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By simply registering a subscriber account during an enrollment period you get the ability to rate the articles that appear on the site. Also, as a free subscriber, we give you the option of enabling advertisements. That’s right: by default we don’t present you with ads, you must enable ads in your profile to see them. We vow to only supply ads that we think you’d like to see. We vet these ads specifically to be of interest to you, because of your interest in Space Westerns. Let’s be honest: ads on most web sites simply get in the way. They distract you and irritate you, and often they don’t relate to you at all (who wants to punch another monkey?). So we decided to give you the ultimate control over our advertising. If you choose to read Space Westerns Magazine without seeing ads, then that’s fine too.
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Registration is open to premium subscribers at any time! Getting paid lets us pay our crew and keep flying. When you become a premium subscriber you will help us to pay our writers and artists, and keep the engines running, day-to-day. Our annual subscription rate is $16 USD (that works out to just $1⅓ each month!).
- A thank you note
- additional perks as we think of them
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Amazon Associates
We provide links to books, video, games, and other products to help support the creators of the space westerns that we enjoy (mostly through the (nearly) complete Space Western Canon). By purchasing through these links, not only do you support the creators of space westerns, but you also support Space Westerns Magazine through Amazon.com’s Amazon Associates program.
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