Comments on: F&SF is going bimonthly

By: Gordon Van Gelder

Gordon Van Gelder — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:01:50 +0000

Joe Island, the reduced distribution of magazines has been an issue since at least the mid-1990s (which is when the magazine and paperback distributors went through a major consolidation). We’ve been working for years to increase our distribution but it often feels a lot like rolling a big boulder up a hill.

—Gordon V.G.

By: Joe Island

Joe Island — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:30:50 +0000

I usually subscribe, but quite often forget to renew my subscription for a couple months (it’s easy to put off until it’s too late). During that time I buy from the local Barnes & Noble – they do carry a few copies, along with the other SF magazines (I do the same with them) and a few other genre literary magazines (mystery, etc.). One concern I have with the limited non-subscription availability is that it becomes more difficult for new readers to find the magazines.

By: Jackson the Termite Inspector

Jackson the Termite Inspector — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:21:22 +0000

Termites eat anything that is made from timber. Magazines are perfect when stacked away out of sight.

By: Ivan Stoikov - Allan Bard

Ivan Stoikov - Allan Bard — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:35:52 +0000

Hello, my name is Ivan Stoikov, aka Allan Bard, A writer whose 1st book, Tale Of The Rock Pieces, has been published recently in English. I’m Bulgarian, I saw the site for your great magazine and couldn’t refrain from sending this. In the past we had simlar magazine in Bulgaria too, but not so good as yours.. let me know please can i order and receive an e-version of the magazine? I guess this way it will be better to order it from here, Bulgaria i mean?
Do you publish parts of stories, novels in the magazine? If yes, what should a writer do to achieve that?
Best wishes to all the crew and fans!
Ivan Stoikov – Allan Bard

By: nano

nano — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:57:23 +0000

Best wishes to all the F&SF staff for the new year!

By: David L. Elliott

David L. Elliott — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:37:46 +0000

Best wishes to all the F&SF staff for the new year!

By: Jeff Shadow

Jeff Shadow — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:03:27 +0000

I just found this “blog” today-now I know what a blog is (I thought it was the sequel to 1958′s The Blob!). I drove to five Borders stores recently. They have cut back tremendously on magazine selection and on the number of copies that they do carry. So many customers just sit and read magazines with no intention of buying. Even though I have been out of work since September 2008 I still manage to buy each issue of F&SF. One store still has the September 2009 IASFM and no newer issues. When you locate F&SF there are often only three copies (or less).
I lost over one hundred F&SF issues to termites (copies from 1975 to 1987) and am slowly replacing them with the help of eBay. Those critters came right up through the concrete and turned a box of books into a black heap of pulp and dust!
Well, at least they had excellent taste!

By: Jeff Kempin

Jeff Kempin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:57:06 +0000

I’ve just come back to the F&SF fold after being away for 7-8 years. I’d originally started reading the mag back in the late 80′s and collected up a several year run before taking a break. Then in the late 90′s I came back to it for a few more years before dropping it again. I’d always had too many unread issues piling up and I never got caught up. Regrettably, I donated my whole collection (maybe 50-60 issues total) to a local book drive and I wish I had them all back now.
Now that F&SF is bi-monthly I have started up the subscription again. I should be able to stay current with the book, although I am fighting the urge to order up a couple years worth of back issues and I look forward to reigniting my interest in SF.
Even though I’m taking a chance with my mailman delivering the issues in decent condition by restarting the sub, that is my only choice apparently as none of the bookstores around me carry F&SF which is very frustrating. I’ve been to 3 different Borders and came up empty.

By: Bayrak

Bayrak — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:22 +0000

I occasionally will buy F & SF, the main problem is that it isn’t carried by the majority of the bookstores I frequent. So, I’m subscribing. Going to bi-monthly with larger issues doesn’t bother me at all. What’s the next featured author issue, do you still do those?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:39:21 +0000

BOO – you guys need to add a “preview message” button to this thing! C’mon, this is SOOO 1995.

All my spelling and grammatical errors above are simply due to human imperfection.

And the lack of a preview function.