Three romance writers filed suit in New York’s southern district court Thursday morning against Harlequin alleging the publisher deprived them of ebook royalties rightfully owed to them for works published between 1990 and 2004 by funneling contracts through a Switzerland-based subsidiary, from which the ebooks needed to be “licensed.” Agents and authors have long whispered–or even posted on blogs–about Harlequin’s historical practice of ebook accounting, and now this suit seeks class-action status with the potential to become a blockbuster action by authors against the leading romance publisher. The plaintiffs are reaching out to any authors who signed contracts with Harlequin for […]
