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Old 11-27-2009, 05:03 PM   #1
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Tu Publishing
Tu Publishing is a new venture that will specialise in SF/F for the YA and MG market.
http://www.tupublishing.com/

The editorial director Stacy Whitman worked for Wizards of the Coast.
http://www.tupublishing.com/about/

They seem to be starting small and will open for submissions on Jan 1, here is what they are looking for http://www.tupublishing.com/2009/09/...e-looking-for/

Wish them every success
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Old 11-27-2009, 11:54 PM   #2
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Ummm.... did anyone else notice they're seeking funds from outside sources to 'kickstart' their business so they can even get into publishing?

I give them a no 'confidence vote' just from that.
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Old 11-28-2009, 12:00 AM   #3
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Yeeks. Stacy Whitman has been a solid freelance developmental editor with a fabulous reputation, but this looks like a "good will but not enough forethought" project that isn't going to take off.
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Old 11-28-2009, 02:31 AM   #4
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I just went and poked around the site and it looks interesting. They'll be focusing on diversity in settings and characters, which could open up a lot of niche markets. I didn't see any information about distribution and so forth, but the founder has good, relevant experience and the site is professional. The 'kickstart' campaign thing may well be more to test the waters and see how much interest there is in the venture than it is a fundraiser.

I'll be interested to see if they can pull this off. I hope so. There's not enough diversity in genre fiction, and I love that they don't necessarily want books that focus on race as an issue--just good books set in multicultural settings and with non-white main characters.
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Old 11-28-2009, 03:39 AM   #5
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Since when is looking for a venture capitalist a sign of a problem? All kinds of start-ups do that.

Please note that I haven't checked the link, so if I'm misreading the situation, just ignore me.
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IIRC, Summerside Press was started on venture capital, and look how well it's doing. I wish Tu all good success.
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Most people who are looking for capital do it before they open for business.
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Most people who are looking for capital do it before they open for business.
I may be reading it wrong, but it looks like that's precisely what they're doing. They're not open to subs yet (their submissions page says they'll open on Jan. 1 if their kickstart program is successful--so far it looks like they've only raised about a third of what they want) and they don't have anything for sale yet. Their website is basically a "watch this space" with blog-type posts on various related subjects.
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Here's the auction portion of the fundraising drive: http://community.livejournal.com/kickstart_tu/
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so long as they are not trying to get money from the authors then all i can say is 'good luck with their business model.'
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Since when is looking for a venture capitalist a sign of a problem? All kinds of start-ups do that.
It's not something a business is well advised to do this publicly, to say the least.
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