Tim et al
Ys I'd agree - I published with Routledge who seemed to have no interest at all
in either promoting the book or publishing in paperback and were evasive when I
asked about the latter.
Dave
Quoting "Forsyth,TJ" <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear All,
>
> Has anyone has similar experiences?... is there is a trend? ...if so, can we
> do something collective about this..?
>
> I wonder if anyone has experienced bad treatment from publishers recently?
> Every now and then I hear anecdotal stories about publishers who fail to
> deliver on promises, or refuse to publish books except in expensive hardback,
> or fail to market books in effective ways... etc...
>
> I ask because I have had a bad experience with Routledge and think this needs
> alerting to people. I edited a major work, the Encyclopedia of International
> Development. But there have been persistent problems in getting contributors
> to be paid as per their contract. Some of them have had to wait between 2-4
> years for payment; their emails have not been responded to. Months ago, I
> contacted a senior director at Routledge with one complaint, and (despite a
> concerned email in response) even this contributor has still not been paid.
>
> I wonder if other people have had similar problems?
>
> Moreover, are there other trends? eg I was told that the Encyclopedia would
> be out in paperback when I agreed to do it. Now I am told it may not be in
> paperback. For a reference work on Development, this seems seriously
> short-sighted.
>
> Of course, I know publishing is a business, and business conditions are
> changing with internet etc... but I hear so many stories about publishers not
> delivering, I wonder if these changes are actually resulting in an unhelpful
> change of culture.
>
> There may also be good performers as well as bad. Does anyone else have good
> or bad experiences with publishers? I must admit, after my experience with
> the Encyclopedia, if anyone asks me, I would say ''Don't use Routledge!''
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Tim Forsyth
> Development Studies Institute
> London School of Economics and Political Science
>
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