Royalties for all formats will be based on net publisher receipts with no hidden deductions and will be paid quarterly. Authors will be offered the option of receiving a traditional advance against net earnings or higher rates with no advance.
“We have worked hard ensure that our contracts are as streamlined and author-friendly as possible, and will only include rights that can be immediately utilised by the authors. Transitioning to an author-centric digital imprint, with the aim of fostering and reviving novella and short novel-length commercial science fiction and fantasy, is the next logical step in Tor.com's evolution. Tor.com said: “In the past six years we have had the great fortune to work with literally hundreds of authors and illustrators in the publication and promotion of their short fiction. The imprint “will have a heavy digital focus but all titles will be available via POD and audio formats”, and some will be considered for traditional print publishing. This will continue, but titles published under the new imprint will be offered for purchase and will be DRM-free. The new imprint, which will be for novellas, shorter novels and serialisations which exceed the traditional novelette length, will feature material acquired by editors at Tor Books in the US, and at Tor UK, as well as that directly acquired by Tor.com.Īuthors on the imprint will be offered traditional advances against net earnings, or higher rates with no advance.Ĭurrently Tor.com acquires short fiction for free publication on its website.
Macmillan US' SFF site Tor.com has launched a new “author-centric digital imprint”, which it has described as “an opportunity to re-evaluate every step of the publishing process”.
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