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Originally Posted by ShimSham
I've never really paid any attention to publishers. I just buy or borrow the book, depending on the author, reviews, description etc. What happens to all the authors on those imprints, with books in the pipeline or coming out imminently?
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I rarely pay attention, too, although I've come to take more notice in recent years - some publishers consistently release books more likely to appeal to me, some publishers go the no-DRM route, etc. Strange Chemistry was an imprint I learned to know reasonably well when I tried their yearly subscription last year - so I got all the titles they released in those 12 months.
I'm glad I didn't renew it, now, although I assume that subscribers will be refunded for the books they won't be getting.
I gather that books already in the pipeline are not coming out. I don't know about the Exhibit A books but presumably it's the same there; I do already know that Strange Chemistry authors with release dates in July aren't going to get those books published.
At least some of the authors have indicated they're already looking into other options - other publishers or self-publishing, if needs be, both for the books already finished and for future ones (quite a few had one or two books in planned trilogies out with SC), so I assume that they have at least been assured they can have the rights back for them. I don't know though how that will affect things like cover art etc.
It seems that it came as a shock to everyone involved, in any case - as far as I can tell from author reactions, they all just found out today after the general announcement. I wouldn't want to be them right now.