81 piped up to “Teresa Wayne AKA Teresa Jacobs Selling Mardi Gras Books Under LA Media Banner?”

1. azteclady Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 5:35 pm

   1 You’ve got to be kidding, Karen. Seriously.

2. azteclady Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 5:45 pm

   2 (Karen, why does your blog hate me so? *sob*) Anyway… you have got to be kidding with this! Seriously, can this person be so full of the stooooooopid?

3. vanessa jaye Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 6:00 pm

   3 Totally off topic here, Karen, and it may be just my pc, but anytime your post titles get a little longish and go over more than a single line, they run right over the category line and even over the first couple of sentences of the post. I will say that the font size on the site, except for the comment box, is larger on the whole than other sites I’ve hopped to (your calendar, for me, has edged off onto the dark purple background) so that may be the cause.

4. Bernita Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

   4 Everything comes through fine on my screen.

5. Desiree Erotique Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

   5 This news was also posted to a writers forum I belong to. I am certainly no fan of Teresa Jacobs’ treatment of her former authors, but considering the source -AP Miller (aka Patti Page and Patti Rebman)- I hesitate to believe anything until the authors start complaining. It boils down to a general feeling in the community that in this case one has to be as just as leery of one woman’s motives as the other.

6. veinglory Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

   6 I think Teresa probably just changed her profile to list her extant company and this automatically changed these old listings. These books are not offered for sale and are listed as ‘out of stock’. I think authors are jumping the gun, perhaps understandably given the history.

7. Diana Castilleja Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 7:17 pm

   7 I did an ISBN search and yes, at least one of the books under that ISBN is listed with LA Media, previously published and also listed with Mardi Gras on another sales site. Veinglory may be right, however I don’t know that I can give her the benefit of the doubt, as she is selling hers and other’s works through fictionwise. Her own work is hers to do with as she wishes. It will be interesting to see how much she attempts…again. She has used LA Media to set up a Fictionwise account and is selling her books and a few friend’s along with hers. There are rumors she is trying to get print done on an anthology that she does not have author’s signed for with LA Media, but that is the extent of what I’ve learned since yesterday. At least one author in this anthology has said she is sick of the whole mess, knows she’ll never see her book or her royalties and hasn’t enough income to fight for either. I really felt bad for her.

8. Stella Price Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 7:17 pm

   8 OH lemme be the first to speak out. My print book with MGP was recently rereleased in print with another publisher, and i was NEVER paid for the print books, NOR the ebooks we sold with MGP. Our print book went into two printings for Amazon.com( in less then 5 months) to sell So that gives us from that leg of selling 100-200 sales on there, all we were NEVER paid for. Now you can talk all you want about Patti Rebman, I, along with the other authors affected *Cara North, Diane Merlin, Leah Vaughn, etc* all found our own books on BN.com with LAMEDIA as the publisher. Patti has nothing to do with this, or us as authors and we have kept our distance from her for a number of reasons. Now listing the books as an LA MEDIA a MAJOR problem because none of us signed any contracts with LA MEDIA for those books, in fact those books have been re-released with other publishers. This really is a problem because If she got any returns, she can sell them and STILL not pay the authors for them. The fact that ALL the books of the authors that pulled from her in MAY 2007 have LA MEDIA on them and Kenna Fallon’s book doesn’t,(she never pulled from what we know) It still says MARDI GRAS PUBLISHING LLC on its page is VERY shady. So now we are being associated with a company we never were contracted to… and yes, NOT ONE OF US was ever paid a thing. Teresa NEVER filed for Bankruptcy and she never paid a dime to anyone of us. Yet she has a new company and is obviously doing things with it. She cant change over the ISBN’s for books already published to another name. Why? because those ISBN’s are registered to THAT COMPANY, that registered entity… So no, we are NOT jumping the gun… and something needs to be done about it.

9. Marianne LaCroix Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

   9 Nope, I wasn’t paid for print books either. I never signed on with LA Media and my book, which was pulled prior to RT last year (April 2007) is listed as LA Media on B&N. However, as Emily said, it is not “for sale” just the name has changed. ALl the same, I set out to warn readers not to buy my book from LA Media. The book, Fairy Dust & Magic Kisses, is happily selling over at New Concepts. This woman, Teresa Jacobs aka Teresa Wayne, has balls. Big brass knockin’ balls. Does she think we will welcome her back?? Does she think she can sell books she aquired from a former company for her new one and us not say anything about it when we had legally reclaimed our rights almost a year ago? Is she friggin’ nuts?

