Tor Books has begun windowing ebook versions of frontlist titles (e.g. the adult science line) for the library market starting with July releases, delaying their availability for library ebook distribution to four months after the retail on-sale date. The company told libraries this is “part of a test program to determine the impact of eLending on retail sales,” and said they would “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.” The test period was described as “open-ended.” President […]
