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Originally Posted by AHMavrick
Is there a good source for Sci Fi, especially the newer authors??
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In addition to Baen, Fictionwise has plenty of sf/fantasy in their DRM-free MultiFormat listings, which will work/convert for practically any e-reader device. It'll mostly be slightly older modern stuff, but authors like Greg Bear, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Harlan Ellison, Piers Anthony, George Alec Effinger, R.A. MacAvoy, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro have backlist and sometimes newer titles available.
There's also vintage, but not quite public domain stuff for Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Poul Anderson, Judith Merril, and other much older authors, though this is probably not your area of interest.
The most likely publishers are
e-reads,
Wildside Press,
ElectricStory,
Small Beer Press,
Wonder Audiobooks,
Mundania Press, and the
Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Trust Works, if you're interested in hers. Though since you mentioned you like hard sf, probably the e-reads catalogue will be of the most interest to you, since they seem to have a higher proportion, while the others skew more soft-to-fantasywards.
The best time to buy is when Fictionwise is having a sale. They seem to do this 30-50% off coupon deal every couple of weeks, and apparently have big sales around Xmas/New Year's.
Also, Tor.com has a selection of original short stories specially commissioned for their site, often downloadable in multiple e-reader friendly formats. You can get stuff by Charles Stross, Gregory Benford, John Scalzi, Terry Bisson, et al.
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