10. Stella Price Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    10 Also: Cara North’s book She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy was never in line for Print at MGP, BUT is up at BN.com with a ISBN for LA MEDIA. and I know for a fact that the book was not up for print with MGP because Teresa was backlogged as she said almost 6 months *which is preposterous, considering Tease *who has Cara’s books now* has already put 20 books in print and it hasn’t cost them 400$ a book to go print which Teresa claimed to everyone that it did. Cara is Livid and has contacted bowkers, LSI and other avenues about it, especially because her book is in for print right now with Tease.

11. veinglory Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    11 So this ‘pay $400 to go to print thing’ everyone had to do that and if they didn’t, no print? Was that in the contract? because that is astounding.

12. Karen Scott Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    12 Author Comment Totally off topic here, Karen, and it may be just my pc, but anytime your post titles get a little longish and go over more than a single line, they run right over the category line and even over the first couple of sentences of the post. I will say that the font size on the site, except for the comment box, is larger on the whole than other sites I’ve hopped to (your calendar, for me, has edged off onto the dark purple background) so that may be the cause. I’ve got Luna looking at all the glitches, bless her cottons!

13. Stella Price Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    13 No she told us that it COST 400$ for the publisher to put a book in print and that was why she was doing one a month apparently. The same book of ours she had, when TEASE put it back out in print costs then 85$ and that was with the extra Ingrams catalog listing. So she was saying that it cost 400$ to print a book, and yet no one got paid for the books the sold. No one but Teresa, and probably Jaden.

14. Desiree Erotique Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    14 Alright, I’m convinced now. Thank you Stella and Mari! Ms. Jacobs and LA Media needs to get in damned gear and have those books removed!!

15. Kayleigh Jamison Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 9:26 pm

    15 It’s difficult to ascertain exactly what’s going on here. One of my own books, Svetkavista, is listed in a similar manner: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781934678435&itm=1 The book (which by the way, was never affiliated with MGP) is listed as having been printed in January 2007. At that time, it was published with Aphrodite’s Apples Press, and only in ebook format. I contracted the rights with Tease Publishing in October 2007, and it was rereleased in ebook in November 2007. It’s slated for print March 15th of this year, but it’s not in print yet. It does, however, have ISBNs assigned to it already for when it DOES go to print. I haven’t checked with my publisher yet, but I have a feeling they first bought the ISBNs in January 2007, and later registered my book as being associated with that ISBN. Perhaps B&N is listing books based upon records it’s pulling from somewhere, which would explain how my book got there. (Ironically, another book of mine which goes to print in two weeks and also has had ISBNs isn’t listed) That would explain how B&N is listing books that aren’t actually in print. It doesn’t, of course, explain why ISBNs originally issued to Mardi Gras Publishing are now being listed as owned by LA Media. I would guess that Teresa Jacobs has somehow transferred those ISBNs from the defunct company to her new one. I’m not sure how she would do that, or if it’s legal. I’ve been told it’s not, but haven’t looked up the legalities of it. KJ

16. Desiree Erotique Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    16 Well, I finally got all the books looked up, and lo and behold one of mine is listed there, too. As with Stella and Mari the rights for this book were returned to me, I never signed an agreement with LA Media, and very frankly I don’t know a thing about the $400 dollar issue. That’s something that’s done with vanity presses, not an alleged real publisher. LA Media: be prepared. Authors do not labor over manuscripts just to be taken advantage of, and I believe we are all fed up with these kind of scams. If Karma is a bitch -as someone we all know enjoys saying- then you’ve sure yanked the chain of the wrong Dam(s) this time.

17. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    17 ALL Mardi Gras Publishing books have been listed as out of print with Bowkers. L.A. Media has aquired the remaining un-used numbers. Unfortunately, Bowkers does not allow to bust up a log. So all numbers were switched in ownership, although, NO books are being sold out of contract. I NEVER said it cost $400 per book for print. I said it cost as much as $400 for print, depending on any issues occurring. As to filing bankrupt. I told the authors I would hold off until Spring to allow the time period to lapse for contracts potentially envolved. This way they could go ahead and re-submit. As to L.A. Media – This is my private way of publishing my work, as well as an avenue for a two others.

18. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 11:21 pm

    18 One more thing… No Anthology is being done.

19. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    19 BTW Stella – 100 to 200 Books ROFL – I have you listed as selling 17 books total for 2007 and I have the Lightning Source paperwork to prove it. Don’t ever think I’m not paying attention.

20. Desiree Erotique Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 11:33 pm

    20 I have documentation that I was released from Mardi Gras contracts in March of 2007, Ms. Jacobs. Spring of 2007 has come and gone. So LA Media represents you and two others, well nice for you. But as to those who never signed with LA Media- there is no valid excuse or reason for our works to appear -as for sale or otherwise- anywhere as LA Media published titles. I would suggest you do the proper, professional and ethical thing in this matter and inform your distributors that LA Media holds no claim to any of these titles and demand that they be removed from listing immediately.

21. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 27th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    21 I have marked all of those titles out of print. And have had this discussion already with Bowkers. The numbers were assigned regardless of who is listed as owner, and they will always show in the catalog as assigned to a particular title. As for distributors, I have none, other than FW for my L.A. Media titles.

22. Nonny Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:19 am

    22 “I NEVER said it cost $400 per book for print. I said it cost as much as $400 for print, depending on any issues occurring.” I’m not sure I see the difference. If you are using $400 per book as a “worst case scenario” number, then another more realistic baseline number should’ve been given; otherwise, the inference is that the worst case scenario number is the normal cost.

23. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:27 am

    23 Actually $400 was the extreme top. But I would like to add – the authors NEVER paid those costs, the company did. Also, ALL returns had covers cut and were donated to Goodwill.

24. Desiree Erotique Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:34 am

    24 Just general FYI here; I picked this info up at the Bowkers website: Once an ISBN publisher prefix and associated block of numbers has been assigned to a publisher by the ISBN Agency, the publisher can assign ISBNs to publications it holds publishing rights to. However, after the ISBN Agency assigns ISBNs to a publisher, that publisher cannot resell, re-assign, transfer, or split its list of ISBNs among other publishers. These guidelines have long been established to ensure the veracity, accuracy and continued utility of the international ISBN standard. As defined by the ISO Standard, the ISBN publisher prefix (or “root” of the ISBN) identifies a single publisher. If a second publisher subsequently obtains an ISBN from the assigned publisher’s block of ISBNs, there will be no change in the publisher of record for any ISBN in the block as originally assigned. So, while I really want to believe you here, Ms. Jacobs, I can’t help but be curious about the transfer of ISBNs. Shouldn’t they have remained listed as MGP Out-of-Print ISBNs..since, as you say, you’ve marked them out of print?

25. Kayleigh Jamison Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:37 am

    25 As to L.A. Media – This is my private way of publishing my work, as well as an avenue for a two others. So then you do acknowledge LA Media to be your company, something you have previously denied? Wonderful. It’s a start, at least for the people to whom you owe money from your last failed endeavor.

26. Stella Price Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:37 am

    26 Actually you DID tell me, Cara North, Diane Merlin, Leah Vaughn, Adra Steia, Regan Taylor… ALL OF US that it costs you 400$ PER BOOK to go print. And I know How many books are sent to Ingram’s and Amazon, because I take care of LSI for two companies, and when my book went into a “2 in stock, more on the way” mode on Amazon, i knew how many i sold…. but the fact remains you NEVER paid anyone anything… and I, along with several other authors are waiting on YOU to send statements and PAYMENTS…. both PRINT and FW… and SITE so lets cut to the chase here… and quite skirting the issue… WHERE IS EVERYONES MONEY??? and why the HELL haven’t you paid anyone, yet opened a new company??? ANSWER THE QUESTION that you have so eloquently skirted time and time again. You wont because you never planned to give anyone anything they worked so hard for, and that Ms. Jacobs, makes you a thief. You say I only sold 17 books? When i have Signed and gotten receipts from over 75 people from Amazon alone that bought the MGP version… sure… WHERE IS THE MONEY!? And the BS claims on how LA MEDIA wasn’t your company? WOW caught you in that lie as well… So come clean, pay everyone what you owe… thats what a decent and business person of sound mind would do. Oh and a worst case scenario for print with LSI *and thats with having to re update the Book block and Cover PDF is around 200$ So again. Lies.

27. Stella Price Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:41 am

    27 OOH and the returned copies went to goodwill? When you never sent any of us the free copies in our contract you were supposed to? Convenient that the returns went to good will when we told you we would have gladly taken them off your hands at cost *especially when three of us needed books over the summer, and some of us were charged fees for returns? You are a piece of work.. really.

28. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:43 am

    28 All books were listed as out of print, otherwise Bowkers could not have done it. NONE of the original assigned numbers are being used for anything else. ONLY the numbers that were never assigned. They are referring to numbers already assigned and in production. Which are now out of print.

29. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:52 am

    29 Stella, you never received any returns. The books you counted and signed were the books you bought at cost. (They don’t count for royalty) And instead of ranting about moneys, please pay attention to the part where I said: As to filing bankrupt. I told the authors I would hold off until Spring to allow the time period to lapse for contracts potentially envolved. This way they could go ahead and re-submit. ALL debts are included in it and all contracts as far back as 8 or 9 months from the time I file. I’m trying to do as right as possible for the authors involved and you are ranting differently.

