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A [[small press]] run by [[Dave Langford]], initially with various partners. It began as Ansible E-ditions with [[Chris Priest]] in 2003, publishing sf by [[David Masson]] and [[John Sladek]] as ebooks and later as print-on-demand co-published with [[Wildside Press]]. With [[Greg Pickersgill]], Langford published three printed volumes collecting (for the first time, in 2012–13) the critical columns of [[Algis Budrys]] from the ''[[Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'' 1975–1993. He continued, solo, to produce Ansible Editions reissues of his own writing, both backlist titles and new collections, mostly in ebook form.
 
A [[small press]] run by [[Dave Langford]], initially with various partners. It began as Ansible E-ditions with [[Chris Priest]] in 2003, publishing sf by [[David Masson]] and [[John Sladek]] as ebooks and later as print-on-demand co-published with [[Wildside Press]]. With [[Greg Pickersgill]], Langford published three printed volumes collecting (for the first time, in 2012–13) the critical columns of [[Algis Budrys]] from the ''[[Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'' 1975–1993. He continued, solo, to produce Ansible Editions reissues of his own writing, both backlist titles and new collections, mostly in ebook form.
  
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# ed. [[Graham Charnock]]: ''[[Running Amok in the Fun Factory]]''
 
# ed. [[Graham Charnock]]: ''[[Running Amok in the Fun Factory]]''
 
# ''A [[Vince Clarke]] Treasury''
 
# ''A [[Vince Clarke]] Treasury''
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# [[Rob Hansen]]'s ''[[1957 (Hansen)|1957: The First UK Worldcon]]''
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# [[Rob Hansen]]'s ''[[1957 (Hansen)|1957: The First UK Worldcon]]'' <ol start="5">
 
# ''1965: The Second UK Worldcon''
 
# ''1965: The Second UK Worldcon''
 
# ''[[Beyond Fandom]]''
 
# ''[[Beyond Fandom]]''
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# ''Challenging Moskowitz''
 
# ''Challenging Moskowitz''
 
# ''Faan Fiction 1930–2020''
 
# ''Faan Fiction 1930–2020''
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# ''Generation Femizine''
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# ''[[Generation Femizine]]''
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# ''Homefront''
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# ''[[True Rat]]: The Beast of [[Leroy Kettle]]''
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value=14> ''[[True Rat]]: The Beast of [[Leroy Kettle]]''
 
# ed. [[Dave Langford]]: ''New Worlds Profiles''
 
# ed. [[Dave Langford]]: ''New Worlds Profiles''
 
# [[Charles Platt]]'s ''The Complete [[Patchin Review]]''
 
# [[Charles Platt]]'s ''The Complete [[Patchin Review]]''
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# [[Bruce Sterling]]'s ''The Complete [[Cheap Truth]]''
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# [[Bruce Sterling]] (et al.)'s ''The Complete [[Cheap Truth]]''
 
# [[William F. Temple]]'s ''Temple at the Bar''
 
# [[William F. Temple]]'s ''Temple at the Bar''
  
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[[Ella Parker]] || ''The Harpy Stateside'' || December 2020 || ed. [[Rob Hansen]]; including and continuing the [[trip report]] [[Parker's Peregrinations]]
 
[[Ella Parker]] || ''The Harpy Stateside'' || December 2020 || ed. [[Rob Hansen]]; including and continuing the [[trip report]] [[Parker's Peregrinations]]
 
[[Chuck Harris]] || ''[[Creative Random Harris]]'' || March 2021 || ed. [[Rob Hansen]] and [[David Langford]]
 
[[Chuck Harris]] || ''[[Creative Random Harris]]'' || March 2021 || ed. [[Rob Hansen]] and [[David Langford]]
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Various || ''[[Faan Fiction]] 1930-2020: an&nbsp;exploration || June 2021 || Edited and with critical commentary by [[Rob Hansen]]
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various || ''[[Faan Fiction]] 1930–2020: an&nbsp;exploration || June 2021 || Edited and with critical commentary by [[Rob Hansen]]
 
D.R. Smith || ''The Road to Fame'' || June 2021 || 1940s fan fiction; author's profile by [[Rob Hansen]]
 
D.R. Smith || ''The Road to Fame'' || June 2021 || 1940s fan fiction; author's profile by [[Rob Hansen]]
 
[[Rob Hansen]] || ''American Trips'' || July 2021 || Reports on Rob's post-TAFF US cons
 
[[Rob Hansen]] || ''American Trips'' || July 2021 || Reports on Rob's post-TAFF US cons
 
[[Walt Willis]] || ''[[Willis Discovers America]] and other fan fiction || July 2021 || Collecting Walt's shorter fan fiction
 
