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Faber Finds is launching 20 e-books taken from its existing print-on-demand list as part of a celebration of the initiative's first anniversary. It is the first time Faber Finds titles have been made available digitally: the list, which now comprises 450 titles, aims to bring forgotten books back into print.
Two titles by H G Wells - The Wheels of Chance and The Food of the Gods – are included in the line up, as is After My Fashion by John Cowper Powys and three Brian Aldiss books. Other authors include Angus Wilson, Roy Horniman, Lionel Davidson and Adrian Bell.
Faber’s print on demand-only list was launched in June 2008, with the aim of using high quality p.o.d production, with a special cover design and a new typeface "to restore a wealth of lost classics to print". The list now comprises 450 titles, of which at least one copy has been sold each, and rights have been secured to publish a further 550 by the end of this year. The bestselling title, Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson, has sold 600 copies so far.
Stephen Page, chief executive and publisher of Faber, said: "When we set out to create Faber Finds we had to rethink many principles in publishing. It’s been so thrilling to see it work so well and to have created so much good publishing in only our first year." He added: "Developing the list over the coming years is going to be a central part of Faber’s identity and business, and we expect to innovate further as our step into ebooks demonstrates."
Authors, including P D James, Wendy Cope, David Mitchell and Julian Barnes, have been consulted over the process, and readers are invited to suggest titles or authors for inclusion on the list.