So, Weightless eBooks will shortly no longer be carrying issues of the
Fairy Tale Review journal (apparently now a publication of the Wayne State University Press; ETA: which is planning on charging $10 a pop for these in e-version
, at least for the more recent issues), which is a literary fantasy magazine based on, you guessed it, fairy tale retellings.
As a going-away thing, they are offering 50% off back issues of the journal and other FTR ebook releases using the coupon code
FTR when purchased from their site, presumably good until March 6th, when it they will no longer be available for purchase. (Plus some additional not-really-related sales on mythology-related and LGBT fantasy anthologies listed below as well, while I'm typing up this post.)
Anyway, a full free complimentary copy of the journal (DRM-free PDF, due to illustrations & typographical layout),
The Blue Issue, is offered as a downloadable sampler for you to try to see if might like to pick up the rest.
This one ran to 110 pages and contained stories, poetry, illustrations, and essays, including a contribution by Jack Zipes, who is a noted fairy tale anthologist/commentator (you may have seen him credited in the back of those Ellen Datlow/Terri Windling theme anthologies as a further reading resource).
The most cost-effective way to pick up the entire available run of the journal (which works out to $6.50 for 6 issues) is to get the Fairy Tale Review Special bundle which contains the first 5 at $9.99 pre-coupon, and then pick up the remaining Red Issue separately (individual issues cost $2.99 pre-coupon).
Anyway, here's the link to the page @
Weightless eBooks for the FTR publications, and their
blog page giving the terms of the sale.
NB: Last year Weightless had this quirk where if you put something in your cart, used a coupon code, then added more stuff, the coupon discount would not be applied to the extra stuff added.
I don't know if they've fixed this, but just to be safe, add everything you want to buy to the cart before putting in the
FTR coupon code and checking out.
Also, Weightless has a couple of additional eBooks on time-limited special sale at 50% off (no coupon code required, automatic discount while the prices are still good):
Women and Monsters collection of Greek mythology-based short stories by J.M. McDermott (published by Night Shade,
ISFDB entry) for $2.99. McDermott's been pretty generous with the freebie offers in the past and I like mythology-based stuff, so I'm going to personally pick this up and will probably also get all the journal issues and maybe the rest of the sale stuff after I do a bit more sample-reading (and dig up whatever I used for my Weightless login).
The following two LGBT story collections from specialty publisher Lethe Press made the American Library Association's Over the Rainbow list of recommended library acquisitions or whatever it's for, hence the temporary sale:
Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft @ $4.49. Includes contributions from Nebula-nominated Rachel Swirsky and Hugo-nominated N.K. Jemisin and Ellen Kushner, one of my personal favourite fantasy authors (she apparently hosts some sort of arts and culture show for a major radio network down in the States as well).
You Will Meet a Stranger Far from Home: Wonder Stories by Alex Jeffers (
ISFDB entry) @ $3.49, a collection of shorts.
You'll have to pick a format when checking out, but last I tried the site, even though I'd chosen ePub when available, when I logged in to download my books I also had PDF and Mobi options where applicable.