Comments on: Realms of Fantasy closing http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/ ...science fiction and other stuff from jonathan strahan... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:18:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fabrice Doublet http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/comment-page-1/#comment-265523 Fabrice Doublet Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:50:13 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/#comment-265523 Sheila Williams said on Asimov's forum: "...I've just returned from dining out with friends and I spent most of today working on the June editorial, so this is the first that I've even noticed Jonathan's post. Don't worry. The company took some very good cost cutting measures last year which have been good for our bottom line. Newsstand and subscription figures are almost even with last year, and any loss seems to have been more than made up for by new Kindle subscribers. Our April/May issue celebrates our latest milestone--it's the 399/400th issue. I don't have a crystal ball, but I think Jonathan, and everyone else, should continue to keep plenty of shelf space available for future issues of Asimov's." So, upbeat news, particularly about the Kindle sales. Sheila Williams said on Asimov’s forum:
“…I’ve just returned from dining out with friends and I spent most of today working on the June editorial, so this is the first that I’ve even noticed Jonathan’s post. Don’t worry. The company took some very good cost cutting measures last year which have been good for our bottom line. Newsstand and subscription figures are almost even with last year, and any loss seems to have been more than made up for by new Kindle subscribers. Our April/May issue celebrates our latest milestone–it’s the 399/400th issue. I don’t have a crystal ball, but I think Jonathan, and everyone else, should continue to keep plenty of shelf space available for future issues of Asimov’s.”

So, upbeat news, particularly about the Kindle sales.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/comment-page-1/#comment-265383 Jonathan Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:53:48 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/#comment-265383 It's bad news in the sense that it is a sign of hard financial times. Any steps the magazines take to survive, if they're successful, are welcome. I'd much rather have a bimonthly F&SF or a shorter Asimov's than lose either of them. But, it shows they're struggling a bit, which is bad news. RoF is terrible news. Same of YBFH. And sad news that Wheatland Press have had to suspend publication. It’s bad news in the sense that it is a sign of hard financial times. Any steps the magazines take to survive, if they’re successful, are welcome. I’d much rather have a bimonthly F&SF or a shorter Asimov’s than lose either of them. But, it shows they’re struggling a bit, which is bad news. RoF is terrible news. Same of YBFH. And sad news that Wheatland Press have had to suspend publication.

]]> By: Fabrice Doublet http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/comment-page-1/#comment-265381 Fabrice Doublet Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:32:00 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/#comment-265381 F&SF going bimonthly is a bad news? If it ensures the magazine's survival, it's good news!!! (of course, there will be a very slight loss of word count, but that's also the case with the Analog/Asimov's new format, no more, no less). F&SF going bimonthly is a bad news? If it ensures the magazine’s survival, it’s good news!!! (of course, there will be a very slight loss of word count, but that’s also the case with the Analog/Asimov’s new format, no more, no less).

]]> By: Richard Parks http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/comment-page-1/#comment-265106 Richard Parks Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:42:01 +0000 http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2009/01/28/realms-of-fantasy-closing/#comment-265106 Definitely not a good time to be in the magazine business. I know I'm going to miss RoF a lot. Definitely not a good time to be in the magazine business. I know I’m going to miss RoF a lot.

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