Tor, Forge, Orb and Starscape Ebooks to Go DRM Free in July

Posted on April 24, 2012

Tom Doherty Associates, the publisher of Tor, Forge, Orb, Starscape and Tor Teen announced today that its ebooks will now be Digital Rights Management (DRM) free. The change will take place by early July, 2012.

Publisher and president Tom Doherty explained the decision: "Our authors and readers have been asking for this for a long time. They're a technically sophisticated bunch, and DRM is a constant annoyance to them. It prevents them from using legitimately-purchased e-books in perfectly legal ways, like moving them from one kind of e-reader to another."

It's a great decision that will no doubt be welcomed by readers.