Nearly a year ago ebook publisher Samhain Publishing had told authors via email that it was “beginning the process of winding down due to our market share’s continuing decline” and “approaching the point where we cannot sustain our business.” Christina Brashear had written, “I won’t drag this out any longer than I have to, but it isn’t going to be something that will be wrapped up in the next six months.” Then in mid-2016 Brashear sent another notice claiming that after layoffs and adjustments it was “not liquidating its business or winding up its affairs” and would “stay fully operational” — but the original dispatch was […]