Free Online Pulp Fiction Library
The Incwell iPulp Fiction Library is a great little resource I stumbled across today. It has the brilliant premise of publishing “dime novel” style pulp fiction stories with the hope of turning younger people on to reading, which is an aim I can’t applaud enough.
A particular gem is the original short version of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game is you want to see where the ideas for that book originated.
I don’t particularly like the interface and it seemed to kill my browser a couple of times but that may be due to the plugins I have installed and it would be nice if the stories were provided in a download format so they could easily be read on portable devices. UPDATE: See my comment below, the interface issue seems to be limited to my laptop so most likely my problem.
My love of pulp fiction and the great idea of the website lets me overlook these small issues however and if you fancy something entertaining for you or your children to read then I thoroughly recommend it.
In the past, dime novels and other forms of pulp fiction provided cheap entertainment for young readers and inspired generations of great writers such as Bradbury, Burroughs, and Asimov. The iPulp Fiction Library brings back the tradition of the dime novel as a FREE online fiction magazine for readers 10 to adult.
If iPulp can turn just one young person on to the joys of reading or inspire one new author, it will have justified its existence.
Thanks for the nice write-up about our site, the iPulp Fiction Library.
We are aware of the speed issues with the front page interface. Because of the importance of our original pulp art style covers, the library page is highly graphical and loading on a dial-up connection may be painful. There should be no problems with a high-speed connection. But it is worth the wait. We will probably add a low-graphics version of the Archive Index for slower connections.
We are publishing original and reprint stories by major authors. To secure this level of talent, we had to restrict downloading and printing of the stories. This situation may change in the future. However, the story pages themselves are designed for easy reading on iPhones and iPod touches. We even provide a large “double-tap” graphic that will expand the story to the full width of the iPhone’s/iPod’s screen in either orientation.
KB Shaw, Publisher
Hi,
No problem, I really do like the site and anything which gets people reading gets a thumbs up from me.
I’m on a fairly fast connection but just seemed to be having a few issues with the interface, particularly using the arrows to scroll through the covers. I’ve done a little more testing and this seems to be limited to my laptop so it’s most likely an issue at my end. I will edit the post to make this clear.
I’ve also just tested it on my Nokia N800 and it’s working very nicely so I can read it in bed.
Keep up the good work, I look forward to reading some more.
Jay