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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
The real bargain, IMO, is the $40 pledge. It was originally a one-year subscription to Lightspeed plus the first special issue, and now it's all three special issues, the one-year subscription, plus the first four years of Lightspeed.
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That is extremely tempting. And I suppose I can spread the cost over the lifetime of the subscription in my accounting (which is what I do for other subscriptions like Grantville Gazette).
[Update]In the end I went for the $145 pledge. That's the $5 for the special issues and $140 for the first 48 issues of Lightspeed plus the next 60 issues, or just $15.56 per year, or $1.30 per issue, a saving of 56% over the normal subscription price. But I think I'll account for it as getting the first 48 issues for free, $1.33 per special issue and $2.33 per issue of my five year subscription.
Well, that's my Fictionwise refund spent!
[Further update] I find I do already have ten of the back issues in my library. So my $140 is getting me 98 issues in total, which would be about $1.43 per issue. But if I account for it that way, I have to note down $54.29 spent as soon as I get access to the back issues. This will severely impact my book budget for the year, but is probably the most honest accounting of the spend. Decision, decisions!