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Note: Tor/Forge Books’ submission information is here, and Tor.com’s submission information is here. Please be sure to read them carefully so that your submission does not get disqualified. The timing of the test period is open-ended.The following guidelines outline how to submit novels and novellas to Nightfire. With data from both programs, we will be in a better position to analyze and understand the impact of eLending on our publishing program. In addition, Macmillan will actively participate in the recently launched “Panorama Project,” the first large-scale, data-driven research project focused on understanding the impact of library holdings on book discovery, author brand development, and retail sales (). During the test period, we will work closely with our library vendors who service this channel to evaluate the results and develop ongoing terms that will best support Tor’s authors, their agents, and Tor’s channel partners. Our current analysis on eLending indicates it is having a direct and adverse impact on retail eBook sales.Įffective with July 2018 publications, all new titles from Tor Books will become available for library eBook distribution four months after their retail on-sale date rather than the current program which allows libraries to purchase the titles on their retail on-sale date. Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers and a leading global publisher of science fiction and fantasy will be changing our eBook lending model to libraries as part of a test program to determine the impact of eLending on retail sales. This means libraries will not be able to purchase new titles until four months after their on-sale date. Recently, popular Sci-Fi/Fantasy publisher TOR announced a 4 month restriction on availability of eBooks through OverDrive.

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