Comments on: Random House Imprint Hydra Not A Qualifying Market

By: Random House: Hydra | Bridie Roman

Random House: Hydra | Bridie Roman — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:51:42 +0000

[...] In a feud that has developed right in front of the online community the SFWA’s president, John Scalzi, has condemned Random House’s business model for the digital imprints Alibi and Hyrda, saying that the contracts offered to writers are exploitative and deceiving. In response to the contract being offered and to discourage people from giving in to Random Houses demands SFWA has said that those who are published under the Hydra Imprint will not qualify for SFWA membership. [...]

By: New Hydra communique - awaiting response from the SFWA

New Hydra communique - awaiting response from the SFWA — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:24:14 +0000

[...] on strong criticism from writers’ groups, authors, and agents, Random House has decided to make major changes in its digital [...]

By: The Chimney Rabbit : Facing the Hydra

The Chimney Rabbit : Facing the Hydra — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:14:12 +0000

[...] tore the contract apart on his blog, and the Science Fiction Writers of America have declared that Hydra is not a qualifying market – basically, that it’s no different from a vanity publisher or a self-publisher, and if [...]

By: The Noble Pen for March 14, 2013 « The Noble Pen

The Noble Pen for March 14, 2013 « The Noble Pen — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:09:25 +0000

[...] you are unlikely to make any money since they charge an unspecified amount for their services. SFWA has declared they don’t count as publishing credits. Random House has issued a reply that hasn’t [...]

By: Random House accused of ‘predatory’ contracts for new ebook imprint - British News Cloud

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:33:12 +0000

[...] comes after the association removed the digital-only SF imprint from the list of publishers whose authors qualify for SFWA membe…, and the SFWA president John Scalzi called the terms Hydra appeared to be offering authors [...]

By: Tanja Cilia

Tanja Cilia — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:55:01 +0000

There have been misunderstandings!:http://www.hydrapublications.com/2013/03/06/we-are-not-random-house/