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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) The Science Fiction Book Club Will Be Greatly Missed
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:45:57 -0500
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James Nicoll wrote:
> The Science Fiction Book Club Will Be Greatly Missed
> 
> If reports are true, and I did not simply misunderstand, we bid a fond
> farewell to an SF institution.
> 
> https://reactormag.com/the-science-fiction-book-club-will-be-greatly-missed/
> 
When I joined, the offer was Boucher's two volume "Treasury of Science 
Fiction" for a dime.  A much better deal than that first offer.

Being keenly aware of the value of the Canadian dollar, I sent them 
eleven cents.  I'm sure that gave someone a chuckle at the office.

But I was then a member for about twenty years.

William Hyde