[[Walt Willis]] || ''[[Willis Discovers America]] and other fan fiction || July 2021 || Collecting Walt's shorter fan fiction
 
Various || ''Bixelstrasse: The SF Fan Community of 1940s Los&nbsp;Angeles'' || November 2021 || Edited by [[Rob Hansen]]
 
Various || ''Bixelstrasse: The SF Fan Community of 1940s Los&nbsp;Angeles'' || November 2021 || Edited by [[Rob Hansen]]
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"Harry Hurst&shy;monceaux and Cyril Faversham" || ''The [[Harrison]] Saga: The Extraordinary Exploits of Sir William&nbsp;Makepeace Harrison'' || March 2022 || Edited by [[Rob Hansen]]; see [[Harrison]] – 1957–75 humorous UK fanzine stories  
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"Harry Hurst&shy;monceaux and Cyril Faversham" || ''The [[Harrison]] Saga: The&nbsp;Extraordinary Exploits of Sir&nbsp;William Makepeace Harrison'' || March 2022 || Edited by [[Rob Hansen]]; see [[Harrison]] – 1957–75 humorous UK fanzine stories  
 
[[Charles Burbee]] || ''The Incompleat Burbee Volume&nbsp;2'' || April 2022 || Edited by [[Terry Carr]]; further Burbee pieces added by [[David Langford]]
 
[[Charles Burbee]] || ''The Incompleat Burbee Volume&nbsp;2'' || April 2022 || Edited by [[Terry Carr]]; further Burbee pieces added by [[David Langford]]
 
edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''[[1957 (Hansen)|1957: The First UK Worldcon]]'' || June 2022 || On [[Loncon 1]]
 
edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''[[1957 (Hansen)|1957: The First UK Worldcon]]'' || June 2022 || On [[Loncon 1]]
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[[Walt Willis]] || ''[[The Harp Stateside]]'' || March 2023 || Expands the 1957 edition with further material inc. a speech transcript
 
[[Walt Willis]] || ''[[The Harp Stateside]]'' || March 2023 || Expands the 1957 edition with further material inc. a speech transcript
 
[[Walt Willis]] || ''The Harp That Once or Twice'' || March 2023 || All the Harp columns except the ''Stateside'' ones; incl. 2 published after ''[[Warhoon]]'' 28
 
[[Walt Willis]] || ''The Harp That Once or Twice'' || March 2023 || All the Harp columns except the ''Stateside'' ones; incl. 2 published after ''[[Warhoon]]'' 28
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edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''British SF Conventions Volume&nbsp;1: 1937-1951'' || June 2023 || On UK [[early conventions]]
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edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''British SF Conventions Volume&nbsp;1: 1937–1951'' || June 2023 || On UK [[early conventions]]
 
edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''1965: The Second UK Worldcon'' || Aug 2023 || On [[Loncon II]]
 
edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''1965: The Second UK Worldcon'' || Aug 2023 || On [[Loncon II]]
 
edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''[[Generation Femizine]]'' || September 2023 || Women of UK fandom in the 1950s ''[[Femizine]]'' era
 
edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''[[Generation Femizine]]'' || September 2023 || Women of UK fandom in the 1950s ''[[Femizine]]'' era
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edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''[[Beyond Fandom]]: Fans, Culture & Politics in the 20th&nbsp;Century'' || November 2023 || Selected fans' (31 chapters, some on several) impact on the [[mundane]] world
 
edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''[[Beyond Fandom]]: Fans, Culture & Politics in the 20th&nbsp;Century'' || November 2023 || Selected fans' (31 chapters, some on several) impact on the [[mundane]] world
 
Various || ''New Worlds Profiles 1953&nbsp;to&nbsp;1963'' || May 2024 || Compiled and ed. by [[Dave Langford]]: all the author, editor etc profile pieces from [[John Carnell]] era ''[[New Worlds]]''  
 
Various || ''New Worlds Profiles 1953&nbsp;to&nbsp;1963'' || May 2024 || Compiled and ed. by [[Dave Langford]]: all the author, editor etc profile pieces from [[John Carnell]] era ''[[New Worlds]]''  
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edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''British SF Conventions Volume&nbsp;2: 1952-1957'' || July 2024 || On UK [[early conventions]]
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edited by [[Rob Hansen]] || ''British SF Conventions Volume&nbsp;2: 1952–1957'' || July 2024 || On UK early "[[Eastercon]]s"
 
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* {{link | website=https://taff.org.uk/ebooks.php?all|text=Free ebooks at the TAFF site.}}
 
* {{link | website=https://taff.org.uk/ebooks.php?all|text=Free ebooks at the TAFF site.}}
 
