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Asimov's, Analog and F&SF purchased by new owner [View all]
Jason Sanford reports that ANALOG, ASIMOV’S, and F&SF have all been bought by a new owner.
— James Enge (@jamesenge.bsky.social) 2025-02-26T20:29:25.902Z
https://www.patreon.com/posts/asimovs-analog-f-123173828
For months there have been rumors in the science fiction and fantasy genre that the traditional "big 3" print magazines – Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, and Fantasy and Science Fiction – were being purchased by new owners.
Confirmation of this has now appeared on the websites of Asimov's and Analog, as first reported by Amazing Stories. The ownership language at the bottom of both websites changed recently from “© 2024 PENNY PUBLICATIONS, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED” to “© 2025 1 PARAGRAPH, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Must Read Magazines is a division of Must Read Books Publishing, a 1 Paragraph, Inc. company. No part of Must Read Magazines or this website may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems.”
No change has appeared as of yet on the F&SF website, but based on other information I’ve received I can confirm they are included in the purchase.
The new owner of the magazines is Steven Salpeter and a group of investors. Salpeter is the president of literary and IP development at Assemble Media and previously worked as a literary agent for Curtis Brown. According to a profile on Bisprofiles, 1 Paragraph incorporated on January 16, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Salpeter is listed as the corporation's main officer.
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Confirmation of this has now appeared on the websites of Asimov's and Analog, as first reported by Amazing Stories. The ownership language at the bottom of both websites changed recently from “© 2024 PENNY PUBLICATIONS, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED” to “© 2025 1 PARAGRAPH, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Must Read Magazines is a division of Must Read Books Publishing, a 1 Paragraph, Inc. company. No part of Must Read Magazines or this website may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems.”
No change has appeared as of yet on the F&SF website, but based on other information I’ve received I can confirm they are included in the purchase.
The new owner of the magazines is Steven Salpeter and a group of investors. Salpeter is the president of literary and IP development at Assemble Media and previously worked as a literary agent for Curtis Brown. According to a profile on Bisprofiles, 1 Paragraph incorporated on January 16, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Salpeter is listed as the corporation's main officer.
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This also says that Salpeter's a big SF/F fan and intends to keep the magazines in print, and the current editors will be staying.
Found this news thanks to a John Scalzi post on Bluesky:
1. Aside from anything else, an interesting question will be what this means for the Astounding Award, which was previously sponsored by Dell Magazines, i.e., the owner of Asimov's and Analog. Presumably Dell will relinquish sponsorship of the award; I wonder if the new publisher will continue it.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi.com) 2025-02-26T20:52:04.730Z
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