Re: Actually
Holy cow is right. All I can say in reply (seeing as I can no longer post over there) as that my publicist told me orders are already coming in from the sales force for my book. She said the excitement level is high among the reps, and they're translating that into sales. Here's my take on it: let's say you've always wanted to own a new Chevy. Or whatever. And one day it comes true. You take delivery, and for a while things go fine. Then problems begin to develop, and after a while you wish you'd never bought it. But it's yours, and you make the best of it. If someone asks you if owning a Chevy is a good idea,you relate what your experience with them has been. (Sorry, Chevy owners, this is just for illustration). Then comes the day you find yourself able to buy another new car. And you do. But this time, it ain't a Chevy. The analogy hangs true, I think. I hold no brief with my old publisher. They did publish my first novel. But due to problems inherent with the POD model, opportunities that came to move larger quantities of books, opportunities I could have taken advantage of, I had to let go by. So when it came time to consider this publisher again, I chose not to. That's all it is: purely a business decision. For those happy with them, good onya. I've simply moved on.
John