Galactic Suburbia #25 Show Notes
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EPISODE 25
In which we hit and run the Locus Recommended Reading List, tackle e-books and piracy, and delve into the knotty issue of religion in science fiction.
News
Locus Recommended Reading List – hot off the press!
Philip K Dick shortlist
First annual Geek Girl Con in Seattle – would this work in Australia?
Cloud-delivered ebooks from Readings/SPUNC
Response to comments on the internet about the Cloud Publishing
"we proudly declare that we stream your ebooks — you don't have to download them. You can of course download your Booki.sh books for offline access on most devices — you just can't read them in anything other than Booki.sh."
SPUNC Response: "Digital publishing presents us with a massive opportunity that has heretofore been unavailable. Namely this: that a publisher can have a book distributed wherever they want, at the click of a button".
Discussion of ebook piracy
As Jim Hines found out the world is not the USA and the rest of the world does not experience publishing nor this ebook revolution apace with the USA. (Hines' original post)
Charles Tan presenting the perspective from Elsewhere In the World
Karen Healey: I was wrong and I'm sorry
Weird Tales revamp
Launching new website; editor-in-chief Ann VanderMeer and publisher John Betancourt have raised the pay rate to 5 cents per word; and implemented a new submissions portal for potential contributors. In addition to the announcement late last year of the all female editorial team, for the first time in 88 years of Ann VanderMeer, Paula Guran and Mary Robinette Kowal.
Feedback
Sean, Thoraiya, Niall
Pet Subject
The place of religion in science fiction.
Modern religions, made up religions, machine religions… or no religions? What place can/does/should religion play in sf?
Jo Walton on religion in SF!
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