![]() Effective 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. Our current analysis on eLending indicates it is having a direct and adverse impact on retail eBook sales. 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. It is well cited and has followups. It is a great resource.įrom that piece here is the original statement from Tor: Please click here and read their reporting. I am going to refer to this article from The Digital Reader which has been adding new information and statements as they come out. In this post I will break down this complex issue and all of the different moving parts that are creating it and then I will address what we should do.įirst here is some background for those of you who are not up to speed. This is not an all or nothing type situation and it needs us to think about how we respond in a way that doesn’t hurt our readers and the authors but still shows our displeasure. Outrage and boycotting are all of our first instincts, including mine, but I am torn on how to act. Obviously library workers are mad, very mad. Tor Books, the largest publisher of speculative fiction in America is not selling as many eBooks as it thinks it should, so they are seeing if libraries are the problem?!? The basics here- no new books in “e” format can go to libraries until at least 4 months after their initial release. ![]()
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