The Gollancz science fiction/fantasy imprint of Orion Books has announced it's launching a new site called the SF Gateway this fall. Classic out-of-print SFF titles will be made available as eBooks, with more than 1,000 titles by almost 100 authors to start, and plans to increase the offerings to 3,000 titles by 2012 and 5,000 by 2014. Gollancz stated in the press release that "Wherever possible, the SF Gateway will offer the complete backlist of the authors included."
The SF Gateway will be closely integrated with a new online edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, with easy access to eBook editions for sale through all major online retailers. For crime fiction fans, this will be a chance to find sci-fi detective stories by such authors as Frederic Brown, Pat Cadigan, Philip K. Dick, Harry Turtledove and Jack Vance. Negotiations are ongoing to add more authors to the project, so there may be even more such titles to choose from eventually.
In an article for The Guardian, author Isaac Asimov (whose works will also be included), said "I have always said that the ebook will not be the death of the physical book. The ebook will save so many wonderful books from being lost. We have to remember that what we read is the book – what we read it on, whether ink and paper or pixels on a screen, is just the interface. I'm honestly thrilled about this new project and delighted to be on the list."
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