Tor Books is one of the two main publishers that make up the Tom Doherty Associates, LLC publishing conglomerate , Tom Doherty. The main direction of the company is the release of books in the genre of science fiction and fantasy . Tor Books also publishes the science fiction online magazine Tor.com . The headquarters of the publisher is located in the Flatiron skyscraper in Manhattan , and a branch of Tor UK was created in the UK to work with European authors.
| Tor books | |
|---|---|
| Base | 1980 |
| Founders | Tom doherty |
| Location |  USA : Flatiron Building , New York |
| Industry | Publishing ( ISIC :58 ) |
| Parent company | Georg von Holtzbrinck |
| Affiliated companies | |
| Site | tor-forge.com |
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History
Tor Books was founded by Tom Docherty In 1980 and sold to St. Martin's Press in 1986 [1] . In 2001, Macmillan Publishers and its subsidiary St. Martin's Press became part of the German publishing group Georg von Holtzbrinck [2] , expanding its interests in the American market. Tor Books, therefore, became part of one of the world's largest publishing conglomerates, while retaining some independence [3] .
Currently, Tom Doherty continues to be president of the Tom Doherty Associates association, which includes Tor Books and Forge imprints . Forge publishes various fantastic works, historical novels, thrillers, westerns, as well as mysticism and classics. Tor Books, in addition to science fiction, also publishes books for young readers, using the imprints of Starscape and Tor Teen [4] .
Tor UK, an imprint in the UK , also specializes in science fiction, fantasy and horror. For children and teens, Tor UK releases works based on universes from computer games. Tor UK has an open manuscript submission policy that allows any author to send his work to the publisher and try to publish his own book [5] . Many Tor UK writers have received prestigious literary awards, and among the grandees one can distinguish authors such as Douglas Adams , China Myeville , James Herbert and Amanda Hawking [6] .
E-books
Most publisher books are available for purchase electronically. Since 2012, they have been sold without DRM protection [7] , and in 2013 a statement was made that the lack of protection had no effect on sales statistics [8] .
Awards
Since 1988 , 26 years in a row, Tor Books has received the award for being the best publisher in the Locus magazine [9] . The magazine’s publishing site is described as “the most successful publisher of science fiction and fantasy books.”
In March 2014, the Worlds Without Ends website noted that Tor ranks second in the list of publishers that have received the most awards and publish science fiction, fantasy, and horror. On July 27, 2014, the publishing house published 1050 novels from 253 authors and out of 335 book award nominations, victory was achieved in 55 [10] . Five times the authors of Tor Books became the owners of the Nebula Prize for the best novel and eight times the owners of the Hugo Prize .
Notes
- Books Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Tor Books (July 22, 2014). Date of treatment July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Jason Henniger. Tor Books: A History (April 1, 2011). Date of treatment July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Tor.com - Imprints Explained unopened . Date of treatment July 24, 2014. Archived April 1, 2003.
- ↑ Macmilan Publishers - Tor / Forge . The appeal date is July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Submitting a novel to Tor UK (January 29, 2013). Date of treatment July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Tor Books UK - About . The appeal date is July 24, 2014.
- ↑ Tor UK DRM-free ebooks now available (unavailable (unavailable link) (August 2012). Date of treatment July 24, 2014. Archived July 28, 2014.
- ↑ DRM-free - a year on (April 25, 2013). Date of treatment July 24, 2014.
- ↑ The Locus Index to the SF Awards: Locus Award Winners by Category - Publishers . Locus Magazine The appeal date is July 27, 2014.
- ↑ Top SF / F / H Publishers . Worlds Without End (July 27, 2014). The appeal date is July 27, 2014.