I rarely post on comments threads, but I wanted to add a few things for people who seem to have questions. I can only comment on my own personal experiences with ravenous, which have been good.
I recently received a very nice, unexpected royalty check from ravenous. I had been hoping for royalties down the line, and this check surprised me. My work has been in books, for many years, by print publishers, and as a writer I've learned to expect less than more. So this royality check from ravenous was more than a surprise. And, trust me, I'm not bragging or boasting about this. I've been around for far too long as a writer, and have received far too many rejections and disappointments, not to be humble and thankful!!
I've also been very impressed by the sale of one of my ravenous e-books to Alyson Publications. This was something I didn't expect, and when they told me about the sale it was another nice surprise...for which I'm also very thankful.
Again, I can only speak for myself, but with over fifteen years of experience as a writer, I don't have any complaints. I've been in anthologies by Alyson Books, Cleis Press and Starbooks Press. One book by Cleis just won a Lambda Award, for which we, the authors and editors, were all very thankful. And, my experiences with Ravenous have been just as excellent as all my past experiences with the above print publishers. And the one thing I like most about ravenous is that they've allowed me to branch out in ways I may or may not have been able to do in the past.
I know I won't please everyone, but I hope I've helped a few people out with this comment. As far as the ravenous anthologies go, I've been in a few from ravenous and I'm hoping they will pay out in the long run. But I think it's still too soon to see anything right now. I've also been the editor of a ravenous anthology, LASTING LUST, and if anyone reading this thread has any questions regarding this book, please contact me personally and I will go out of my way to answer any and all questions. If any of my writers feels slighted about not getting a page, or whatever, let me know and I'll take care of it personally, too. I value each and every story that was submitted to me, and being an anthology writer myself I do not want anyone to ever feel slighted or put aside at any time. I think we all had a good relationship working on my antho, but if there are any questions from my writers, let me know and I'll take care of them.