30. Kayleigh Jamison Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:00 am

    30 As to filing bankrupt. I told the authors I would hold off until Spring to allow the time period to lapse for contracts potentially envolved. This way they could go ahead and re-submit. ALL debts are included in it and all contracts as far back as 8 or 9 months from the time I file. I’m trying to do as right as possible for the authors involved and you are ranting differently. Ok, then why are you transferring ISBNs from MGP to LAM? Those are considered assets of MGP, and could potentially be used in the distribution to creditors. That’s a potential fraudulent preference transfer right there. I don’t believe you answered Stella’s question, either. Where is her money, Teresa?

31. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:04 am

    31 You are correct – the ISBN’s are assets. Assets that cannot be resold. As to Stella’s money? That was answered previous post.

32. Stella Price Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:04 am

    32 You are really running around here. See… Yes I got my case from you, and No they dont count as royalty… and BTW i got a 30 book case and i know that it was a 33 book case… Anyways, that was book I specifically ordered from LSI through you. they don’t count towards the ones i have AMAZON receipts for! That doesn’t count to the short run LSI prints to have it available for purchase for AMAZON, BN.com and other retailers, nor does it count towards what Ingram’s keeps in stock for the first run. So, therefore, if you say i sold 17, and i KNOW they print atleast 100 for a run *and i know they do for a fact* then where are the returns or WHERE is the MONEY. As to your bankruptcy… You can open another company, have the out of print titles as LA MEDIA, which is the ONLY way you would be able to get around the FW ten titles rule *which is no doubt why they say LA MEDIA… when they should say MGP. So please dont play with us any longer. Oh BTW… Kayleigh Is right.. and that affects your Bankruptcy… the one you are supposed to be doing to get out of paying all of us. Just pay us.

33. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:11 am

    33 Stella, LS does not do short run. Thats why it is called POD. And the titles you ordered do not show up in the LS counts ordered with Ingram and Amazon. Just out of the blue, I’m looking at a LS receipt for May showing YTD sales of 17 titles for you. I’m not trying to skirt questions, only trying to decifer questions from ranting.

34. Stella Price Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:28 am

    34 Ranting is not something I am fond of doing, nor have I publicly gotten into anything with you for any reason because i have moved on. But lets be clear. Sugar and Sin was up on Amazon until the JULY. I know it was because we couldn’t get any after that for a signing. So if may was 17 then the rest was after that, from Amazon UK, amazon US and Amazon CA. and BTW, you NEVER sent anyone any statements about Print, FW and the site when you folded, and that leaves a LOT of questions unanswered. I never signed anything to have my books associated with LA MEDIA, nor did anyone else and your excuse of things carrying over doesn’t hold weight. If it did, the Kenna Fallons’s book would say LA MEDIA as well, but it says MGP. If they were dead ISBN’s they should have stayed with the company they were listed for. I do like how you didnt deny the claim that putting those titles into LA MEDIA’s name helped you get onto FW… because thats the only way you could have done it. Bottom line, with myself and the rest of us, we don’t want to be associated with LA MEDIA, and being associates with a defunct company was how it was supposed to stay. that in effect has us helping you and none of us want that. They should have stayed with MGP and died with the name. So once again from rational and law abiding land, you are lying and cheating people who trusted you… and if that was a rant in your eyes, you are sadly not in touch with reality. All we all want is your statements, our money and whats owed to us. And you cant even provide the people that trusted you with that. Its a huge disappointment, but one I think we all expected.

35. Desiree Erotique Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:34 am

    35 I’m not ranting and I know Kayleigh’s not ranting. Stella sounds like she has some legitimate questions. And Ms. Jacobs, you have not yet addressed the re-assignment question. Your replies make no sense when one reads Bowkers’ policies. However, I don’t like hogging time on anyone’s blog, so if anyone wishes to air their feelings over at mine, I’ve taken off the comment approval requirement. I feel I’ve said my peace, and am walking away with the certainty that the only way we can be sure that former MGP titles are being illegally sold is if it demonstrated that they have indeed been purchased. Karen, thank you for bearing my numerous comments today.

36. arceneaux Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 1:45 am

    36 We told you, Teresa…We’re not stupid. Every time you resurface, your conniving, immoral, and selfish actions will be exposed. You can’t escape. Oh, and it’s fantastic to see you’re finally admitting to owning LA Media. I remember when you said it wasn’t your company! Wow. Your track record for telling the truth is…well, nonexistent. Lies, on the other hand…ASTRONOMICAL! Where’s Stella’s money? That crap you dribbled out isn’t an answer.

