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Just bought it. 2.50 is a rather good price.
One thing I was wondering...is there a way to download the entire issue? I poked around a bit, and it doesn't look to be a way to download it (just view the different things online)
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Hmmmm. I paid through my visa card, but it says I have not purchased the mag on the site. What up?
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quote:Originally posted by Treason: Hmmmm. I paid through my visa card, but it says I have not purchased the mag on the site. What up?
I only saw a paypal option. Where was the credit card section at?
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Just finished buying the issue. I've only had time to read respite, but if the other stories are of similar quality then the magazine easily earns its 2.50.
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When it wanted paypal, right next to that it said something like "You don't have to pay directly through paypal, put in your credit card and..yadda yadda."
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Ya I went through the Crdit Card option too and I got a (#SE-1) error. The credit card option pays to paypal then paypal pays to IGMS. It billed me but due to the error it still says I haven't bought it. With the error I got it gave me a prompt to contact them so I just followed instructions for it, hopefully it gets taken care of in the morning.
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No problems paying with paypal, everything looks good. One thing: the downloadable software is a cool-looking gear-driven clock that also measures your CPU usage and RAm, which isn't difficult because when my CPU stays at 100% as long as the clock is active. Very attractive, but I don't think I'll be using it, thanks.
The Mazer story is great! On to the rest...
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Accio, assuming you already have a paypal account the process takes about 30 seconds (at least thats how it was for me).
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I second the idea to have it in some kind of printable format. I'd love to be able to print out a story or two for my commute each morning. I'd even be willing to pay another $1 or $2.
I've read two stories so far, and they were both excellent.
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The cover reminds me of "Ensign" art from the early 80s with a Sci-Fi twist. Come to think of it, isn' that around the time OSC wrote for that magazine?
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Minerva -- the stories are available in a printable format, just click "Print this Page" on the left. I use that and OS X's PDF making capabilities so I can view them in Preview, which I much prefer for reading.
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I don't have a PayPal account so I just used the card option, and I'm having the same problem. I didn't see an error message, but I got billed, and have the emailed receipt and such, but the IGMS site is still telling me I haven't bought the issue yet. Any ideas?
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quote:Originally posted by Jiminy: I don't have a PayPal account so I just used the card option, and I'm having the same problem. I didn't see an error message, but I got billed, and have the emailed receipt and such, but the IGMS site is still telling me I haven't bought the issue yet. Any ideas?
I also payed by credit card, and I'm experiencing the exact same problem. Maybe there's a delay when you pay by credit card.
A few hours from now I'm going to check again, and if I still can't read the stories then, I'll use the "Contact" link on the IGMS site to let them know.
EDIT: I did end up contacting them, and they fixed it. Now I can read it, yay!
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I sent them an email through the "contact us" link and they fixed the problem for me. Edit: I also sent my reciept with the email. Great stuff!
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Do you guys know if the story art is done specifically for each story, or is it preexisting art? I like a lot of it!
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But, man, talk about a dark story! Whew. As a parent, I could barely read it. It was almost as painful to me as OSC's Worthing stuff. Of course, the Worthing Saga is one of my all-time favorites of his, so maybe I just like pain.
The other stories were mostly dark, as well. But good.
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it is really cool to see all the stories up with their illustrations! i hope words spreads fast, because i think this is one high quality publication and such a great opportunity for new talent in both writing and illustrating. glad to hear the good reviews so far.
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Just thought I'd add that my problem got fixed. I sent an email and they got back to me and took care of biznass with admirable haste. Excellent service.
Why am I using words like "admirable" and "biznass"? All good questions. In time. My lad.
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I'm enjoying it.
My dad says he'll check it out and probably subscribe tonight. He'll also call my cousin tonight and tell him about it. I'm doing my part to spread the word.
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I signed up as well but my purchase hasn't gone through yet. Which is fine. I realize that no matter how convenient the internet is, it still could use a little debugging and/or speeding up.
EDIT: Nevermind. I was finally able to spot the 'Submissions' button. Yes, I'm quick. Let me tell ya.
