Jun 25 2011
Tor Books is launching an “Author Voices” digital initiative. Starting with RWA, Tor will be releasing free content exclusively for convention goers via a QR Code at the Tor booth and then after to the general public (for free) as an ebook download at most etailers. Amazon has a link up already. This free content [...]
Dec 7 2009
Heather is having a huge science fiction romance book giveaway. 12 bloggers teamed up with 17 authors to give away over 30 books. It’s called the SFR Holiday Blitz and visitors have until Friday midnight to enter. ***** News Corp (Rupert Murdoch and the owner of Harper Collins) is partnering with Time Inc, Conde Nast, [...]
Aug 29 2009
Author Talk features nudity and PC and Kristin Cast. Roxanne St. Claire is at the Borders True Romance blog talking about her latest book (a recommended read by Robin) and giving away three free copies of Hunt Her Down. Huffington Post writes about the efforts of DirecTV to put cable stations TNT and TBS online. [...]
Jul 7 2009
see more Lolcats and funny pictures Tor opened Tor Store to great fanfare a few weeks ago. The big news was that Tor Store was publisher agnostic. It plans to offer science fiction and fantasy book fans a one stop shopping place. Combined with the Tor blog, Tor is destined to become the preeminent online [...]
Nov 5 2008
Dear Ms. Summers: I know you’ve written books for Ellora’s Cave, Kensington and Harlequin, but I was unfamiliar with your work. I was excited to read Red due, in part, to its post apocalyptic setting and I was intrigued by the idea of: "What if Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf turned [...]
Sep 17 2008
One of the groundbreaker writers of urban fantasy is Emma Bull’s War for the Oaks. After I read Laurell K Hamilton, I was jonesing for more UF reads and everywhere I turned, someone told me I had to read War for the Oaks. It might be the seminal Urban Fantasy read. It’s set in Minneapolis [...]
Jul 23 2008
Tor started a promotion to advertise it’s new blog or website (or both) a few months ago by giving away a free eBook every week. In an increased effort to draw traffic, Tor has decided to put up download links for every book in its promotion which are good until Sunday. That’s alot of free [...]
May 23 2008
Tor started giving away a free ebook version of one of its print publications every week. This week’s book is Touch of Evil by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp. (Direct link). This is one of the books in Tor’s paranormal romance line. You have to sign up for their newsletter to get the email. In [...]
Feb 18 2008
Want a free ebook every week from Tor publishing? If you sign up for their newsletter, Tor will provide you the link, every week, to a free ebook that can be downloaded. The first book was Old Man’s War by John Scalzi, the winner of the 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. [...]
Dec 11 2007
Robert Jordan died on September 16, 2007, before the final Wheel of Time book could be written. Yesterday, Tor Books announced Brandon Sanderson will write the final novel. Sanderson is a good guy who I poked about his blog post that we readers should buy hardcover. Sanderson, I do think that this is one book [...]
Aug 6 2007
For those who did not attend the National convention, the publishers send their editors to give a spotlight. This presentation highlights upcoming books and what the editors are looking for to fill their future publishing slots. For the next two months, we’ll feature the Spotlight presentations from Nationals and help you readers fill out your [...]
May 14 2007
Heather Osborn is a trailblazer. She worked for the first erotic romance publishing house, Ellora’s Cave, and acquired authors that have now become household names. Recently, Osborn took the role of acquiring editor for Tor which is primarily known for its focus on science fiction and fantasy, becoming the first epublishing editor to move into [...]
May 11 2007
Jenna Black is your typical romance writer which means she’s smart (BA in physical anthropology and French from Duke University); she’s got a diverse background (ballroom dancer, traveler of seven continents, dog groomer); and she can tell a story. The story that you can buy is Secrets in the Shadows which is Black’s release from [...]
Apr 8 2007
The e-backlist has been a long time in coming. Readers, particularly romance readers, are big glommers and they often are searching for the one book their reading buddy says is a must find. Unfortunately, these books are often difficult to find and very expensive. Publishers are being more responsive by making backlist titles easily available [...]
Mar 14 2007
Tor has announced that Anna Genoese, acquiring editor for Tor's paranormal romance line, is leaving for a new job where she will run a company that offers experts for lawsuits. She'll still serve as a consultant for Tor and work with some previous authors. Congratulations to Anna and I hope that Tor continues picking good [...]
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