://www.angelakorrati.com/2009/11/19/harlequin-founds-vanity-imprint-internet-asplodes/comment-page-1/#comment-160 annathepiper Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:47 +0000 http://www.angelakorrati.com/?p=628#comment-160 You're very welcome! I've continued to follow the furor today; so far the notable new posts are <a href="http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/11/20/writers-organizations-to-harlequin-if-youre-not-going-to-act-like-a-real-publisher-were-not-going-to-treat-you-like-one/" rel="nofollow">John Scalzi weighing in</a> and <a href="http://www.jackiekessler.com/blog/2009/11/20/the-day-after-harlequin-blinks/" rel="nofollow">Jackie Kessler's followup</a>. You’re very welcome! I’ve continued to follow the furor today; so far the notable new posts are John Scalzi weighing in and Jackie Kessler’s followup.

]]> By: Rae Lori http://www.angelakorrati.com/2009/11/19/harlequin-founds-vanity-imprint-internet-asplodes/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Rae Lori Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:44 +0000 http://www.angelakorrati.com/?p=628#comment-159 Thanks for posting this, Angela! I was looking for a site that put all the links and history together and this is great! It'll definitely be interesting to see where Harlequin and the rest of the industry goes from here on out. I agree with you that other large publishers mat start climbing on this train especially as sales decline. Thanks for posting this, Angela! I was looking for a site that put all the links and history together and this is great! It’ll definitely be interesting to see where Harlequin and the rest of the industry goes from here on out. I agree with you that other large publishers mat start climbing on this train especially as sales decline.

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