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Title: Captive Audience Title Record # 56704
Author: Ann Warren Griffith
Date: 1953-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: In a near future there's no way to escape advertising: consumer goods come with the ability to advertise and demand their use
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Current Tags: satire (1), consumer's hell (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1953Translated by an uncredited translator.
French
Auditions forcées à perpétuité?Auditions forcees a perpetuite
1963 Swedish
Fängslad lyssnarskara?Faengslad lyssnarskara
Fangslad lyssnarskara

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1953 1953-08-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Jack Coggins Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1953 1953-12-00 ed. uncredited Mellifont Press Ltd.  
1/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Jack Coggins Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1954-02-18 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Doubleday  
$3.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1954-08-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, No. 2 1955-00-00 ed. uncredited Consolidated Press Ltd  
A2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Kirberger  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1960-02-15 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Ace Books D-422
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1968-00-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Ace Books G-712
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Tomorrow, Inc.: SF Stories About Big Business 1976-01-01 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Taplinger 0-8008-7746-2
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Tomorrow, Inc. 1977-03-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Robson Books 0-903895-97-8
£3.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction by Women (1953-1957) 2022-01-00 ed. uncredited Journey Press 978-1-951320-18-8
$16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
294
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Science Fiction by Women (1953-1957) 2022-02-28 ed. uncredited Journey Press 978-1-951320-19-5
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Frank Kelly Freas  
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