JTAS Previews?

Malenfant · 11-22-2009, 10:16 AM

Once upon a time (before the new login system) it was possible to preview the first few hundred words of an article if you clicked on an article link and weren't a JTAS user. Now that seems to be impossible.

This seems rather counter-productive to me, since without a preview capability, the temptation to buy a subscription based on articles that readers may find interesting is severely reduced. Even if it's just the first 100 words that's surely better than no preview at all.

Am I just missing the link, or has this capability been removed?

rasimus · 11-22-2009, 10:27 AM

Just to double check, does the current JTAS preview issue work for you?

Malenfant · 11-22-2009, 10:33 AM

Ah, yes that works - wasn't aware of that. But is there a way to preview older articles?

EDIT: Hrm, there is - if you're smart you can figure it out from the URL - I won't be explicit about it here in case it's not official (it only shows the preview, like the current issue articles, so there's no security flaw - I can't imagine why it should be kept secret, but I've PM'd Loren to check), but it seems that whenever anyone externally links to an article on JTAS, it doesn't show the sample link for that article to non-subscribers - it just goes straight to a page like this:
https://secure.sjgames.com/login/?ur...icle.cgi%3F109

selenite · 11-22-2009, 10:33 PM

It's a pity JTAS doesn't make whole articles available for certain subjects the way web-Pyramid would. It's nice to have some extra support for a book you just bought.

11-22-2009, 10:16 AM	#1
Malenfant Join Date: Oct 2004	JTAS Previews? Once upon a time (before the new login system) it was possible to preview the first few hundred words of an article if you clicked on an article link and weren't a JTAS user. Now that seems to be impossible. This seems rather counter-productive to me, since without a preview capability, the temptation to buy a subscription based on articles that readers may find interesting is severely reduced. Even if it's just the first 100 words that's surely better than no preview at all. Am I just missing the link, or has this capability been removed? __________________ evildrganymede.net - The Worldbuilding Hub - Stellar Mapping new SFRPG discussion forums Latest news from Spica Publishing: http://spicapublishing.co.uk/

11-22-2009, 10:27 AM	#2
rasimus Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mid-Atlantic Region, USA	Re: JTAS Previews? Just to double check, does the current JTAS preview issue work for you?

11-22-2009, 10:33 AM	#3
Malenfant Join Date: Oct 2004	Re: JTAS Previews? Ah, yes that works - wasn't aware of that. But is there a way to preview older articles? EDIT: Hrm, there is - if you're smart you can figure it out from the URL - I won't be explicit about it here in case it's not official (it only shows the preview, like the current issue articles, so there's no security flaw - I can't imagine why it should be kept secret, but I've PM'd Loren to check), but it seems that whenever anyone externally links to an article on JTAS, it doesn't show the sample link for that article to non-subscribers - it just goes straight to a page like this: https://secure.sjgames.com/login/?ur...icle.cgi%3F109 __________________ evildrganymede.net - The Worldbuilding Hub - Stellar Mapping new SFRPG discussion forums Latest news from Spica Publishing: http://spicapublishing.co.uk/ Last edited by Malenfant; 11-22-2009 at 05:54 PM.

11-22-2009, 10:33 PM	#4
selenite Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota	Re: JTAS Previews? It's a pity JTAS doesn't make whole articles available for certain subjects the way web-Pyramid would. It's nice to have some extra support for a book you just bought.