Penguin appears to have a really big g'dammed problem with not informing you of their decisions when it comes to edition changes in your books. I apologize for bringing up the LRM buyback scandal, but this seems to be a fortituous symptom of the same damn problem: not keeping you in the loop. I would peeve me greatly if this were happening to me. I highly doubt that non-notification would ever happen in another "art industry" (film, music, etc.) without all kinds of legal wrangling and by-your-leave from the artist.
I knew it was a possibility, as Penguin has always purchased electronic rights to my novels. They've just never used them before, and this time I thought it odd no one bothered to inform me they were doing so. Had they told me, I could have promoted them sooner. That's my primary complaint. And I do wonder why these two and not Threshold.
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Date: 2007-08-23 06:32 pm (UTC)Penguin appears to have a really big g'dammed problem with not informing you of their decisions when it comes to edition changes in your books. I apologize for bringing up the LRM buyback scandal, but this seems to be a fortituous symptom of the same damn problem: not keeping you in the loop. I would peeve me greatly if this were happening to me. I highly doubt that non-notification would ever happen in another "art industry" (film, music, etc.) without all kinds of legal wrangling and by-your-leave from the artist.
I knew it was a possibility, as Penguin has always purchased electronic rights to my novels. They've just never used them before, and this time I thought it odd no one bothered to inform me they were doing so. Had they told me, I could have promoted them sooner. That's my primary complaint. And I do wonder why these two and not Threshold.