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I asked a while ago if anyone had gotten the new issue of F&SF.
Apparently a few people have posted on social media that their copies
arrived at their homes in the last few days.

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and what
the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The ones
I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what it was,
the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink, their
policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or $46.95 for
four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't worth it.
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Evelyn C. Leeper <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> wrote:

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and what
the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The ones
I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what it was,
the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink, their
policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or $46.95 for
four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't worth it.

Their policies toward authors is likely why the magazine isn't what it was.

I wonder if there is even a possibility of newsstand sales, or have they
killed that calf already?
--scott
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On 1/12/26 19:50, Scott Dorsey wrote:

Evelyn C. Leeper <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> wrote:

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and what
the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The ones
I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what it was,
the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink, their
policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or $46.95 for
four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't worth it.

Their policies toward authors is likely why the magazine isn't what it was.

I wonder if there is even a possibility of newsstand sales, or have they killed that calf already?
--scott

Someone claims to have bought a couple of copies from a newsstand, so
it's still on, at least for the first issue.

Frankly, I think it's on life-support even more than Analog and
Asimov's; it never reached the circulation of those, and who knows what
it will be after this latest upheaval.
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Golden ages always shine more brightly from a distance. --Jack Shafer
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In article <10k44t8$155$1@panix2.panix.com>,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Evelyn C. Leeper <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> wrote:

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and what
the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The ones
I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what it was,
the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink, their
policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or $46.95 for >four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't worth it.

Their policies toward authors is likely why the magazine isn't what it was.

I wonder if there is even a possibility of newsstand sales, or have they killed that calf already?

I saw it, along with long delayed copies of the Nov-Dec issues of
_Analog_ and _Asimov's_ at a Barnes and Noble on Saturday. BTW, the
copies of _F&SF_ that I saw were the same height, width. and thickness
that _Analog_ and _Asimov's_ have had the last several years. I think my subscription is still active, but I haven't received the newest issue
yet.
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In article <10k3r9l$2m6ku$1@dont-email.me>,
evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com (Evelyn C. Leeper) wrote:

I asked a while ago if anyone had gotten the new issue of F&SF.
Apparently a few people have posted on social media that their copies arrived at their homes in the last few days.

I haven't received an issue for over a year here in the UK, although
Analog arrived a couple of months ago.
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In article <10k44t8$155$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:

I wonder if there is even a possibility of newsstand sales, or have
they
killed that calf already?

Did use to be in the UK you saw issues occasionally in shops like W H
Smiths, but not for some years. You had to go to specialist shops like Forbidden Planet.
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On 1/12/26 17:06, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

I asked a while ago if anyone had gotten the new issue of F&SF.
Apparently a few people have posted on social media that their copies arrived at their homes in the last few days.

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and what
the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The ones
I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what it was,
the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink, their
policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or $46.95 for
four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't worth it.

Just as a follow-up to this. One lifetime subscriber got their copy of
the Summer 2025 issue (in February 2026) only after asking the new
publishers about it. Mark's issue never arrived, which is okay, since he passed away before it was published, but somehow I doubt the new
publishers were actually checking the obituaries for lifetime
subscribers. I suspect that they send out issues only to the ones who complain.

(The new publishers also said they're "conducting a further review"
about the question of lifetime subscribers. Don't hold your breath,
especially since the "Summer 2025" issue is the most recent one of a presumably quarterly magazine.)
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On 4/26/2026 6:34 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

On 1/12/26 17:06, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

I asked a while ago if anyone had gotten the new issue of F&SF.
Apparently a few people have posted on social media that their copies
arrived at their homes in the last few days.

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and what
the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The ones
I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what it was,
the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink, their
policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or $46.95
for four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't worth it.

Just as a follow-up to this. One lifetime subscriber got their copy of
the Summer 2025 issue (in February 2026) only after asking the new publishers about it. Mark's issue never arrived, which is okay, since he passed away before it was published, but somehow I doubt the new
publishers were actually checking the obituaries for lifetime
subscribers. I suspect that they send out issues only to the ones who complain.

