{"id":1414,"date":"2013-12-09T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:41:49","slug":"how-do-you-take-your-pulp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2013\/12\/09\/how-do-you-take-your-pulp\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you take your pulp?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1938\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2013\/12\/doc-savage-bantam.jpg\" alt=\"Bantam Paperback's reprint of &quot;Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2013\/12\/doc-savage-bantam.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2013\/12\/doc-savage-bantam-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>As a follow-up to my &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2013\/09\/09\/what-is-pulp\/\">What is pulp?<\/a>&#8221; posting, I&#8217;d like to look at what formats people like to get their pulp fiction.<\/p>\n<p>When I got into pulp, you basically had two choices: the original pulp magazines or book reprints (usually paperbacks). In fact, many people probably were reading pulp fiction without realizing it, because they were reading reprints of science fiction, fantasy, detective, mystery, westerns and other stories that originally appeared in the pulp magazines.<\/p>\n<p>Today, people have a variety of formats they can get their pulp fiction in. Depending on your individual tastes, you can get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/the-hunt\/pulp-sources\/\">Original pulp magazines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/the-hunt\/reprints-replicas\/\">Pulp reprints<\/a> (either paperback or hardback)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/the-hunt\/reprints-replicas\/\">Pulp facsimiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/the-hunt\/digital-pulp\/\">Electronic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Audio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more-->There are many people who collect <strong>original pulp magazines<\/strong>. They get the original artwork (both interior and exterior), the ads and letter pages, and all the other fiction that was in the original magazine, not just the main story. But there are problems with originals: not just their cost, but storage of what are fragile magazines. You have to be careful in handling them. This makes it difficult for those wanting to just read the stories. I have but a few originals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pulp reprints<\/strong> in various formats have been around for years, even going back to the original pulps when stories and novels would be reprinted in book format. Certain authors were kept in print for decades by various publishers. And Bantam&#8217;s reprinting of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/the-links\/docsavage\/\">Doc Savage<\/a><\/strong> kicked off an explosion of pulp hero reprints.<\/p>\n<p>Today, thanks in large part to Print on Demand, several small presses are doing a great job of reprinting pulps in relatively inexpensive, but high quality, paperbacks. For me, the &#8220;gold standards&#8221; of this are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowsanctum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanctum Books<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/steegerbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Altus Press<\/a>. They provide well-designed books with the original stories re-typeset, with the cover and interior art included, and great accompanying articles. But there are others doing reprint work as well, including <a href=\"http:\/\/blackdogbooks.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Dog<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackcoatpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Coat<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventurehouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adventure House<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildsidepress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildside<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulpvillepress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulpville<\/a>, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>A recent phenomenon is that of the <strong>pulp replica<\/strong>, where full, reprinted replicas of original pulp magazines are produced. These replicas give you the original artwork and story as if they were the original magazine, though with better paper stock, obviously. This is a great alternate to those wanting the original magazine. \u00a0For myself, I prefer pulp reprints over replicas. Cost is a big factor, as for the same price of <em>one<\/em> pulp replica (usually around $35), I can get a pulp reprint that will have three to five novels in it. Adventure House and Girasol seem to be the leaders in this area, putting out several new pulp replicas each month.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1937\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/files\/2013\/12\/radio-archives-startling-stories.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Archives' Startling Stories ebook\" width=\"200\" height=\"286\" \/>Another emerging trend is <strong>electronic publishing<\/strong>. This can be in the form of a PDF file of pulp stories, or it can be in the form of the various other formats for various e-readers (Kindle, Nook, etc.). <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200513224003\/https:\/\/www.vintagelibrary.com\/pulpfiction\/PulpFictionCentral.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage Library<\/a> probably was one of the first to start doing this, but others have jumped on the band wagon, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioarchives.com\/SearchResults.asp?Cat=128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Archives<\/a>. Several <a href=\"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/the-hunt\/new-pulp\/\">New Pulp<\/a> publishers, along with some reprinters, now offer electronic versions of much of their works. This can be a good alternate for those with a limited budget and space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audio books<\/strong> have been around a while, but not so much in the pulp world. I think this is just slowly starting, because there is a cost in having someone recorded reading the work. So not sure where this might go. Radio Archives and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\">Audible<\/a> seem to be the only companies I know who are working in this area.<\/p>\n<p>So there are your pulp fiction reading choices. What are your preferences?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a follow-up to my &#8220;What is pulp?&#8221; posting, I&#8217;d like to look at what formats people like to get their pulp fiction. When I got into pulp, you basically had two choices: the original pulp magazines or book reprints (usually paperbacks). 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