Because the publishing company I work for subscribes to PW, I have the advantage of reading it every week for free, but I can state it's definitely not worth the money (about $225 a year!) for someone interested in only sf or other genres. PW tends to focus on the big-money stories (such as the large advances for books like "Shadowmancer"), which don't happen that often. What is useful in PW is when they dedicate entire issues to certain segments of the industry, such as romance or sf/f. In that case I think it's good to buy the issue just to read what editors and publishers have to say about current trends in their area.
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Date: 2004-08-07 07:32 am (UTC)