Comments on: Friday Free Fiction for 14th September http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:17:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lise Andreasen http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/comment-page-1/#comment-3621 Lise Andreasen Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:33:58 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/#comment-3621 Hejsa! Is there ever a "best of free fiction 2006", e.g.? Or do you know of somebody who does that? While I love the idea of easy access to free SF, I often tire of reading through a lot of stuff, that's not top quality. (I can read sub-genres I normally don't like, if the quality is ok.) So a summation or something would really help me. Lise Hejsa!

Is there ever a “best of free fiction 2006″, e.g.? Or do you know of somebody who does that?

While I love the idea of easy access to free SF, I often tire of reading through a lot of stuff, that’s not top quality. (I can read sub-genres I normally don’t like, if the quality is ok.) So a summation or something would really help me.

Lise

]]> By: Slippy Lane http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/comment-page-1/#comment-3457 Slippy Lane Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:28:36 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/#comment-3457 Oh, and keep up the great work, Futurismic! Oh, and keep up the great work, Futurismic!

]]> By: Slippy Lane http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/comment-page-1/#comment-3456 Slippy Lane Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:27:53 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/#comment-3456 SciFan should go speak to Cory Doctorow and have it all explained to him properly. Free fiction PROMOTES the work of authors you may not otherwise hear about. I found out about Cory's (frankly amazing) work through Futurismic, and just as soon as I've got a few spare bucks, I'm popping over to Amazon and making a purchase. Thousands more like me will continue to do the same. Oh, and guess what RIAA? We do it with music, too. SciFan should go speak to Cory Doctorow and have it all explained to him properly.

Free fiction PROMOTES the work of authors you may not otherwise hear about. I found out about Cory’s (frankly amazing) work through Futurismic, and just as soon as I’ve got a few spare bucks, I’m popping over to Amazon and making a purchase. Thousands more like me will continue to do the same.

Oh, and guess what RIAA? We do it with music, too.

]]> By: Chris East http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/comment-page-1/#comment-3453 Chris East Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:42:48 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/#comment-3453 Yep, SciFan, we're linking to online fiction in order to deprive writers. We hate writers here at Futurismic. That's why we've been spending money out of pocket to buy their stories and publish them online for the past few years. What Paul said. And forgive me for finding your comment incredibly offensive. Yep, SciFan, we’re linking to online fiction in order to deprive writers. We hate writers here at Futurismic. That’s why we’ve been spending money out of pocket to buy their stories and publish them online for the past few years.

What Paul said. And forgive me for finding your comment incredibly offensive.

]]> By: Paul Raven http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/comment-page-1/#comment-3447 Paul Raven Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:17:43 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/14/friday-free-fiction-for-14th-september/#comment-3447 I've been following that particular dust-up, SciFan, and I'm well aware of the legal implications. However, if you actually take the time to check, all of the links above are either out-of-copyright books hosted on legal sites devoted to such things, or works provided by online magazine editors or the authors themselves. While piracy of books does indeed take place, I'd appreciate you checking whether or not I'm promoting pirated work before accusing me of doing so - and at least having the courage of your convictions and not doing so anonymously. Your concerns are legitimate; your sock-puppetry and lack of research, however, weaken your argument considerably. I’ve been following that particular dust-up, SciFan, and I’m well aware of the legal implications. However, if you actually take the time to check, all of the links above are either out-of-copyright books hosted on legal sites devoted to such things, or works provided by online magazine editors or the authors themselves.

While piracy of books does indeed take place, I’d appreciate you checking whether or not I’m promoting pirated work before accusing me of doing so – and at least having the courage of your convictions and not doing so anonymously. Your concerns are legitimate; your sock-puppetry and lack of research, however, weaken your argument considerably.

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