Orbit to Publish Digital Short Fiction

Orbit, Hachette Book Group's science fiction and fantasy imprint, will launch a digital short fiction publishing program later this year.

The imprint will publish digital editions of all original short fiction written by its authors, according to a statement released by the publisher. The digital editions will be distributed through major retail channels, for reading on a variety of devices. Authors will be paid a royalty for each story sold, rather than the flat fee more common in the short story market.