37. Merris Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:08 am

    37 From the statements posted so far by Teresa Jacobs, the authors will not be paid until the bankruptcy is filed? Teresa, please respond with a direct and clear answer, in one word. There are several types of bankruptcy filings for private and business uses, several of these filings make it possible for the debtor to be completely removed from any financial or legal responsibility for any debt. That means a class action lawsuit would no longer be an option.

38. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:08 am

    38 Desiree – I never meant you were ranting, sorry if it seemed that way. I was referring to Stella. At no time did I ever DENY that L.A. Media was not mine. As a matter of fact, I remember pussy-footing around that one. As to the ISBN’s again… I changed the name of the company thru the state of AL, from Mardi Gras Publishing, llc to L.A. Media, llc (same company). Afterward, I decided to not do anything with one-in-the-same, and let all licenses lapse. Thus, the reassignment. L.A. Media or lamediaonline.com(without the llc)is my own little sole proprietor business, and is not connected to the ISBN’s, nor are any of the books using ISBN’s. As for FW, yes they say 10 titles, but not how long to get them in. As to the same repetative question; where is the money? I have answered this several different ways, now I’ll answer it the hard way. I’m filing this Spring and it doesn’t look like you’ll be seeing any.

39. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:12 am

    39 Hello Merris, I am filing Chapter 7

40. Merris Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:17 am

    40 Has anyone contacted an attorney yet to take the case and put a hold on any bankruptcy filing? This can only be done by one of the parties involved in the suit.

41. arceneaux Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:18 am

    41 There wasn’t no pussy-footing bad grammar intended)! You certainly went to lengths to imply that LA was NOT yours. Of course, we all knew better and you knew we all knew better. So you aren’t going to pay the people that you rightfully owe money…hey, isn’t that illegal? There is a REALLY good use for the word ‘pussy’ right now…let’s use our deductive reasoning skills and apply it to a certain person who certainly embodies the sentiment. You really are a winner, Teresa. I wonder what’ll happen if you show up at RT one of these years? You’ve pissed off so many authors that if might not be a good idea.

42. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:22 am

    42 Merris, I’m not sure what you mean. If I file now, it could ultimately effect contracts from as far back as June 07. Some of these books are already with other publishers. That wouldn’t be a good thing.

43. Merris Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:39 am

    43 The bankruptcy listing can only go back 120 days from the filing date. (6 months) Every debt listed will be notified in print and each has the option to dispute the debt and provide documentation to hold the funds due.

44. Tonya Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:43 am

    44 Please be advised Ms.Jacobs between you, Jaden Sinclair and Savannah Black as per the orginal web site it stated it was setup for the 3 of you. Now between You, Jaden Sinclair aka Raven St.James and Savannah Black it seems at least one of you is not on the up and up. Between PLAYING games with your staff and authors I find your behavior terrible.Not only are you now guilty of violation of Federal copyright laws you again are showing your ignorance of appearing as you are the injured person. IT is YOU that has screwed people and I think you are into DRAMA. DO the RIGHT thing or KARMA can come back and bite you in the ass. I have never seen anyone as ignorant or as blantently a fool as you are. May you finally getting what is coming to you and your friends.

45. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:43 am

    45 Good to know – I was under the impression from everything on the net that Trisk went through, they can go back as far as 8 months on contracts.

46. Tonya Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:46 am

    46 Inconclusion I feel for each and every person you have ever ripped off and not PAID. I am so very lucky I have did like you so I never ever sent you a story. Tonya

47. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 3:52 am

    47 Would that be Tonya Nagle aka Cara North? (If not sorry) How do you come up with the guilty of federal copyright? And who is Raven StJames?

48. Writerdish Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:05 am

    48 Man, this woman sure has done a number on many people. I have been doing some searching, so far, its seems pretty murky. There are accusations of authors not getting paid, then their books are re-released under a different publisher name WITHOUT Their permission, one story that has been reported to have been a part of a charity anthology is being re-released with a different publisher. Now, I’m sorry, authors need to get paid and so on but if you rip off a charity, now that is just dispicable. There is NOTHING you (Teresa) can say or do, to excuse the horrible way in which you have treated authors and people around you. And it seems you are one hard learner. You hurt them once, and they say give our works back and go to hell, and instead of leaving you turn around, and sock it to them AGAIN by re-leasing their work? Does that sound like someone with half a brain? Seriously, Lady, get it in your head. The author’s works aren’t yours. When MGP went under, the rights reverted back to the authors. You have absolutely NO control over these works anymore. Stop trying to manipulate people, we aren’t as stupid as you think we are. Enough is enough, why can’t you just leave these authors alone? They aren’t asking for much, are they? I have emailed Barnes and Noble asking them how exactly does someone become a part of their community to sell books. I asked them straight out if just about anyone can sell through them, because it seems that way. and yes, I have seen the Pirate anthology and Premonitions and I am pretty sure, you didnt get permission to publish those because if an author sees and knows the crap that you have put others through and still give you permission to publish their works then they are an even bigger idiot than you think they are. I know I’m long winded here but every where I go looking for MGP, it seems its one issue after another. Teresa, seriously, sweetie, listen to me. You really, really, REALLY need to stop trying to justify things. What you did and are doing is wrong. It is as simple and as complicated as that. Do what’s right.

