Tor Books will be joining the world of podcasters during this year’s World Science Fiction Convention. Tor Publisher Tom Doherty and Senior Editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden “will podcast directly from the Nippon 2007 Worldcon, marking the first time that Worldcon has ever taken place in Japan. This international podcasting event will kick off Tor’s podcasting program, which will continue with regularly scheduled podcasts on 12 September.”
The daily podcasts from the convention will discuss the events there, and will also have “interviews with notable authors and editors and perhaps a few surprise guests. These podcasts will be available for download from iTunes, Yahoo and Google, through RSS—and individuals can also tune in to them directly from the Tor website at www.tor-forge.com/podcasts.” The website is currently just a placeholder.
Tor also not that the podcast launch “heralds the beginning of several exciting digital businesses that Tor will be launching in the coming months.”