Comments on: Iris Woes, Again

By: REVIEW: A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day | Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:00:46 +0000

[...] purchased a copy of the book intending to read and probably review it, but not long after that, you posted that the publisher which originally put out your book in October 2006, Iris Print, was sending you [...]

By: Stray Talk » A Strong and Sudden Thaw; RW Day

Stray Talk » A Strong and Sudden Thaw; RW Day — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:51:45 +0000

[...] anyone buying it, with things being what they are at present. You can read more about it here, at the author’s [...]

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Creators call for Iris boycott

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Creators call for Iris boycott — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:08:13 +0000

[...] statements or communicating in any way. Eventually she did send creator RW Day a check, which bounced. Now Day and Tina Anderson are calling for a boycott of Iris books. Tina: So… I’m asking [...]

By: JoSelle

JoSelle — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:12:50 +0000

Just adding my condolences. But I am glad to have found your blog (and hey, wow, another Cabinet des Fees author!!!) because of friends posting about this today. I hope you can get your rights back, as I’m confident you can place your book elsewhere.

- Jo

By: Fallon

Fallon — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:40:11 +0000

I know it’s already been said, but I’m so sorry this happened to you D: I adored Thaw, and so did all my friends. It’s really disappointing to see how Iris went. It seemed like such a neat thing, and I was really rooting for it. I was even hoping to publish something there, eventually.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:47:56 +0000

I am so sorry. I feel somehow worse because I actually bought a copy of your book a couple of weeks ago on the recommendation of a fellow writer. I hope this gets resolved quickly and you receive the royalties you’re owed.

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:16:06 +0000

What about reviewing Thaw? Should I hold off on doing that for the time being?

By: Alankria

Alankria — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:29:30 +0000

So sorry to hear this has happened to you. I hope you get your rights back ASAP and can find a better home for you book.

By: SJ

SJ — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:22:29 +0000

I really really hope you can leave Iris ASAP because you will probably be able to place your work with a better publisher in a heartbeat.

I’ve been trying to understand all the issues regarding mxm in the publishing business (DramaQueen, Tokyopop–graphic novels, and now Iris Print) and it’s just horrible to hear how creators are being treated.

I suspect that alot of it also has to do with the fact this business is not based on a face to face relationship and things like emails and other obligations can be ignored.

By: gynocrat

gynocrat — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:13:52 +0000

Can’t you contact Amazon and get them to take it off? Unfortunately no, I’ve all ready looked into this for my title. Basically I’m just going to release it on my own with my own ISBN. If she wants to hunt me down, I say ‘bring it on’. Then maybe she can explain via her lawyer why she hasn’t contacted my rep.