* {{link | website=https://ae.ansible.uk/?id=taff|text= "TAFF Benefit Paperbacks"}}
 
* {{link | website=https://ae.ansible.uk/?id=taff|text= "TAFF Benefit Paperbacks"}}
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* [https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ansible Ansible Editions PoD paperbacks] at Lulu.com
  
 
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Then book cover: white stenciled capitals on blue, design used by AE later especially for Rob Hansen titles.
More typical later Hansen cover, with a period B/W photo of the subjects

A small press run by Dave Langford, initially with various partners. It began as Ansible E-ditions with Chris Priest in 2003, publishing sf by David Masson and John Sladek as ebooks and later as print-on-demand co-published with Wildside Press. With Greg Pickersgill, Langford published three printed volumes collecting (for the first time, in 2012–13) the critical columns of Algis Budrys from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1975–1993. He continued, solo, to produce Ansible Editions reissues of his own writing, both backlist titles and new collections, mostly in ebook form.

In 2016 AE published the first book edition – much expanded from its fanzine incarnation – of Rob Hansen's Then, and the first ebook of Yvonne Rousseau's 1980 The Murders at Hanging Rock (also with added material). Further paperbacks include previously uncollected or unpublished work by Brian Aldiss, Algis Budrys again, John Sladek again, Peter Nicholls (with proceeds to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction) and Ted White (with proceeds to TAFF).

Since 2015, AE has reissued numerous fan classics – including The Enchanted Duplicator (May 2015), past TAFF reports and such collections of notable fanwriting as Charles Burbee's The Incompleat Burbee (February 2022), Terry Carr's Fandom Harvest (May 2019) and Harry Warner, Jr.'s All Our Yesterdays: The Fanzine Columns – as free ebooks downloadable from the TAFF website. Ebooks newly created or significantly expanded for this download page are listed in the table below. Further fannish titles are in preparation, usually announced in Ansible as they appear.

A new experiment from 2022 onward was the re-release of selected ebooks as trade paperbacks via Lulu.com with all proceeds going to TAFF. Available as of July 2024 are (listed, for simplicity, alphabetically by author/editor):

Minimalist typewriter typography employed on some other AE titles where no suitable cover image was available
  1. Terry Carr's Fandom Harvest II
  2. ed. Graham Charnock: Running Amok in the Fun Factory
  3. A Vin¢ Clarke Treasury
  4. Rob Hansen's 1957: The First UK Worldcon
    1. 1965: The Second UK Worldcon
    2. Beyond Fandom
    3. Bixelstrasse
    4. British SF Conventions Volume 1: 1937–1951
    5. British SF Conventions Volume 2: 1952–1957
    6. Challenging Moskowitz
    7. Faan Fiction 1930–2020
    8. Generation Femizine
    9. Homefront
  5. True Rat: The Beast of Leroy Kettle
  6. ed. Dave Langford: New Worlds Profiles
  7. Charles Platt's The Complete Patchin Review
  8. Bruce Sterling (et al.)'s The Complete Cheap Truth
  9. William F. Temple's Temple at the Bar

The list of "TAFF Benefit Paperbacks" also includes 2 volumes of Ted White editorials mentioned above, whose ebooks are not free but sold for TAFF as well, and Kevin Smith's paper-only trip report Nothing, downloadable from his website.

New TAFF / fanhistory ebooks[edit]

Note once again that this table includes only those that were newly created or significantly expanded, so not for example those classics mentioned above (with publication dates). Ebooks prepared for TAFF by AE include over 50 other titles, "simply" converted into ebook formats from older editions through Fanac.org or eFanzines scans, or rescanning by Langford, like Fanorama by Walt Willis.

Also note that Hansen's titles are usually a special form of fanthology, reprinting much text by others but interspersed with his own substantial comments. These are credited as "edited by Rob Hansen" on the cover, with other authors listed inside.

