As some of you may know, Inkshares has gone through a major managerial change in the past months, which brought with it a sharp shift in policy, and well – let’s put it gently – more crude way of conducting business.
First of all sadly, and in spite of the tremendous efforts we’ve all put in, I am sorry to let you know that “And the Wolf Shall Dwell” will not publish with Inkshares due to creative differences. I will take this opportunity to thank you all once again for the huge support you have shown me in the past year and briefly explain why and what’s next.
One reason for this is that, as some of you may have noticed, Inkshares had decided to unilaterally cancel orders. In the past few months, they erased good people’s accounts and orders for no good reason, and now even refunded the book, in spite of other assurances that the funds will be transferred to my solicitor in order to self-publish. You can only imagine the disappointment for the people who had referred, promoted Inkshares and put cash into its system, to discover their efforts had been canceled at once with no further explanation.
Another reason is that throughout the last months, while I kept promoting Inkshares tirelessly, apparently nothing was done to edit and work on the manuscript. The new CEO plainly stated over a phone call that he will only agree to publish the book under Quill. Though Quill (the smaller spread/online only with no Inkshares’ marketing and distribution efforts contract) may work for some authors, I feel it would not have done “And the Wolf Shall Dwell” justice, certainly not after the efforts we went through to reach 750 orders
Having not heard from Inkshares for a while, save postponements and other excuses, I have decided to let my solicitor handle the case. I have learned in life that when people have no real grounds to do what they do they start biting and shooting all over. I wanted to share with you the grotesque correspondence that Adam Gomolin, Inkshares’ CEO, had sent, but I will spare you this for your own good. While I may be seeking reparations for all of the above, that was not the reason I started this campaign.
The book has seen interest from various literary agents and publishers, and I will be going with a local English one. However for this to happen, while it appears that Inkshares (again in spite of the other written promises) refunded the books unilaterally - I would need your pledge again for the orders you have already made. I have kept all your details so I can send you a link to pre-order the book again (it’s currently in editing). I will not chase and nag again, but it would mean the world for me if you can re-order.
Not all lost, I’ve gained a strong readers’ base during the last months, new friendships and learned a lot. There’s a saying in Hebrew “Kol Akava Le-Tova” which means that every delay along the way is for the best – Every cloud has a silver lining if you wish. And I will update very soon.
I have the addresses and emails of everyone who had ordered the book, but if anyone had any change of details please send me an email to ydital@gmail.com, so I can update the book’s future distributor. This is the place to thank my solicitor Simon Walton for his work in the past month, to my family for the ongoing support and to all of you backers for your everlasting patience. Thank you!
Yours,
Jonathan Dital
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