49. Tonya Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:05 am

    49 NO I was never any part of your little company called Mardi Gras nor am I Tonya Nagle either. I am so glad that I never did submit anything I ever wrote to you. I stuck to more stable publishers besides for some reason Mardi Gras Publishing raised the hairs on the back of my head. I am so glad that I never did submit to you as “the proof is in the pudding”. You are a thief as you stole money from your authors and staff as well as St. Judes. The charity you chose to rip off. You are beneath me and the games you play. While you were ripping off every one at Mardi Gras I was writing books that the royalties brought in more than you probably made in your company. I am not here to exchange posts with you. I have said what I said, now I am done with you and your BS.

50. Kayleigh Jamison Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:10 am

    50 Teresa, maybe you should be putting aside some of that money you’re making from Avon towards a good bankruptcy lawyer. You are grossly, sadly misinformed about bankruptcy laws, copyright laws, fraud laws, and general moral human behavior. I fear your bankruptcy won’t go nearly as smoothly as you think it will, considering many of your former authors HAVE done their homework and talked to lawyers, and are simply waiting for your next ill-advised move.

51. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:13 am

    51 I’m sorry everyone is in a venting mood. I came here to respond to Q’s. The lttle ditty about other authors books – not sure where that came from. I am selling NO books belonging to anyone, other than myself, Savannah and Jaden. The anthology is a load of crap – because the story that is being released is mine – no one elses. It was at one time part of the anthology, but as writerdish said, contracts were released.

52. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:15 am

    52 I bid everyone a happy goodnight, as it appears civilized conversation is done here.

53. writersdish Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:24 am

    53 Oh big lie there Teresa! http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780979064982&itm=13 Thats premonitions by Leah Vaughn (She may be Savannah or Jaden writing under a new name I dont know…but there’s a link to it) and then there’s http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/ISBNInquiry.asp?EAN=9781934329184 — The Pirate Anthology (I’m pretty sure it says right there Ann Cory and Cara North) And sweetie if you’re going to quote me, do it right. I said this story was supposed to be in an anthology to go to charity. That means, that no matter how many times you release this story, it’s supposed to go to charity. I just hope that your new publisher knows the shit you’ve been causing and see the trouble that you are going to potentially bring them. And oh! So glad you said civilized, you may want to look up what that word means.

54. arceneaux Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:24 am

    54 Back to your hole, Teresa!!! We’ll be waiting for you when you come out again!

55. Kayleigh Jamison Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:50 am

    55 I just hope that your new publisher knows the shit you’ve been causing and see the trouble that you are going to potentially bring them. lol, writersdish, Teresa’s new publisher is…well, Teresa.

56. writersdish Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 5:01 am

    56 Hey Kayleigh didn’t you hear? Apparently she’s going to be with Midnight Showcase now! It’s a laugh and I hope it’s not true but here it is. This was sent to me: {{{{My BIG BAD ghost is under construction and has been contracted with MidnightShowcase! This title is due to release July 8, 2008. A Pirate’s Love Releases February 4th and Distributed by L.A. MediaKidnapped by the worst kind of pirate scum, Gabrielle is in trouble.Is there anyone capable of saving her from the clutches of a cutthroat pirate?Or will she be forced to succumb to his sexual ravaging?Captain Marco Vega is hired to rescue a lady of substantial importance.Placing himself in danger to protect the Princess of Spain is one thing.But a simple pirate of the sea falling for Royalty is entirely out of thequestion…isn’ t it? Keep your eyes open for more exciting news from Teresa Wayne!http://teresawayneo%20nline.com/}}}

57. azteclady Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 5:05 am

    57 As a befuddled bystander, here’s my question: why are the writers who were ripped off by this person waiting for her to make a move? isn’t there a way for at least a number of them to pool their resources and get something filed to stop this person from making money off their work? (Whether it is selling the stories under the ‘new/old’ company, or using the ISBNs to create the FictionWise account, she’s using the writers work without paying them of said use, correct?) I have a feeling that people from Absolute Write or Editors and Preditors would be willing to steer you guys towards some sound legal advice. Just speaking out of utter ignorance, by the way–and with no dog whatsoever in this fight either.

