Meisha Merlin Publishing is going out of business, effective next month. Following is the text of the announcement posted today on the company’s web site.
Dear Fans,
I am sorry to say that due to major distribution problems Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc. will be closing their doors in May 2007. Both Kevin and I along with the entire staff here at Meisha Merlin want to thank all our fans, customers, authors, & artists for your support over the past eleven years. We are sorry to have to do this, but events beyond our control have forced us to make this decision.
ATTN: For those of you who have purchased The Virginia Edition. The Robert A. & Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust has worked out an agreement to continue publishing The Virginia Edition. You can expect a letter from them within the very near future & volume seven will be arriving to you in late May or early June.
The unsigned letter, on the main page’s scrolling marquee, is apparently by co-founder and co-owner Stephen Pagel. The Kevin referred to in the letter is the other co-founder and co-owner, Kevin Murphy.