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Originally Posted by HarryT
I haven't come across "Phoenix Pick" before. Are they simply a reseller, or a publisher?
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Publisher specializing in sf/fantasy backlist reprints and do paper versions as well as e-. I'm actually kind of surprised you don't recognize them because they've been doing the Free eBook of the Month
since mid-2010, which have been posted in Deals fairly steadily since then.
They did use to mostly call themselves "Arc Manor" and that seems to be the official publisher name and Phoenix Pick their sf/fantasy (and only) imprint.
They do have a few formatting issues from time to time with no chapter breaks or proper TOC for some of their books (which is in part why I pick up the ePub versions because they're easier to tweak) but from what I've read of their books, rather few typos (I've seen worse in stuff I've bought from the major publishers).
And they're pretty good at offering tie-in sales for other works related to the monthly free e-book author and occasional special discount deals on other stuff. I've managed to pick up a fair amount of books I'd probably have never encountered on my own from more relatively-obscure authors I haven't even seen in the used bookshops around here, which I've now read and enjoyed.
It is worrisome, however, that their newest releases are now only available on Amazon and B&N, the latter of which doesn't officially sell outside the US, and the former of which I prefer not to give money for non-physical items because I don't care for certain of their business practices as regards digital stuff, and don't seem to have the Publisher Direct purchase option for those newest books, but perhaps that's something which will re-appear later.