58. writersdish Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 5:10 am

    58 trust me azteclady, this person (I was about to write lady but she isn’t worth it) is going to get what’s coming to her. She keeps harping on Karma? Well she’s going to find out first hand that Karma is a bitch because when you screw people, there’s alway someone out there waiting to screw you.

59. Indida Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 5:14 am

    59 Wow!

60. Marianne LaCroix Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    60 Wow, you guys were up late last night. Hmmm…I wanted to say that I do know my former MGP title is out of print as Teresa says. I contacted LS months ago, before I contracted the book with NCP. They confirmed it was OOP. It does just look like a name change on B&N. As far as I am concerned, I just don’t want the book sold by LA Media. As for getting paid, The book wasn’t in print for very long….like a month…and I didn’t pay any set up. So, I am done. This is obviously too much drama. I have a life other than looking back at my mistake signing with MGP.

61. Jade James Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    61 I truly feel bad for the authors that had to go through all of this. It really is a shame, that we as writers put our hard work in a publishers hands, and they turned out to be cheats. Karma is a bitch, and it definitely has a way of biting you in the ass.

62. Jackie L. Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    62 You can run and you can hide. . . But you can’t run and hide, then seek all this publicity. Someone seems to have a few screws that require tightening.

63. Terri Pray Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    63 On ISBN’s, they cannot be reassigned if the company changes the name to my knowledge, and the knowledge of a man who has been in the business over 30 years. We cannot even ‘assign’ them to an imprint that is part of the company. The only time he’s heard of this happening is via bankrupt court, and that’s rare as it takes a damn court order to get Bowker to change the listings. Teresa, are you telling us that Bowker have done for you, as a special favor, something that they’ve not done for anyone else to my knowledge? Hm must check with Bowker to see about that one, as I’d love to know when the rules changed. We’ve asked about this one before, within the last 6 months in fact, and have always been told no. Heck we can’t even assign a sub block of ISBN’s to an imprint which is why our ISBN’s trace back to Final Sword Productions and we’re Under the Moon is an IMPRINT of Final Sword. What you’ll see is UTM on the books when they hit B&N, but the ISBM traces back to Final Sword, legal and fine with Bowker. (yes we checked) So the only way this makes sense is if MGP is the imprint, or parent company of LA Media. (now I need a large coffee) as for the listing name, when you go into LS you can see the files and books you have listed. They wouldn’t just appear a year, six months after closing under a new name. Heck, LS make you jump through hoops to even upload and confirm a book is ready to go on sale… as I’m sure other publishers who work with LS will be able to confirm. First the file then the proof. It doesn’t even,normally, hit the B&N site until you have the proof in hand and you’ve checked the little ‘ok’ box.

64. Terri Pray Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    64 Marianne, that means she never removed the files, or the project name from her LS account and has it set as being ready/listed to go. Sloppy at best, destructive at worst.

65. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    65 I just received a call from the ISBN office. They said they had received a call from someone (no name mentioned) that was trying to use their old MGP numbers at their new (no name mentioned) publishing house and get them listed with books in print. Hummm….pot calling the kettle black I see. They also said I can change the name of the original company all I want to. Companies do it all the time. All ISBN’s will show that company, and records will show back to original name as well as new.

66. Terri Pray Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    66 Hate to say this, that’s not ‘reassigning’ it’s company name change. You do realize by stating that all the authors involved now have a good case for coming after LA Media profits as you ‘just changed the name’…

67. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    67 Thats what I did. Changed the name to L.A. Media, LLC But if you are referring to L.A. Media my site – its a whole different monster. Sorry.

68. Kayleigh Jamison Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    68 Thats what I did. Changed the name to L.A. Media, LLC But if you are referring to L.A. Media my site – its a whole different monster. Sorry. And why would you change the name of a company that is closed and preparing for bankruptcy? As for you having two separate operations, I don’t buy it, and neither will a bk judge or trustee. Looks like a set up for fraudulent transfers to me.

69. Teresa Jacobs Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 10:05 pm

    69 What would I be transferring? Gold, or maybe diamonds? Not hardly. I didn’t come over here to argue – its so petty. I came over to put this ISBN thing to rest. Now I have to go play on my own blog. Folks are trying to bring me down. I can’t have that now, can I?

70. Kayleigh Jamison Posted: Jan 28th, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    70 Eh, I’m not arguing. I’m asking questions that you conveniently refuse to answer, and watching you dig that hole a bit deeper every time you open your mouth. You brought yourself down, Teresa, back when you decided to cheat, lie, and steal your way to the top. But hey, I can understand not wanting to look at yourself in the mirror or, in this case, the blog. So, run along back to your shell company; I’m sure you’re very busy with taking peoples’ money, subverting author rights, authorizing plagiarism, and whatnot. We wouldn’t want to keep you away from all that too long. KJ

71. writerdish Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 12:04 am

    71 and Teresa, yet you keep coming back. And every time you open your mouth (sit down at your keyboard) you get caught into a nother lie….see what I mean about a hard learner?

