If Xlibris can afford to fund Inkspot anymore, can you take it back?
Unfortunately it’s not that simple. Because advertising was taken off the site because of the merger with Xlibris, there is no income and therefore would be no way of paying staff and contributors until advertising income is ramped up again. One of the reasons I sold Inkspot in the first place (see the official announcement/FAQ from July and letter from CEO John Feldcamp) was because I was stretched too thin and needed help, especially with administration and marketing. If I take Inkspot back now, I will have less resources than before. And to be perfectly honest, I’m burned out. I was working 12-hour workdays (often on weekends) until recently, with my workload and work-related stress increasing instead of decreasing; it was starting to affect my health and my marriage. And finally, the process of selling Inkspot to Xlibris was far more complicated than I expected (fortunately, Xlibris was willing to pay those legal fees). I have been warned that the transfer of Inkspot back to me wou
