Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine - Free Sampler for Kindle

rogerVA · 08-02-2011, 04:47 PM

Well here's something nice:

Amazon is thrilled to offer Kindle fantasy and science-fiction fans an exclusive free digest to the magazine that Stephen King calls "the best fiction magazine in America." Founded in 1949, Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine is the award-winning original publisher of such classics as Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz.

This free exclusive digest includes: All nonfiction content: editor's recommendations, "Curiosities" (odd books of enduring interest), film reviews, book reviews, cartoons and humor, and "Coming Attractions" (highlights of each issue). One full story from the current full issue of the magazine. Short descriptions of the extended issue's remaining stories and "novelets."

If you are interested in reading the remainder of the stories and "novelets," subscribe to the extended edition.

WARNING: I'm not sure yet if you hit the Subscribe now with 1-click you'll indeed get the FREE version of the PAID FOR version...? The Buy current Issue is clearly marked $0.00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref...SIN=B004ZFZCKY

rogerVA · 08-02-2011, 04:53 PM

I would suggest to just download the free current issue, I'm fairly convinced the subscription option is a paid-for version. So check back every other month to download the latest.

rogerVA · 08-02-2011, 04:55 PM

ADMIN: would you please remove the SUBSCRIPTION in the title of this thread? I shouldn't have included that and don't want anybody to be misled! Thanks.

MmavisO · 08-02-2011, 07:24 PM

I checked, and after the 14-day trial period, you will be billed for $0.00. So as near as I can tell, this is indeed a subscription, but to a "sampler" version--you only get one full story, plus all the non-fiction content. But still, not bad for free!

DiapDealer · 08-02-2011, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MmavisO

I checked, and after the 14-day trial period, you will be billed for $0.00. So as near as I can tell, this is indeed a subscription, but to a "sampler" version--you only get one full story, plus all the non-fiction content. But still, not bad for free!

That's the way I interpreted it, as well. I'm certainly not going to complain about one free short story delivered to my Kindle every month. Not one bit.

MikeRo · 08-02-2011, 07:55 PM

Not available to customers from Canada.

RakenFrackDoubleDangNashun...

rogerVA · 08-02-2011, 10:06 PM

I was nervous I'd cause somebody to click and then have to pay.. so I was being overly cautious, perhaps.

I'm nerdy enough where I love the non-fiction contents of F&SF and would subscribe for free for the reviews alone. Getting a story and all the Non-Fiction each month makes this a very worthy freebie for me. I'll subscribe at that link and report and problems.

NightBird · 08-02-2011, 10:11 PM

FYI - It's every other month (bimonthly).

Very nice deal! Thanks for posting.

NightBird · 08-02-2011, 10:26 PM

The first issue with the subscription is July/August 2011.

http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/current.htm

The free story is what they call a "novelet," 12,874 words: The Ramshead Algorithm by KJ Kabza - "a twisty tale about reality and relations"

http://kjkabza.com/works.html

bgalbrecht · 08-03-2011, 12:10 AM

They canceled my Fictionwise multi-format subscription (I did get a refund, but still...), so now they only do a subscription for the Amazon Kindle. Thank you very not, Spilogate. If they had wanted to keep my business, they would have added a Kindle edition/subscription in addition to Fictionwise.

camino real · 08-03-2011, 05:45 AM

This offer is also available on Amazon's UK site. If you want to take out a subscription it's 99p a month, or is that bi-monthly? I'm never too sure.

koland · 08-03-2011, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgalbrecht

They canceled my Fictionwise multi-format subscription (I did get a refund, but still...), so now they only do a subscription for the Amazon Kindle. Thank you very not, Spilogate. If they had wanted to keep my business, they would have added a Kindle edition/subscription in addition to Fictionwise.

Mine as well. But, I wait every few months for the huge discount coupons, then go buy the back issues of it and a few others...

koland · 08-03-2011, 10:31 AM

It's a charge every month, but the magazine is delivered bi-monthly, so $1.98/issue.

bgalbrecht · 08-03-2011, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koland

Mine as well. But, I wait every few months for the huge discount coupons, then go buy the back issues of it and a few others...

Fictionwise doesn't let you renew subscriptions any more, but the Magazine of F & SF is the only one where they canceled existing subscriptions. The last issue sold at Fictionwise was January/February 2011. So now, instead of being able to read it natively on all of my ereaders, my only options are to read on a Kindle app, or (presumably strip the DRM and) convert it to my preferred format.

koland · 08-03-2011, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgalbrecht

Fictionwise doesn't let you renew subscriptions any more, but the Magazine of F & SF is the only one where they canceled existing subscriptions. The last issue sold at Fictionwise was January/February 2011. So now, instead of being able to read it natively on all of my ereaders, my only options are to read on a Kindle app, or (presumably strip the DRM and) convert it to my preferred format.

