The Science Fiction Book Club: Shining Star or Black Hole?
Every once in a while, when I try to simplify my life and live within my means, I send off a big batch of letters canceling my membership in all the book clubs with which I’ve become burdened. After these purges, I somehow repeatedly end up rejoining The Science Fiction Book Club. Before I describe what makes The Science Fiction Book Club worth joining and rejoining, let’s take a quick look at what most clubs offer. Those Too Good To Be True Offers If you’re anything like me, you’ve taken the bait at least once. (Actually, if you’re anything like me, you’ve consumed the entire baitshop.) You know what I mean here, those Get six books for $1 offers. “Wow,” you think, “what a deal!” Then, when your six free books arrive, you get an invoice for about $25. The S&H will kill you every time! But still, six books for $25 isn’t bad at all. Other than flea markets, garage sales, and the Barnes & Noble bargain table, where else can you get pristine, hardcover books for under $5 each. Then you re
