"Credit crunch " hits Trek lit

Discussion at the TrekBBS has brought to my attention some really horrible news: Simon and Schuster/Pocket Books have laid off thirty-five staff in cost cutting measures, and according to an article at Comic Mix, that number includes Marco Palmieri, the editing god responsible for the likes of the DS9 relaunch, Titan and Vanguard. Which hugely sucks for him, and hugely sucks for us. *annoyed*