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Universe Club
Upcoming Universe Club Events!
Membership offers to the Universe Club for Jim Baen's Universe.
Universe club membership is available at four levels:
- Titan - With special treats and privileges
- Saturn - More treats and more privileges
- Polaris - e-Arcs, Optional autographed hard copy and special author access
- Andromeda - Extensive treats, webscriptions, e-arcs, Tuckerization rights, and author access.
Each level provides a subscription plus additional benefits and products including mugs, hard copy, autographs, dinners, webscriptions, and more.
Each level provides a subscription plus additional benefits and products including mugs, hard copy, autographs, dinners, webscriptions, and more.
| Benefit | Subscription $30 |
Titan $50 |
Saturn $100 |
Polaris $250 |
Andromeda $500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A subscription to the first year of Jim Baen's UNIVERSE including on-line access and downloadables. | X | X | X | X | X |
| Access to the electronic Advanced Reader Copy of the magazine. | No | X | X | X | X |
| Automatic invitation to any Universe Club con suite and any Universe Club sponsored dinner with author(s) at any con. | No | X | X | X | X |
| An e-copy of The World Turned Upside Down, a very large anthology of classic F&SF stories edited by David Drake, Eric Flint and Jim Baen. | X | X | X | X | X |
| A selection of electronic book packages from among the many we offer. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| A Universe Club coffee mug and tote bag, shipped to you. (shipping included) | X | X | X | ||
| One autographed Baen hardcover title of the member's choice (assuming the title is currently in stock at Baen's warehouse) (We'll handle the shipping.) | X | X | |||
| Invitation to a private dinner (or lunch or breakfast, depending on schedule) with participating authors at any con where a meeting can be arranged. | Dutch Treat | Free | |||
| Tuckerization rights | None | None | Limited | Substantial | Extensive |
| Points which can be used for some number of e-ARCs to be selected as they are produced at any time prior to May, 2007. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| Points which can be used for some months of Webscriptions, to be selected as they are produced at any time prior to May, 2007. | 0 | 0 | |||
| Points which may be used for paper copies of some number of issues of the magazine, autographed by the editor, shipped to you. | None | None | None |
Note: E-Arc, Webscription and Hardcopy points if available are interchangable.
- Saturn members have two ebook points which can be used for either e-arcs or webscription months.
- Polaris members have a total of six points, which may be used for e-arcs, webscription months or hardcopy.
- Andromeda members have a total of eighteen points, which may be used for e-arcs, webscription months or hardcopy.
Tuckerization:
For a definition and explanation of tuckerization visit the Universe home page.
- Saturn members may express a preference but will be tuckerized by an author of our choosing.
- Polaris members may express a preference about their author and express a preference as to format.
- Andromeda members may express a preference about their author, format, and choose if their character lives or dies.
The tuckerization privledges have been reduced for members joining after February 10, 2006 Members upgrading who purchased subscriptions prior to Feb 10 will be grandfathered in through June 1 when the magazine goes live.
These tuckerization privledges have been reduced for members joining after February 10, 2006. Individuals who joined prior to 10 Feb 2006 retain the privledges due to them at the time they joined. See tucker.html for a fuller explanation.
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