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The small—or “indie”—press that specializes in fantastika is basically as old as the genre itself. The entry on this topic from The Science Fiction Encyclopedia charts the origin of such enterprises back to the 1920s, even before Hugo Gernsback birthed Amazing. The importance of these firms in pioneering good work that might otherwise go unpublished by larger houses—big enterprises that keep their eyes too firmly fixed on the empyrean of bestsellers to be aware of what’s happening right underfoot—cannot be overstated. Today, the indie press scene is vibrant and flourishing, offering something for all tastes and all budgets. Thanks