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Originally Posted by JSWolf
From what others have said, Tor is possibly in a deal for eBook with BAEN. I don't know the specifics yet. But this i a very good first step for Tor as far as eBooks go.
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Quoting from an email from a Toroid on the topic:
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The site will _not_ be built around giving away free digital editions of novel-length works, although we may well do some of that when it suits our other purposes. And it's entirely possible that in the fullness of time we'll have something like the Baen Free Library (or, more likely, simply join forces with the Baen Free Library). But the shapes of the cones in which we're giving out this particular round of free ice cream should not be taken as determinative of our future plans.
In other words: yes, we know. This is a rough-and-ready freebie, not a blueprint for further e-book publishing.
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I don't think Tor has fully made up their minds about which way they plan to jump on electronic publishing. But they are certainly aware of it, and it seems likely they
will jump at some point.
Expect rights and permissions to be a factor in terms of how fast they jump. When Baen did the Free Library, part of Eric Flint's efforts revolved around convincing the participants in the program to
allow their works to be offered through the library. So it is with this, I suspect: Sanderson, Scalzi, and Wilson had to agree to allow their books to be offered this way. Tor's contracts with them covered pbook editions, and electronic rights are another matter. New contracts (or amendments to existing ones) will be required for ebooks Tor might choose to issue.
At least the
capability to offer electronic editions is now there. It didn't used to be.
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Dennis