Well, we here at the Meankitty house think it's funny, anyway.
Lots of tweets and twits and blogs and comments going on today about Harlequin Publishing's new partnership with vanity publisher Author Solutions. Currently the longest discussion about it available that I can find, not counting Twitter, is here.
So why would a profitable mainstream publishing house risk diluting its brand and reputation by contracting anyone willing to cough up the dough? Here's what we think might have happened around the Harlequin offices at some point directly prior to the germination of this controversial publishing move:
Lots of tweets and twits and blogs and comments going on today about Harlequin Publishing's new partnership with vanity publisher Author Solutions. Currently the longest discussion about it available that I can find, not counting Twitter, is here.
So why would a profitable mainstream publishing house risk diluting its brand and reputation by contracting anyone willing to cough up the dough? Here's what we think might have happened around the Harlequin offices at some point directly prior to the germination of this controversial publishing move:
(Disclaimer: We don't actually think the editors for Harlequin's traditional and digital publishing imprints, lines, etc came up with this venture. It doesn't sound like they'll be much involved with it at all.)
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Meankitty & Typing Slave
4 comments:
MK and TS cut to the chase, as usual : )
That's hilarious! Meankitty is brilliant.
Hey! Now I understand it wasn't the editors idea, it was that evil gnomr in the background.
Love the picture, but, editor is unpaid? tsk tsk
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