08-11-2012, 07:16 AM | #1 | |
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Singularity&Co destined to "Save Sci-Fi"
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08-11-2012, 07:38 AM | #2 |
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One title a month? Yeah, that'll make a big dent in things.
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08-11-2012, 08:02 AM | #3 |
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Why always New York?
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08-11-2012, 09:15 AM | #4 |
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08-11-2012, 09:20 AM | #5 |
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It seems to me that you need a pretty huge population center just to be able to stay open in the used book business these days. I made the rounds of the shops in Boston last year, and it's pretty clear that the market is collapsing even there.
I hope that some of the college towns are managing to find the support to keep going. Dawn Treader in Ann Arbor expanded from one location to two while I was in college, but has now retracted back to only the original shop. |
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08-11-2012, 10:32 AM | #6 |
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One book a month is a start. Better than nothing.
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08-11-2012, 10:40 AM | #7 |
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08-11-2012, 11:08 AM | #8 |
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Agree totally with QuantumIguana and jgaiser. And thanks to kennyc for posting this.
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08-11-2012, 11:54 AM | #9 |
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They need to talk with NESFA. They have been doing this sort of work in papers for several decades. Authors like , Eric Frank Russell, Kornbluth, Sheckey, ect...
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08-11-2012, 08:53 PM | #10 |
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08-11-2012, 08:59 PM | #11 | |
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08-11-2012, 09:45 PM | #12 |
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I was involved with the original Kickstarter and was happy to contribute. The first two books aren't anything to get excited about, but it's a beginning.
#1 - A Plunge Into Space by Robert Cromie #2 - The Torch by Jack Bechdolt |
08-11-2012, 09:55 PM | #13 |
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jg, what do/did you get for contributing to kickstarter?
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08-11-2012, 10:07 PM | #14 |
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Access to all the books that Singularity creates.
Edit: Just looked at their site (http://savethescifi.com/index.php/join-us) and you can still join in, thought it's a bit more than when they were starting on Kickstarter - I paid $25. Last edited by jgaiser; 08-11-2012 at 10:14 PM. |
08-12-2012, 01:09 AM | #15 |
Montreal wins Grey Cup!
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Does that mean you get all their eBooks for free as long as they remain in business?
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