Recently, Tor Publishing Group has announced that Tor.com will launch as Reactor (www.reactormag.com) on January 23, 2024. Established in 2008, Tor.com is a leader in science fiction and fantasy books and popular culture, with more than 3 million monthly visits. Tor.com has secured many awards and became the Locus Award winner for Best Magazine for 7 years running. In … [Read more...] about Tor.com to Launch As Reactor On 23rd January
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Macmillan is no longer embargoing ebooks to public libraries
Macmillan implemented an embargo for ebooks to public libraries for the past four months and they have announced they are abandoning it. Starting this Friday, the costs for ebooks will be reverting to the old Metered Access: Two-year term, where after the first 8 weeks of publication, titles are available without restriction. Each ebook a library wants to purchase will abide by … [Read more...] about Macmillan is no longer embargoing ebooks to public libraries
Penguin Random House is changing their terms for library ebooks
Penguin Random House is one of the largest publishers in the world and they are responsible for one quarter of all books released every year. They have been doing business with libraries for many years under the unlimited model, where libraries pay more for an ebook, but retain the rights to it forever. PRH is now changing this arrangement and going to a metered approach, where … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House is changing their terms for library ebooks
TOR is delaying front-list ebooks on Overdrive
TOR is one of the largest science fiction and fantasy publishers in the world and they have quietly implemented a new policy. They are now delaying submitting all front-list titles to Overdrive and will only make them available once they have been out for a minimum of four months. The publisher is hoping to maximize their sales by selling ebooks directly or through third … [Read more...] about TOR is delaying front-list ebooks on Overdrive
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan eBook is Free
The first book in the epic Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan is available free, in the ebook format. You can get it from TOR, who is using this title as their ebook of the month. This title is available DRM-Free from February 13th to February 15th, 2018. In order to download the Eye of the World you need to sign up for the TOR newsletter. There are two main reasons why … [Read more...] about The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan eBook is Free
TOR is giving away a free e-book every month
TOR is the one of the largest science fiction and fantasy publishers in the world.  The company is going to be giving away one free e-book every month for signing up for the program. Each e-Book will be available for seven days. But they will spend the month talking about the featured title through discussion posts, author features, and more. The TOR e-Book Club is only … [Read more...] about TOR is giving away a free e-book every month
TOR Books Now Eligible for an e-Book Upgrade for $2.99
TOR is one of the largest science fiction and fantasy publishers in the world and there is another compelling reason to do business with them. If you have purchased in the past or buy a new print edition you can now get the e-book for $2.99. Tor Books has just announced that they have forged a new partnership with Vancouver, BC based BitLit, a free app that lets you download … [Read more...] about TOR Books Now Eligible for an e-Book Upgrade for $2.99
Florida Principal Pulls the Plug on Doctorow
It's either yet another example of stupidity in public school administrations, or it's the most brilliantly subversive plot on the part of an adult in a long time. At Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida, an English teacher and the school librarian collaborated on a fun summer reading event. In addition to the typical summer reading lists high schoolers … [Read more...] about Florida Principal Pulls the Plug on Doctorow
After One Full Year, TOR Books Reflects on Abandoning DRM
Science Fiction and Fantasy imprint TOR celebrated one year of abandoning DRM and the company has stated that it has seen no noticeable increase in piracy. DRM or Digital Rights Management is a form of encryption that retailers and publishing companies employ to protect their works. This often causes confusion for the customers and warrant using bulky programs to copy the … [Read more...] about After One Full Year, TOR Books Reflects on Abandoning DRM
Macmillan Imprint TOR to Abandon DRM
Macmillan USA is taking the first steps to abandon Digital Rights Management on its Science-Fiction imprint TOR. This bold move will occur by July of this year and finally allow users to transfer books to different devices without the need for Adobe Digital Editions or other software. The one main thing that DRM prevents is the resale of purchased books and the donation of … [Read more...] about Macmillan Imprint TOR to Abandon DRM
L. A. Banks – Mourning the Loss of a Great Writer
The writing community lost a dear friend yesterday when author Leslie Esdaile Banks passed away after fighting late-stage cancer. Ms. Banks wrote under several pseudonyms, including L.A. Banks, Leslie Esdaile Banks, Leslie E. Banks, Leslie Banks and Leslie Esdaile, simultaneously with five major publishers: St. Martin's Press (NYC), Simon and Schuster (NYC), Kensington … [Read more...] about L. A. Banks – Mourning the Loss of a Great Writer