hello, I am doing some research and would like to tap into the collective brains of BSKY: 1. can you share some genre or literary fiction magazines that have closed and the archive is NO LONGER ONLINE 2. the same but the archives remain online FOR NOW i would also appreciate RTs for awareness 💀

Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.

I love Asimov's Science Fiction and the magazine's editors. I've published many stories in the magazine. I subscribe to the magazine. Despite that, I'm done with the new MRM owners. This statement is BS. The new owners have squandered the goodwill of their magazines' readers, writers, and fans. 1/

Me too. So frustrating.

I got this email this morning; assumed it was another Medicare scam and deleted. (Well, it is a scam. Just a different type.)

That's good--should at least somewhat limit fraudulent applications.

Can non-Canadians apply for a Canadian ISBN? I’d guess a lot of the slop books come from elsewhere.

Yes but who will track this? What is the verification process, or does one even exist? If not, what’s the disincentive for lying? Penalties aren’t a deterrent if it’s not clear someone is watching.

Thanks!

Thread: rights grabs at Must Read Magazines

More concerning info about rights grabs by Must Read magazines, this time for artwork. Side note: looks like they’re still doing the interminable and not necessarily fruitful negotiation process that writers have reported.

I’m very aware of those users—just a bit amazed at what gets traction sometimes

This is now officially--by far--my highest performing post on Bsky ever. Social media, Who can fathom it?

That certainly fits the AI fraud profile.

Interesting! Thanks!

If that became an issue, I would think they could just introduce a new ISBN prefix, like when the 979 prefix was added in (I think) 2020.

I take your point. But I think we're in the "something, anything" phase of dealing with the slop book problem.