I hadn't noticed that it stopped - I mainly got it for hubby and he hasn't mentioned it as missing.

I could get it on Kindle, I suppose (at higher cost), so long as I remember to archive it myself, since the issues can disappear from Kindle (some mags used to keep 7 issues, then some went to all, now some went -- without notice -- to only two).

08-02-2011, 04:47 PM	#1
rogerVA Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 68114 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Kindle 3	Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine - Free Sampler for Kindle Well here's something nice: Amazon is thrilled to offer Kindle fantasy and science-fiction fans an exclusive free digest to the magazine that Stephen King calls "the best fiction magazine in America." Founded in 1949, Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine is the award-winning original publisher of such classics as Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz. This free exclusive digest includes: All nonfiction content: editor's recommendations, "Curiosities" (odd books of enduring interest), film reviews, book reviews, cartoons and humor, and "Coming Attractions" (highlights of each issue). One full story from the current full issue of the magazine. Short descriptions of the extended issue's remaining stories and "novelets." If you are interested in reading the remainder of the stories and "novelets," subscribe to the extended edition. WARNING: I'm not sure yet if you hit the Subscribe now with 1-click you'll indeed get the FREE version of the PAID FOR version...? The Buy current Issue is clearly marked $0.00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref...SIN=B004ZFZCKY Last edited by rogerVA; 08-02-2011 at 04:50 PM. Reason: Added to description

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08-02-2011, 04:53 PM	#2
rogerVA Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 68114 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Kindle 3	I would suggest to just download the free current issue, I'm fairly convinced the subscription option is a paid-for version. So check back every other month to download the latest.

08-02-2011, 04:55 PM	#3
rogerVA Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 68114 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Kindle 3	ADMIN: would you please remove the SUBSCRIPTION in the title of this thread? I shouldn't have included that and don't want anybody to be misled! Thanks.

08-02-2011, 07:24 PM	#4
MmavisO Seeker Posts: 349 Karma: 479648 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, MO USA Device: Asus TF, PB 360, Jetbook Lite	I checked, and after the 14-day trial period, you will be billed for $0.00. So as near as I can tell, this is indeed a subscription, but to a "sampler" version--you only get one full story, plus all the non-fiction content. But still, not bad for free!

08-02-2011, 07:55 PM	#6
MikeRo Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 15588 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Sony PRS-300, Kindle 3	Not available to customers from Canada. RakenFrackDoubleDangNashun...

08-02-2011, 10:06 PM	#7
rogerVA Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 68114 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Kindle 3	I was nervous I'd cause somebody to click and then have to pay.. so I was being overly cautious, perhaps. I'm nerdy enough where I love the non-fiction contents of F&SF and would subscribe for free for the reviews alone. Getting a story and all the Non-Fiction each month makes this a very worthy freebie for me. I'll subscribe at that link and report and problems.

08-02-2011, 10:11 PM	#8
NightBird Wizard Posts: 2,364 Karma: 3724797 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Device: KPW, KF, KF HD, iPod Touch	FYI - It's every other month (bimonthly). Very nice deal! Thanks for posting.

08-02-2011, 10:26 PM	#9
NightBird Wizard Posts: 2,364 Karma: 3724797 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Device: KPW, KF, KF HD, iPod Touch	The first issue with the subscription is July/August 2011. http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/current.htm The free story is what they call a "novelet," 12,874 words: The Ramshead Algorithm by KJ Kabza - "a twisty tale about reality and relations" http://kjkabza.com/works.html

08-03-2011, 12:10 AM	#10
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	They canceled my Fictionwise multi-format subscription (I did get a refund, but still...), so now they only do a subscription for the Amazon Kindle. Thank you very not, Spilogate. If they had wanted to keep my business, they would have added a Kindle edition/subscription in addition to Fictionwise.

08-03-2011, 05:45 AM	#11
camino real Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 58 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Device: Sony PRS-300	This offer is also available on Amazon's UK site. If you want to take out a subscription it's 99p a month, or is that bi-monthly? I'm never too sure.

08-03-2011, 10:31 AM	#13
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	It's a charge every month, but the magazine is delivered bi-monthly, so $1.98/issue.