{"id":1761,"date":"2009-09-10T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T17:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2009-09-10T09:45:09","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T17:45:09","slug":"an-aside-tor-com-launches-print-on-demand-imprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/news\/an-aside-tor-com-launches-print-on-demand-imprint\/","title":{"rendered":"An Aside | Tor.com launches Print on Demand imprint"},"content":{"rendered":"

To make the world of publishing even more confusing, Tor.com<\/a> – which is not<\/em> the same as Tor Books<\/strong>, apparently – is stepping into the publishing fray, by becoming a new imprint<\/a> for Macmillan<\/a>. There first title is a print-on-demand run of Year\u2019s Best Fantasy 9<\/strong>, edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer.<\/p>\n\"Year\u2019s\n

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This highly anticipated release also marks something we\u2019re particularly proud of: Tor.com\u2019s debut as a publishing entity, distinct from Tor Books and as a separate imprint under our shared corporate overlords at Macmillan.<\/p>\n

YBF 9 is available only as a print-on-demand book, in keeping with our mission of always exploring alternative forms of publishing. Similar to the launch of the Tor.com Store, this title is one of our various publishing projects that seek to experiment with the available alternatives to publishing\u2019s traditional sales, distribution, and delivery mechanisms.<\/p>\n

Year\u2019s Best Fantasy 9 is available in the Tor.com Store, of course, as well as via online retailers such as Amazon, B&N, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Don’t worry, you’re not the only one who’s confused about how a website can also be an imprint of a large publishing company. In any case, the list of authors and stories included in the anthology is certainly impressive:<\/p>\n

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\u201cShoggoths in Bloom\u201d – Elizabeth Bear<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rabbi\u2019s Hobby\u201d – Peter S. Beagle<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cRunning the Snake\u201d – Kage Baker<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm\u201d – Daryl Gregory<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cReader\u2019s Guide\u201d – Lisa Goldstein<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Salting and Canning of Benevolence D.\u201d – Al Michaud<\/p>\n

\u201cAraminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake\u201d – Naomi Novik<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cA Buyer\u2019s Guide to Maps of Antarctica\u201d – Catherynne M. Valente<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the Clay of His Heart\u201d – John Brown<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Angels Fight\u201d – Richard Bowes<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c26 Monkeys and the Abyss\u201d – Kij Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cPhilologos; or, A Murder in Bistrita\u201d – Debra Doyle & James Macdonald<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Film-makers of Mars<\/a>\u201d – Geoff Ryman<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cChildrun\u201d – Marc Laidlaw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cQueen of the Sunlit Shore\u201d – Liz Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cLady Witherspoon\u2019s Solution\u201d – James Morrow<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDearest Cecily\u201d – Kristine Dikeman<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cRinging the Changes in Okotoks, Alberta\u201d – Randy McCharles<\/p>\n

\u201cCaverns of Mystery\u201d – Kage Baker<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSkin Deep\u201d – Richard Parks<\/p>\n

\u201cKing Pelles the Sure\u201d – Peter S. Beagle<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cA Guided Tour in the Kingdom of the Dead\u201d – Richard Harland<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAvast, Abaft!\u201d – Howard Waldrop<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cGift from a Spring\u201d – Delia Sherman<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe First Editions\u201d – James Stoddard<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Olverung\u201d – Stephen Woodworth<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDaltharee\u201d – Jeffrey Ford<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Forest\u201d – Kim Wilkins<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

An interesting business model… to say the least. I’m still not sure why Macmillan is positioning Tor Books<\/strong> and Tor.com<\/strong> as separate entities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To make the world of publishing even more confusing, Tor.com – which is not the same as Tor Books, apparently – is stepping into the publishing fray, by becoming a new imprint for Macmillan. There first title is a print-on-demand run of Year\u2019s Best Fantasy 9, edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. This… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n