[thelist] glasshaus gone...

[Steve Webster]

Hiya,

> well, this kinda sucks... and not just because i've been one of their 
> tools, but because i *liked* the idea of books by professionals and 
> for professionals...
> 
> no idea on what's gonna happen other than this note on the site...
> 
> "Goodbye from glasshaus"
> by Bruce on Mar 14 2003 
> 
> "It's with huge sadness, that I tell you that the bank pulled the plug 
> on glasshaus today."
> 
> "To all our customers - thank you for your support. To our authors, 
> thank you. I'm humbled to have worked with you."
> 
> you can see the entry at:
> http://www.glasshaus.com/

Wrox and Friends of Ed will be gone too as they're all run by the same 
company - the Peer Information group.

As a FoEd/Wrox author, I got this email today...

[quote]
Dear author,

The Board of Peer Information has passed a resolution to place the 
company into liquidation. The company is unable to meet its financial 
commitments, and we have been unable to secure additional funding. The 
Directors are left with no choice but to place the company into 
insolvency process.

Please stop work immediately on all contracted work from Peer 
information. Retain safe copies of all your work. The contract that you 
have with the company remains valid. There will be a 3-4 week hiatus 
period until we are able to discuss the future course of your project.
-snip-
[/quote]

It's sad as I know a lot of good people are working there at the moment 
and I haven't been able to get in touch to find out what the situation 
is. All I can say is that there's too much talent there for them not to 
spring up somewhere else.

As quoted from the latest news on the friendsofed.com site...

[quote]
ED is dead
by ped (03 14 03)
keep designing,
keep flashing,
keep photoshoping,
keep doing whatever it is you do.

remember what we believed in: designer to designer.

keep an eye out for us,
we'll be around

it's been swell,
you've been a great audience.

over...and out...
[/quote]

I don't know that I can say it any better than that!

Regards,

Steve

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