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In article <vl9mo7$3fsk$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>“SFBC shutting down”
>    https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1hsnqmd/sfbc_shutting_down/
>
>“Reported in Ansible 450.”
>    https://news.ansible.uk/a450.html#14
>
>"The "How it works" page now says this:"
>    https://www.sfbc.com/how-it-works
>
>"How Your Membership Works<br>Cancel anytime."
>
>"After 2/1/2025, orders will no longer be processed at Science Fiction 
>Book Club."
>
>"You can still redeem your existing credits on the site as normal until 
>2/1/2025."
>
>"You can also still purchase books using a credit card on the site as 
>normal until 2/1/2025."
>
>I am surprised SFBC lasted this long.  I have not ordered a book from it 
>since the early 1970s.  I think that “Dune” was the last book I bought 
>from it.
>
>Lynn
>

I can still tell you what my membership number was for many years, until
they sold I guess.  (I won't, but I can).  In the post-Amazon years,
I would pretty much buy only the omnibi or art/comic offerings, but
still many fond memories.
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