Analog and F&SF back issues can be accessed online through many public library websites. Back issues of Analog and Asimov's can be purchased through three eBookstores (currently not Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble). Back issues of F&SF can be borrowed through two Kindle services (Kindle Owners' Lending Library and Kindle Unlimited) or purchased through the Kindle Store.
Links and FAQs are in each magazine section below.
Analog Science Fiction & Fact
Asimov's Science Fiction
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Analog Science Fiction & Fact
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March 2015
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April 2015
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May 2015
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June 2015
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July/August 2015
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September 2015
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October 2015
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November 2015
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December 2015
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Analog FAQ
Purchase Back Issues
- How do I choose between Kobo, Magzter, and Google Play Newsstand?
All three work on Android and iOS, but Magzter also works on a desktop or laptop through its web reader. Kobo has an e-ink device that's good for reading in sunlight. All three offer PDF formatting that works best on 10"+ tablets, but Newsstand also has a flowing text option that works well for sub-10" devices.
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- Which stores sell digital subscriptions?
Besides Kobo, Magzter, and Google Play Newsstand, subscriptions are also available on Kindle and NOOK (but not back issues). All are about $3/issue and $30/yr. - How do I choose between the five Reader apps?
Read the purchase Q&A above for Kobo, Magzter and Google Play Newsstand. Kindle and NOOK have flowing text that works well for sub-10" devices. Both have e-ink devices that are good for reading in sunlight. NOOK also works on Windows desktop and laptop PCs. The Kindle apps for PCs only work for eBooks, not eMagazines. - Should I read the magazine as PDF or flowing text?
PDFs preserve the scene breaks (two blank lines) and dialog paragraph breaks that are sometimes lost in conversion to flowing text in eMagazines. However, on small screens, PDFs require zooming and panning that is more tedious than the simple page swipe for flowing text.
Asimov's Science Fiction
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February 2015
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March 2015
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April/May 2015
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June 2015
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July 2015
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August 2015
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September 2015
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October/November 2015
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December 2015
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Asimov's FAQ
Purchase Back Issues
- How do I choose between Kobo, Magzter, and Google Play Newsstand?
All three work on Android and iOS, but Magzter also works on a desktop or laptop through its web reader. Kobo has an e-ink device that's good for reading in sunlight. All three offer PDF formatting that works best on 10"+ tablets, but Newsstand also has a flowing text option that works well for sub-10" devices.
Subscribe to Magazine
- Which stores sell digital subscriptions?
Besides Kobo, Magzter, and Google Play Newsstand, subscriptions are also available on Kindle and NOOK (but not back issues). All are about $3/issue and $30/yr. - How do I choose between the five Reader apps?
Read the purchase Q&A above for Kobo, Magzter and Google Play Newsstand. Kindle and NOOK have flowing text that works well for sub-10" devices. Both have e-ink devices that are good for reading in sunlight. NOOK also works on Windows desktop and laptop PCs. The Kindle apps for PCs only work for eBooks, not eMagazines. - Should I read the magazine as PDF or flowing text?
PDFs preserve the scene breaks (two blank lines) and dialog paragraph breaks that are sometimes lost in conversion to flowing text in eMagazines. However, on small screens, PDFs require zooming and panning that is more tedious than the simple page swipe for flowing text.
Fantasy & Science Fiction
January/February 2015
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Recommended Stories
March/April 2015
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Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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May/June 2015
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Recommended Stories
Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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July/August 2015
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Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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September/October 2015
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Recommended Stories
Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Purchase:
Kindle $7.99
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Recommended Stories
November/December 2015
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Recommended Stories
Kindle Owners' Lending Library
Kindle Unlimited
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Kindle $7.99
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Recommended Stories
F&SF FAQ
Library Access
- Why does the Kindle Owners' Lending Library link lead here rather than the issue on Amazon.com?
To borrow from this library, you must be an Amazon Prime subscriber, use a Kindle device (Kindle eReader, Kindle Fire tablet, Fire Phone), search for the magazine from the Kindle device's store, click the issue, then click the "Borrow" button.
Purchase Back Issue
- Why is a digital back issue so expensive?
It seems expensive compared to Analog and Asimov's, but it's $2 cheaper than the print back issues direct from F&SF. Fortunately, there are less expensive alternatives like the Kindle Owners' Lending Library for Amazon Prime subscribers, Kindle Unlimited for heavy book buyers, and the public library for taxpayers. - Why is the current issue not available for purchase or loan from the Kindle libraries?
The publisher doesn't make it available as an eBook (a requirement for sale or inclusion in the Kindle libraries) until the next issue is out. To get the current issue, you'd have to subscribe to the eMagazine.
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- Which stores sell digital subscriptions?
The Kindle store sells subscriptions on Kindle eReaders and Reader apps for tablet and smartphone for about $2/issue and $12/yr (note that the print copy is $8/issue and $37/yr). The Kindle apps for Windows and Mac do not support magazines. However, digital back issues are eBooks, not eMagazines, so they're available on all Kindle apps including Windows and Mac. - Should I read the magazine as PDF or flowing text?
PDFs preserve the scene breaks (two blank lines) and dialog paragraph breaks that are sometimes lost in conversion to flowing text in eMagazines. However, on small screens, PDFs require zooming and panning that is more tedious than the simple page swipe for flowing text. The Kindle eReader devices only support flowing text whereas the Kindle reader app for tablets and smartphones support PDF and flowing text.
Worth mentioning that another source for Fantasy & Science Fiction articles is EBSCOhost Masterfile Premier, another magazine index to which many public libraries subscribe. It has content from more recent issues in PDF only, and older ones in html fulltext as well (which unfortunately doesn't capture italic emphasis, so I tend to prefer reading the PDF version).
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