(The new publishers also said they're "conducting a further review"
about the question of lifetime subscribers. Don't hold your breath, especially since the "Summer 2025" issue is the most recent one of a presumably quarterly magazine.)

I heard an interview about Amazing Stories yesterday in which it was
mentioned that the current publisher is going back to paper publication,
after being strictly on line for a while, with on demand publication,
i.e. if you ask for a paper copy, they'll print it out for you. Could
F&SF be doing something similar?
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On 4/26/26 13:55, Tim Merrigan wrote:

On 4/26/2026 6:34 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

On 1/12/26 17:06, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

I asked a while ago if anyone had gotten the new issue of F&SF.
Apparently a few people have posted on social media that their copies
arrived at their homes in the last few days.

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and
what the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The
ones I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what
it was, the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink,
their policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or
$46.95 for four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't
worth it.

Just as a follow-up to this. One lifetime subscriber got their copy of
the Summer 2025 issue (in February 2026) only after asking the new
publishers about it. Mark's issue never arrived, which is okay, since
he passed away before it was published, but somehow I doubt the new
publishers were actually checking the obituaries for lifetime
subscribers. I suspect that they send out issues only to the ones who
complain.

(The new publishers also said they're "conducting a further review"
about the question of lifetime subscribers. Don't hold your breath,
especially since the "Summer 2025" issue is the most recent one of a
presumably quarterly magazine.)

I heard an interview about Amazing Stories yesterday in which it was mentioned that the current publisher is going back to paper publication, after being strictly on line for a while, with on demand publication,
i.e. if you ask for a paper copy, they'll print it out for you.-a Could
F&SF be doing something similar?

Given that they've published only one issue in the last two years, I
suspect not. And they certainly haven't told their (lifetime)
subscribers about this.

Given that the one issue is labeled "Volume 1, Number 1", I suspect the under-lying claim is that this is a new magazine that happens to have
the same title and editor.
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On 4/26/2026 9:34 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

On 1/12/26 17:06, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

I asked a while ago if anyone had gotten the new issue of F&SF.
Apparently a few people have posted on social media that their copies
arrived at their homes in the last few days.

None of them seem to have been lifetime subscribers, however, and what
the new owners' policy towards those is remains to be seen. The ones
I've heard from all seem to think that the magazine isn't what it was,
the cover of this issue looks like they skimped on the ink, their
policies toward authors is abysmal, and $12.99 per issue (or $46.95
for four issues--assuming it lasts that long) certainly isn't worth it.

Just as a follow-up to this. One lifetime subscriber got their copy of
the Summer 2025 issue (in February 2026) only after asking the new publishers about it. Mark's issue never arrived, which is okay, since he passed away before it was published, but somehow I doubt the new
publishers were actually checking the obituaries for lifetime
subscribers. I suspect that they send out issues only to the ones who complain.

(The new publishers also said they're "conducting a further review"
about the question of lifetime subscribers. Don't hold your breath, especially since the "Summer 2025" issue is the most recent one of a presumably quarterly magazine.)

I recently picked up a copy at my local B&N. The paper was very thin,
and the type smudgey. I did not buy it.

pt
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"Evelyn C. Leeper" <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> writes:

On 1/12/26 17:06, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

Just as a follow-up to this. One lifetime subscriber got their copy of
the Summer 2025 issue (in February 2026) only after asking the new
publishers about it. Mark's issue never arrived, which is okay, since
he passed away before it was published, but somehow I doubt the new publishers were actually checking the obituaries for lifetime
subscribers. I suspect that they send out issues only to the ones who complain.

(The new publishers also said they're "conducting a further review"
about the question of lifetime subscribers. Don't hold your breath, especially since the "Summer 2025" issue is the most recent one of a presumably quarterly magazine.)

I'm reminded me of how T$R backstabbed rival game publisher SPI for the
purpose of acquiring their assets at fire sale prices, then didn't honor subscriptions to SPI's magazine (which was briefly teratomaed into
_Dragon_ magazine, if I recall).
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to be driven to a local livestock scale, where he could be weighed."
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