Today, Harlequin announced the birth of a new, digital only line – Carina Press

From their website:

Carina Press is a new digital-only publisher that combines editorial and marketing expertise with the freedom of digital publishing. With a long history of digital marketing and editorial experience, the Carina Press team is committed to bringing readers fresh voices and new, unique editorial.

Our philosophy is: no great story should go untold!

Carina Press will publish a broad range of fiction with an emphasis on romance and its subgenres. We will also acquire voices in mystery, suspense and thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, erotica, gay/lesbian, and more!

Our first books will hit the digital shelves in Spring 2010. Stay tuned!

I’m pretty excited about this – in no small part due to the fact that Angela James will be the Executive Editor! Angie is one of the savviest people in the biz and a huge proponent of digital publishing. She’s got a great eye and though I’m biased, I think this is an excellent choice on the part of Harlequin!

They’ve got a blog too – in case you’re interested.

I’m going to be writing about digital publishing later this week…