Sarah McCarty Bids Goodbye To Elloras Cave, And Heads To New York…
Friday, May 18, 2007Posted in: Sarah McCarty says ta-ta to EC and hello to New York
Well, I for one was very sad to hear about Sarah McCarty’s parting of ways with e-publisher, Elloras Cave.
I love her books like a fat kid loves cake.
Did I buy the amicable split line? Hell no, all things being equal, if there hadn’t been problems and issues, the split wouldn’t have happened.
Shall we examine the evidence?
Well, apparently a couple of books that Sarah was contracted for wont ever be published now. She basically said so, on her group list. An amicable split, would surely mean that she was free to take her books elsewhere, at some point, wouldn’t it?
Also, apparently, her N.Y Promises Books will continue with The Reverend’s story, which was never the original plan, at least not with EC. I should know, I’ve been panting after more of her books from EC, for ages.
I can’t believe that they would be foolish enough to let one of their best-selling authors go. Apparently, “a compromise couldn’t be reached”, read: It’s The Elloras Cave Way, Or The Highway. Can we say, Nora Roberts and Harlequin?
Foolish, foolish, foolish. Now I’m just waiting for Lora Leigh to announce that she too will be leaving. Don’t look at me like that, you know it’s bound to happen at some point, and let’s face it, when was the last time she released a new book at EC?
Yeeess, I think there’s something definitely rotten in Denmark.
Oh well, I guess I can look forward to more of those kind of books in the future. Big effing sigh.
On the bright side, I’m really looking forward to visiting Sarah’s new books, at her new publishing home. So you see, it aint all bad.
Ann Wesley Hardin
May 18
11:55 am
Anne Stuart has had multiple publishers as had Nora, Lori Foster, Stephen King, the list is endless. Even fledgling authors house hop. The reasons are as varied as the authors.
This is par for the course.
Anonymous
May 18
3:35 pm
“Well, apparently a couple of books that Sarah was contracted for wont ever be published now. She basically said so, on her group list. An amicable split, would surely mean that she was free to take her books elsewhere, at some point, wouldn’t it?”
Likely not true, I’m sorry to say. To ensure a reversion of rights, an author must add a publication deadline to the contract, stipulating rights will revert to the author if the deadline is not met.
In the event one publisher will not allow the inclusion, an author can find another publisher that does business fairly and in good faith.
MC Halliday
Shelby
May 18
7:02 pm
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo(*taking breath*)ooooooooooooo!!! Don’t leave me, Sarah!!
Can I still email you and hang out at your table at the RWA booksigning? You know, in about five more minutes, you’re going to be assigned one of those “special” tables like Nora has because your line of autograph-seekers will be so long. 🙂
Hugs,
Shelby
Rosie
May 18
7:34 pm
I love her books like a fat kid loves cake.
I should know, I’ve been panting after more of her books from EC, for ages.
Me too, me too, me too!
By the time her firt NY pub comes out this November it will have been almost 2 years since her last book (A Little Bit of Sass) came out at EC.
The situation may very well be as amicable as both Sarah and EC say it is, but I’d be a liar if I didn’t say I’m skeptical.
byrdloves2read
May 19
12:45 am
It seems to me that EC is cutting off their nose to spite their face. They could make money off whatever Miss Sarah would be willing to share with them. Isn’t a slice of pie better than none? And the bigger she gets with NY pubs would seem to increase customers who would seek out her ebooks with EC. I really don’t understand what they were thinking.
Anonymous
May 19
2:14 am
The link is gone but from what I read earlier, it seems like no Zach’s Obsession and no Others/Chosen series? Is that right? Since the Promises series is getting picked up in NY, that just left those other two.
I’m not surprised since I wondered why there was no release date for any EC books on her website.
Sigh.
Anonymous
May 24
2:11 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO say it isn’t so! I have been waiting for those books for far too long. I hate it when a great author has to abandon a series (not so much for the authors sake as mine…damn it!!)
Well, crap.