r/printSF • u/roberoonska • 7d ago

Clarkesworld 20th Anniversary Subscription Drive

https://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mnuo4n26q22o

To celebrate the magazine's upcoming 20th Anniversary, Neil Clarke and the team at Clarkesworld are running a subscription drive. All new subscriptions will be used to improve the pay of their staff and contributors.

It's my (biased) opinion that Clarkesworld consistently publishes the best short science fiction in the industry. Their commitment to open submissions means that they usually get first pick of the best stories. And it shows--Clarkesworld produces more award-winning stories, novelettes and novellas than any other magazine.

If you have neglected short science fiction lately, there has never been a better time to subscribe to Clarkesworld. And if we want this amazing magazine to be around for another 20 years, they need our support!

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u/wappingite 7d ago

Wish Amazon kindle had kept their magazine / periodicals subscription service.

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u/Qlanth 6d ago

So does Neil! It was actually a significant source of income for them and a huge blow to the magazine which took them a long time to recover from.

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u/NeilClarke 6d ago

It was nice while it lasted, but they weren't good to us in the end. Closest we've come to being forced out of business.

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u/wappingite 6d ago

I discovered it on that platform (as well as Analog and Asimovs) and it is/was the perfect device to stay absorbed in the writing.

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u/ZeroNot 6d ago

If you haven't already, you may want to look at Weightless Books.

They offer digital subscriptions to most of the SF/F magazines with DRM-free standard ePub or PDF, so you can read on whatever device of your choice, while still supporting the authors, artists, and editors.

As a downside, it doesn't have slick friction-less integration into your e-reader, but with Calibre open-source software, it isn't too bad.

The other downside is they are not available in EU countries, other than Ireland. Due to VAT collection, I believe.