[John Jarrold]

Anyone heard of this outfit? An unagented author just asked me about them - they say they want to publish this author's novel, having only read the first three chapters, and that they are a 'start-up' small press, who will begin publishing in April. They also asked the author if they already had an ISBN for their novel, which is a ludicrous question, and are offering paperback royalties up to 35%...smells to me, but I'd appreciate any info. to save the author getting into a bad situation.

Thanks!