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Re: Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction

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Post by arcticfox »

mojoe wrote: post #2

Two months ago I posted about a new online science fiction magazine I was creating: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11151062 I'm happy to report that the first issue is now live! I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback. I will continue to refine the magazine as time goes on, but I believe we have a great collection of stories for you, which is what we set out to do.

Wow, this is an awesome idea! I'm a very casual sci-fi fan (don't make too much time to read any more) but this appeals to me a lot. I like how you've structured everything as well.

I'm going to try to read the first issue on my phone, if they're good stories, I'll probably subscribe.

Re: Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction

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Post by mojoe »

arcticfox wrote: post #11
mojoe wrote: post #2

Two months ago I posted about a new online science fiction magazine I was creating: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11151062 I'm happy to report that the first issue is now live! I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback. I will continue to refine the magazine as time goes on, but I believe we have a great collection of stories for you, which is what we set out to do.

Wow, this is an awesome idea! I'm a very casual sci-fi fan (don't make too much time to read any more) but this appeals to me a lot. I like how you've structured everything as well. I'm going to try to read the first issue on my phone, if they're good stories, I'll probably subscribe.

I appreciate the compliment, I've spent many weekends on this. There is plenty of room for improvement, so please email me at joe@compellingsciencefiction.com if you have suggestions!

Re: Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction

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Post by sohkamyung »

personjerry wrote: post #5
mojoe wrote: post #2

Two months ago I posted about a new online science fiction magazine I was creating: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11151062 I'm happy to report that the first issue is now live! I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback. I will continue to refine the magazine as time goes on, but I believe we have a great collection of stories for you, which is what we set out to do.

I asked this on the original thread too but never got an answer, and I ask it again because I'm not familiar with how publishing works: If I submit a series of short stories, would I still retain the right to collect them into a book and have it published elsewhere, like Asimov did with Foundation?

The rights are mentioned on their website [1]. It states that: 'Our contract follows the lead of SFWA's Model Magazine Contract.' [2]

[1] [ http://compellingsciencefiction.com/submit.html ]

[2] (PDF) [ http://www.sfwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ModelMagazine... ]

Re: Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction

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Post by sohkamyung »

mojoe wrote: post #4
anotherevan wrote: post #3

Would you consider publishing an epub format version (either of the individual stories or altogether for each issue)?

We definitely have an epub version, it can be downloaded right now by patrons of Compelling Science Fiction on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/compelling We're currently discussing additional methods of distribution of e-reader formats. We would like to set up an automated system that emails subscribers .epub/.mobi versions to their address of choice, but we need to put together an in-house subscription system first…

Would you consider distributing the magazine (including subscriptions) via Weightless Books [1]? They are also handing lots of other magazines like Clarkesworld, Locus, NYRSF, etc.

[1] https://weightlessbooks.com/

Re: Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction

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Post by mojoe »

sohkamyung wrote: post #14
mojoe wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We definitely have an epub version, it can be downloaded right now by patrons of Compelling Science Fiction on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/compelling We're currently discussing additional methods of distribution of e-reader formats. We would like to set up an automated system that emails subscribers .epub/.mobi versions to their address of choice, but we need to put together an in-house subscription system first…

Would you consider distributing the magazine (including subscriptions) via Weightless Books [1]? They are also handing lots of other magazines like Clarkesworld, Locus, NYRSF, etc. [1] https://weightlessbooks.com/

I would certainly consider it, I'll check out their terms. Thanks for pointing them out! We want to get our stories out to as many readers as possible, so we're looking at many different channels.

Re: Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction

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Post by applicaonerro1 »

mojoe wrote: post #7
3stripe wrote: post #6

Love the concept, good sci-fi is hard to come by. Design thought: the reading experience would be vastly improved by a larger font size and shorter line length. See https://edwardtufte.github.io/tufte-css/ or similar for inspiration.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will certainly review the link you sent! I don't have any volunteers who have front-end design experience, so there is a lot of room for improvement.

How do we sign up to be volunteers :)?

Re: Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction

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Post by mojoe »

applicaonerro1 wrote: post #19
mojoe wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will certainly review the link you sent! I don't have any volunteers who have front-end design experience, so there is a lot of room for improvement.

How do we sign up to be volunteers :)?

Send me an email at joe@compellingsciencefiction.com with a little info about yourself! I'm sure we'll get along great. I'm very respectful of volunteers' time.
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