EDIT #2: Still don't have access to the issue. Hmm. Starting to get a little twitchy now. Maybe I should doubly support OSC's family and purchase it twice, yeah? lol.
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If you paid by card, just send them an email via the "contact" link. That's what I did, and they fixed it right quick. A few (all?) of the people paying by card are having the same problem.
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Paid, loved "Mazer in Prison" and am off to read some of the other stories now. Looks like a great venue--best wishes, OSC!
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quote: Posted by Hemos on Monday October 17, @08:44AM from the good-writings-to-be-shared dept. Sci-Fi Books grammar fascist writes "Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show, a science fiction / fantasy webzine, went online just yesterday. Card, the editor-in-chief, has stayed true to his ideals: quality stories, author's rights, and trust in people's honesty. New stories are released quarterly, with new column installments added monthly to the current issue. New art is created for each story. There isn't even an attempt at draconian content control. Writers and artists give exclusive rights for one year - after that, limited rights. Card wants your stories and art, not your copyrights. I've finished the first issue now, and the stories are great. "Eviction Notice" made me cry, and I laughed out loud at "Loose in the Wires." I paid my $2.50 initially to support the business model, but the stories themselves are worth it."
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Yeah, I posted that story. It was hardly at any news sites, so I got the scoop. I also got to direct about 500,000 visitors to the Medicine Show site. Bwhahaha!
(I even saw a coworker checking it out. Sweet!)
Unfortunately, the half the discussion devolved into why Orson Scott Card is an "asshat." (Same old, same old, every time he appears in a Slashdot story. His political views make him an evil fascist, and by the way, did you know that Ender is really a sympathetic Hitler? Sheesh.) There were some defenders, of course, which, fortunately, got most of the mod points.
Some good questions came out of the discussion. Why does the Medicine Show require 1 year of exclusive rights when most magazines require first rights? Not that I'm necessarily opposed - it means the company can't keep your rights in perpetuity - I'm just curious. Second, someone was asking about the possibility of a print edition. This would be tricky with the expanding content, of course.
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I don't know the why of 1 year of exclusive rights, but it wasn't a hard sale for me-- I don't plan my writing life around reprints. :-) No, I plan my writing life around avoiding the craft PERIOD.
I'm also guessing that OSC is planning on doing anthologies with material selected from the mag-- so that's your print version.
I'm glad you liked 'Eviction Notice.' More correctly, I guess I should say, 'You seem to have liked Eviction Notice. Have a tissue.'
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I thought that photo looked familiar, Sara. Haven't seen you around here in a long time. Great column!
Scott, "Eviction Notice" was almost impossible to get through. I had tears in my eyes as well. Geez, make me cry at work.
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The one-year rights as opposed to first rights only may have something to do with the fact that it's online and will allow people to order backissues. I'm not sure if that actually makes a difference in requiring more than first rights as opposed to a print magazine, but I can see how it might.
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Finally got in! The stories are great. Congrats to all the writers and artists; cheers for quality work. Oh, and ... that clock is really quite cool. I'm very fond of it. Posts: 43 | Registered: Oct 2005
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I noticed that Eviction Notice was written by a Scott R. I had wondered if that was you! I'm not going to read it now, because apparently it makes people cry, and I'm not up for that right now. But I am looking forward to it.
I did read Mazer in Prison and enjoyed it thoroughly. I'll be letting my friends know about this new magazine. Maybe I'll even buy subscriptions for people I like Posts: 3546 | Registered: Jul 2002
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I just finished "Respite". Great Job Rachel! I won't spoil it by saying more. So far I've read only that and "Eviction Notice". That's two for two in the great stories department.
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I really liked the stories so far. I thought eviction notice was great (though very sad). Mazer's Prison and Respite were also great reads.
I haven't read hot sleep yet...but I plan on reading it.
Really, of the short stories the only one I didn't like was Taint of Treason. I just thought it seemed more like a story someone would enter in a new writers contest, rather than something that would be published in a real magazine.
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