Questions ~ Publishing Shakeups

 

I have a question for Publishers and others in the Publishing World out there...

I wrote two books with Callisto Media/Rockridge Press. Callisto Media has since been bought out:

"NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The publishing assets of Callisto Media, a leading nonfiction publisher, have been sold in a Sourcebooks-led, Penguin Random House-funded acquisition."

The books I published with them then began being distributed by Simon & Schuster, and I found both of my books, as well as an author page up in my name, at Simon & Schuster's website.

Simon & Schuster has since been sold out:

"In [October, I believe] 2023, leading global investment firm KKR acquired Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global. For the first time in nearly 50 years, Simon & Schuster was no longer part of a larger conglomerate, marking a return to its roots as a standalone, independent publishing company."

I just recently discovered that my books and my author page have both disappeared from Simon & Schuster's website. I also looked up an aquaintance on this site, a fellow Callisto author, and her books and author page were gone as well.

My questions:

• What happens to our books?
• How can we find out?
• Will Rockridge books be shuffled around to another company?
• Could these books go out of print?

These were contracted works, a one-time payment, it's not like I'm going to miss out on royalties; but these are very popular books and the sales of these books helps to promote my other books. And then, there's all the hard work that went into writing these books; I'm proud of them and I want them to do well for whatever company they wind up with.