Editorial


E-books: how much, or how many?
Opinion > Editorial
Determining the pricing e-books will be important, but keeping an accurate count of the number of sales will be a far bigger issue...

On the differences between listings and reviews
Opinion > Editorial
Someone has taken a listing from SFScope, and claimed it as a review. Yet another reason why ego searches and Google alerts really do have a role to play in the internet society...

The last doomsday was a fizzle? How about this one?
Opinion > Editorial
How many impending doomsdays can they predict for a thinking populace before we say: "The heck with it; we're going to survive."?

Sales numbers? A personal request.
Opinion > Editorial
Trying to track down the 29 people who bought electronic versions of this book. Or, alternatively, hoping to find that more than 29 people bought it...

Why does Oscar hate SF?
Opinion > Editorial
SFScope reviewer Sarah Stegall takes the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to task for an 81-year history of slighting science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies...

Off to Arisia
Opinion > Editorial
This a long weekend here in the US, and also the weekend of Arisia, a major multi-tracked sf convention in Cambridge, Massachusetts. So we're out of here for the weekend. If you're coming to the con, I've posted my schedule...

Catherine Asaro's "The Spacetime Pool" available for free
Opinion > Authors
Catherine Asaro has posted her novella "The Spacetime Pool", which first appeared in Analog and is currently on the preliminary Nebula ballot, on her Facebook page...

Welcome back! Here are the most popular articles from the last week, month, and year
Opinion > SFScope Site News
Welcome to SFScope in 2009! We're glad you're back. The most popular articles on the site in the last week, month, and year were...

Live, from New York, it's SFScope!
Opinion > Editorial
We're finally back in New York, and the news is all pretty darn good (at least, from the trip). The rest of the sf/f/h news will begin flowing as you've become accustomed to...

Off to Philcon
Opinion > Editorial
SFScope is closing early today to attend Philcon, a major science fiction convention being held, this year, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey...

Editor Ian Randal Strock's New Place on the Web
Opinion > Editorial
SFScope Editor Ian Randal Strock has started a new blog, uspresidents.livejournal.com, supporting his forthcoming book...

Reviewers Wanted
Opinion > Editorial
SFScope is looking to expand our stable of reviewers, and the coming of the Fall television season is the perfect time to add a few new opinions to the mix...

SFScope's first get-together a hit at the rockin' Huey Lewis concert
Opinion > Editorial
...and we know you're sorry you couldn't make it. There will be more opportunities...

Brooklyn Concert/Get-together Tonight
Opinion > Editorial
Join the staff of SFScope at a free Huey Lewis and the News concert tonight in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York...

SFScope's first meet-up: a concert in Brooklyn
Opinion > Editorial
There's a free concert in Brooklyn on 21 August, and SFScope will be there. Join us for the fun and camaraderie...

Janet Kagan and Robert Legault Memorials
Opinion > Editorial
The author and the editor were remembered in separate ceremonies this weekend. Photographs are available...

Discover said; io9 said; Discover said...
Opinion > Editorial
From an innocuous "here are some things you might not know about science fiction," we're witnessing what may be a rather amusing...

J.K. Rowling says Albus Dumbledore is Gay: So What?
Opinion > Editorial
J.K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts in her Harry Potter series, is gay. So what?...

SFWA, the DMCA, and Scribd: a match made much lower than heaven
Opinion > Editorial
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America appears to have made a large gaffe, stepping into the DMCA fray with a site called Scribd, and incidently stepping on a lot of toes...

Subscription Drive... for All Genre Magazines
Opinion > Magazines
Douglas Cohen is trying to lead a subscription drive for all genre magazines, in an effort to ensure the continued health (and possibly growth) of the field...

Strock's Appearance on Hour of the Wolf now Available Online
Opinion > Editorial
Editor Ian Randal Strock's appearance on Jim Freund's Hour of the Wolf was actually on another show on Monday 25 June. The program is archived and available online...

BEA wrap-up: a LOT of books
Opinion > Editorial
BEA 2007 had seemingly too many books offered for too few bookstore shelves. But some of the interesting things gleaned from the convention include...

We're Back...
Opinion > Editorial
After a slightly longer than expected holiday weekend, SFScope is back on line and on a new server. There may be a few hiccups over the next few days, as we're planning another major change, but we hope that any delays will be minimal. Thanks for your patience and continued support. —Ian Randal Strock, Editor

No updates while we change servers
Opinion > Editorial
Happy Memorial Day weekend! We're taking advantage of the holiday, and the expected slow-down in news, to shift SFScope to a new server. That means we won't be posting any news Sunday 27 May. Depending on how long the move takes us, activity on Monday 28 May is still a possibility. Thanks for your continued reading and support. We'll resume regular updates next week. —Ian Randal Strock, Editor

Weekend Plans, Part 2
Opinion > Editorial
It turns out I can't get online from the hotel at which the Nebula Awards Banquet is being held. I'll try to get the news up as soon as possible, but it won't be real-time. There will, however, be some news updates over the weekend, so keep reading. —Ian Randal Strock
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