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Hey, I'm enjoying the Intergalactic Medicine Show and want to give subscriptions to some of my friends at Christmas... is there any easy way to do that?
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Oops, it's still the one issue at a time thing. We try not to use the word "subscriptions." They are "Gift Certificates."
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We're going to try to set it up so you can give gift issues to multiple recipients without filling out the whole form and making a separate purchase for each one. Still only one issue for each person ... for now, that just feels safer. I am committed to four issues, but I don't want to be stuck with a subscription obligation if we discover that the public interest just isn't there.
After teaching out of the print magazines for a semester, I was further impressed with the great need for a storytelling-centered magazine like IGMS. So I hope it DOES succeed.
And one of the best ways would be for people to help us find readers. It's a challenge - how do you advertise a webzine? But ... don't you think that giving a gift issue to everybody you know is a remarkably cheap way of giving gifts this holiday season? <grin> In fact, it's not THAT much more expensive than Christmas cards!
I think when people read our fiction, they'll want more ... and I think our art, audio, and comics alone would be worth the $2.50! So ... gift issues will help us reach a widening audience!
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The person receiving the certificate can choose which issue to purchase. So, yes they can use it on a later issue.
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I am curious as to how the magazine is doing at this point. How many subscriptions? Have you broke even yet?
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The certificates are a good way to one-up siblings or friends, its like, whoa, X got me this wild sweater AND a cool subscription! I used to use candy to do this but OSCIGMS might be a healthier way to go...
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It's coming up on Christmas, so it would be good to have something appropriate for a present. A year of IGMS would be about right. ($2.50 says "party favor," not "present," to me.) I think making the call, "we'll be doing it for a year," and pushing this as a nice cheap gift, might be good for sales.
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