72. Gina Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 1:04 am

    72 So, um when are the authors going to get their 1099s so they can accurately report their losses to the IRS. Oh wait…the books were cooked…even if Teresa does issue 1099s who will know if the numbers are correct or not? Opps!

73. writerdish Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 2:02 am

    73 Ouch Gina! lol way to go Gina!

74. Diana Castilleja Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 2:14 am

    74 Not to add fuel, but if 1099′s are not issued by the 31st, she has to apply for an extension, with fees. And that has a deadline, which might have already passed (it’s been a while since I had this discussion elsewhere). Once the IRS gets involved, you can kiss any type of easy bankruptcy buh-bye.

75. Tonya Nagle aka Cara North Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 2:56 am

    75 Well thank you for violating confidentiality. I write under a pen name for a reason to keep my day job and my writing seperate. Fortunately other people who read this blog let me know that this conversation was going on ( No offense Karen- I barely have time to write much less make the rounds in blogland) THis is the response I got form Lightning Source: Please feel free to call me to discuss this further if you’d like. The ISBN’s listed for the titles under “L.A. Media LLC” are in our system under “Mardi Gras”. However, they are cancelled. Even if someone were to place an order for one of these titles through Barnes and Noble, we would not print it. You may also want to note that Barnes and Noble is not currently taking orders on these ISBN’s and is showing them as “Out of Stock”. Thank you, Carol A. Egan Client Services Representative This is how I handle things, I am told about something, then I approach the proper channels to find out what is fact or fiction before I begin throwing accusations around. As you can see Lightning Source supports that things are not available. I do not doubt that the change is to LA MEDIA due to the ISBN company switch, however, I asked Bowker, I did not publicly trash anyone. In fact, had you e-mailed me to let me know I might see this, I wouldn’t have bothered e-mailing them. I never contacted Bowker to use your ISBN’s that would be pretty stupid since if they allowed it you would have earned the royalties as everyone knows ISBN’s identify the publisher and the book title. All I ask now as that you let me write in peace. You can copy this becasue I am telling you I don’t care if you never pay me, I just want to be free and clear of any affiliation with the whole debacle. You reverted the rights to my titles back to me months prior to closing, that was all I wanted and the only thing I cared about. I hate that this has blown up into such a production, but again switching the company name on the ISBN account would of course raise eyebrows, a little note to notify people would have saved a lot of grief for everyone. Cara

76. Shiloh Walker Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 3:12 am

    76 Teresa As a totally objective party here~I don’t know you, I’ve never had any business dealings with you and I don’t tend to let the comments or viewpoints of others affect how I form an opinion. That said… you’re digging yourself a hole here. A hole as in Grand Canyon sized. Your comments have come off as insulting, and some of that is directed towards readers. Us authors like readers, remember? It might be wise to remember that every thing you post on the blog could be here, haunting you, for years to come. BTW, Karen! I dunno what happened on the tech end of things, but the blog is loading so much faster now.

77. writerdish Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 4:14 am

    77 Well Shiloh I told her that and it doesn’t seem as if she is listening so maybe she will listen to you. And Tonya, I understand how you feel about the confidentiality thing…but Teresa seem to have this incredible knack for sticking her foot in her mouth every time she turn her computer on… And now ladies, let’s watch her burn…

78. bam Posted: Jan 29th, 2008 at 5:14 pm

    78 fights are awesome.

79. Sybil Posted: Jan 30th, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    79 I am not a writer so I am sure I am missing something but uh… fuck karma why isn’t someone sueing? Isn’t it illegal to take something not yours and sell it and make money off it? If you have a contract and don’t pay what you contracted to pay and you can just say one day I plan to file bankrupcy so no money for you? Really? Damn. Hey bam and karen… wanna start an epub? It is the new black this season, we can be styling.

80. Jackie L. Posted: Jan 30th, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    80 Sybil–I’m not a writer, but I could plagiarize some stuff for your new E-pub. And you could claim it was for charity, but then, wink, wink.

81. Sybil Posted: Jan 30th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    81 OMG! Jackie L.!!!!! I didn’t even THINK of that. I need a moment… I am so ashamed at myself. But in awe of you! YOU ARE SO IN! I am thinking TEH Fisrt CharITy of Sybils it helps all the sybils it can. So like it is wrong… but oh so right….