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Originally Posted by Morlac
 still not a good sign generally. Glad that they are being proactive about it and handling it as an orderly shutdown -- shows what I think is a continued concern for their authors and general ethical business sense.
Anyone have any insights into the financial health of Baen in general? I'm about to buy an ereader in large part because I've reached critical mass in the number of ebooks I'm buying -- and they're almost all from Baen! I'd hate to get a reader and then have my supply cut off! |
I think it's more a sign of the slow decline of the paid-for short fiction magazine. Lots of short fiction magazines now publish online with no direct cost to the consumer relying on advertising and donations so something like this has a hard time competing particularly with the tiny readership for this small corner of the genre.
I love short fiction and buy more magazines than I can read but I know I'm in a dwindling minority.
