All subscriptions from the Lightspeed store are available in epub, mobi, and pdf ebook format. Not sure how to get an ebook onto your device or which format is best for you? See our Ebooks FAQ for more information. Please email [email protected] if you encounter any issues with our store or your subscription order. We also have other subscription options from Amazon and Weightless Books available.
6 Month Ebook Subscription (Billed Once)

A 6 month subscription to Lightspeed Magazine, billed once. You will receive every issue of the magazine in epub, mobi, and PDF format for the term of the subscription.
A 6 month subscription to Lightspeed includes more than 50 stories (around 350,000 words of fiction). In each issue, you will find nine pieces of short fiction (eight short stories or novelettes, plus one novella) from a variety of authors—from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven't heard of yet. Some of the authors we've published over the years include Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, N.K. Jemisin, Ted Chiang, and Ken Liu, to name but a few. In addition our short fiction offerings, Lightspeed also offers a variety of nonfiction features, including feature interviews, Q&As with our authors that go behind-the-scenes of their stories, book and media reviews, and more.
Subscribing to Lightspeed saves you $1 off the cover price of each issue (savings of 25% on each issue). Sign-up for a subscription now and you'll see where science fiction and fantasy comes from, where it is now, and where it's going.
Price: $17.94
* Subscriptions will begin immediately, retroactive to the beginning of the current month. If you are a current subscriber, 6 months will be added to your subscription.
12 Month Ebook Subscription (Billed Once)

A 12 month subscription to Lightspeed Magazine, billed once. You will receive every issue of the magazine in epub, mobi, and PDF format for the term of the subscription.
A 12 month subscription to Lightspeed includes more than 100 stories (around 700,000 words of fiction). In each issue, you will find nine pieces of short fiction (eight short stories or novelettes, plus one novella) from a variety of authors—from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven't heard of yet. Some of the authors we've published over the years include Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, N.K. Jemisin, Ted Chiang, and Ken Liu, to name but a few.
Subscribing to Lightspeed saves you $1 off the cover price of each issue (savings of 25% on each issue). Sign-up for a subscription now and you'll see where science fiction and fantasy comes from, where it is now, and where it's going.
Price: $35.88
* Subscriptions will begin immediately, retroactive to the beginning of the current month. If you are a current subscriber, 12 months will be added to your subscription.
24 Month Ebook Subscription (Billed Once)

A 24 month subscription to Lightspeed Magazine, billed once. You will receive every issue of the magazine in epub, mobi, and PDF format for the term of the subscription.
A 24 month subscription to Lightspeed includes more than 200 stories (around 1,400,000 words of fiction). In each issue, you will find nine pieces of short fiction (eight short stories or novelettes, plus one novella) from a variety of authors—from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven't heard of yet. Some of the authors we've published over the years include Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, N.K. Jemisin, Ted Chiang, and Ken Liu, to name but a few.
Subscribing to Lightspeed saves you $1 off the cover price of each issue (savings of 25% on each issue). Sign-up for a subscription now and you'll see where science fiction and fantasy comes from, where it is now, and where it's going.
Price: $71.76
* Subscriptions will begin immediately, retroactive to the beginning of the current month. If you are a current subscriber, 24 months will be added to your subscription.
Lifetime Ebook Subscription (Billed Once)
By purchasing a lifetime subscription to Lightspeed, you’ll get a subscription that never ends…or, rather, a subscription that will last at least as long as you or the magazine does!
You’ll receive every issue of Lightspeed as soon as it’s available, and you’ll get it in epub, mobi, and PDF format (so your subscription will be equally compatible with both Kindle and iPad and Nook, and most other ereaders).
But wait, there’s more! In addition to receiving every future issue of Lightspeed, you’ll also receive a copy of every back issue of Lightspeed. So if you lifetime subscribe in 2020, you’ll get every issue from #1 all the way up to the current issue, as well as all future issues. That’s right, every single issue of Lightspeed ever published and ever released in the future—it’s a can’t miss proposition!
Lifetime subscriptions are a great way to support the magazine, and ensure you never miss an issue!
* Please note that lifetime subscriptions are non-refundable and non-transferable. Your Lifetime Subscription will begin immediately with the current issue, retroactive to the beginning of the current month, and your Lightspeed account will also be granted access to every back issue published to date.