The Boss'  head is still spinning. 

With all this talk about the Agency Model, and price fixing (okay, they might not be actually calling it that, but that's what it amounts to), we here at Inknbeans Press decided to become a little more informed about what our traditional competitors were doing. 

Somehow we never quite got to the price issue because something else caught our attention, and sent the Boss into orbit.  We were looking at Penguin since they seem to be center stage in this controversy, and while prowling through their website came across this seemingly laudable page:   (Green Penguins).

Impressive, isn't it?  Except it isn't.  Go to the submissions page for any of their dozens of imprints, and not one of them accepts digital submissions.  Not one!  One of the submission requirements is that the reams of paper you send to them by snail mail be recyclable, but the fact is they want paper.  Lots and lots of paper.  And they want you to employ drivers and planes and man hours to deliver it.  And if they like your submission, they'll send more paper to you requesting even more paper from you. 

Give them their props for sorting bottles and cans, and switching to CFS lighting and video conferencing.  But, wouldn't digital submissions go a long way (in a hydrogen fuel cell car) to reducing their carbon footprint and save who knows how many thousands of trees? 

So, Penguin Group, we say to you, don't paddle the twaddle 'til you can waddle the waddle. 

Here at Inknbeans Press, we're doing our part to help Green Up America.  Have a great day.

BGP