Author / editor Title Date Notes / editor
Dave Langford Don't Try This At Home July 2015 convention reports 1976–2014; also issued as trade paperback in 2021
Vin¢ Clarke A Vince Clarke Treasury Oct 2015 Edited by Dave Langford
Various TAFF Trip Report Anthology July 2017 Unfinished TAFF reports; ed. Langford
Various Running Amok in the Fun Factory Nov 2017 UK con reports selected by Graham Charnock
William F. Temple Temple at the Bar Nov 2017 Edited by Rob Hansen
Frank Edward Arnold The Frank Arnold Papers Dec 2017 Edited by Rob Hansen
Ron Bennett The Complete Skyrack Dec 2017 ed. Dave Langford; 1960s UK newszine
Leroy Kettle True Rat: The Beast of Leroy Kettle Jan 2018 Edited by Rob Hansen
Peter Roberts et al The Complete Checkpoint Nov 2018 ed. Dave Langford; 1970s UK newszine
R. Lionel Fanthorpe Down the Badger Hole March 2018 Original version edited by Debbie Cross; expanded by Dave Langford
Francis T. Laney Ah! Sweet Idiocy! April 2019 ed. Dave Langford; incl. responses by Alva Rogers and Harry Warner, Jr.
Terry Carr Fandom Harvest II June 2019 Edited by Dave Langford
Bruce Sterling The Complete Cheap Truth June 2019 Edited by Dave Langford
Charles Platt The Complete Patchin Review July 2019 Edited by Dave Langford
Various Then Again: A UK Fanhistory Reader 1930–1979 August 2019 ed. Rob Hansen with joint credit to Vin¢ Clarke for past research
Various (anonymous) The Astral Leauge Dossier Sep 2019 ed. Dave Langford; includes Jackie!
Various Challenging Moskowitz: 1930s Fandom Revisited November 2019 Fans' responses to The Immortal Storm; ed. Rob Hansen
Bob Shaw The Serious Scientific Talks November 2019 15 Talks incl. 5 previously uncollected, 5th added Aug '20. No editor given, Publisher's Note by Langford
Harry Warner, Jr. All Our Yesterdays: The Fanzine Columns December 2019 ed. Chuck Connor (1991/6); with missing text restored and an additional column. Further expanded July '20, March '23
Various Homefront: Fandom in the UK 1939–1945 February 2020 Edited by Rob Hansen; see War
Algis Budrys A Budrys Miscellany: Occasional Writing 1960–2000 May 2020 Edited by David Langford
Bob Shaw The Full Glass Bushel: All the Hyphen Columns, and More June 2020 ed. Rob Jackson and David Langford
Bob Shaw Slow Pint Glass: Volume Three of The Complete Bob Shaw August 2020 ed.Rob Jackson and David Langford
Ella Parker The Harpy Stateside December 2020 ed. Rob Hansen; including and continuing the trip report Parker's Peregrinations
Chuck Harris Creative Random Harris March 2021 ed. Rob Hansen and David Langford
various Faan Fiction 1930–2020: an exploration June 2021 Edited and with critical commentary by Rob Hansen
D.R. Smith The Road to Fame June 2021 1940s fan fiction; author's profile by Rob Hansen
Rob Hansen American Trips July 2021 Reports on Rob's post-TAFF US cons
Walt Willis Willis Discovers America and other fan fiction July 2021 Collecting Walt's shorter fan fiction
Various Bixelstrasse: The SF Fan Community of 1940s Los Angeles November 2021 Edited by Rob Hansen
"Harry Hurst­monceaux and Cyril Faversham" The Harrison Saga: The Extraordinary Exploits of Sir William Makepeace Harrison March 2022 Edited by Rob Hansen; see Harrison – 1957–75 humorous UK fanzine stories
Charles Burbee The Incompleat Burbee Volume 2 April 2022 Edited by Terry Carr; further Burbee pieces added by David Langford
edited by Rob Hansen 1957: The First UK Worldcon June 2022 On Loncon 1
Ella Parker The Compact Ella Parker Aug 2022 Ella's other fanwriting, ed. Rob Hansen
Walt Willis and Madeleine Willis TAWF Times Two December 2022 1962 Tenth Anniversary Willis Fund trip reports, Twice Upon a Time and (never before collected) The DisTAWF Side
Ethel Lindsay The Lindsay Report Dec 2022 1962 TAFF trip report
Walt Willis The Harp in England March 2023 UK con reports (mostly 1950s)
Walt Willis The Harp Stateside March 2023 Expands the 1957 edition with further material inc. a speech transcript
Walt Willis The Harp That Once or Twice March 2023 All the Harp columns except the Stateside ones; incl. 2 published after Warhoon 28
edited by Rob Hansen British SF Conventions Volume 1: 1937–1951 June 2023 On UK early conventions
edited by Rob Hansen 1965: The Second UK Worldcon Aug 2023 On Loncon II
edited by Rob Hansen Generation Femizine September 2023 Women of UK fandom in the 1950s Femizine era
Walt Willis The Harp Remembered November 2023 Compiled and ed. by Dave Langford: early writing, auto­biography, miscella­neous articles, uncollected columns
edited by Rob Hansen Beyond Fandom: Fans, Culture & Politics in the 20th Century November 2023 Selected fans' (31 chapters, some on several) impact on the mundane world
Various New Worlds Profiles 1953 to 1963 May 2024 Compiled and ed. by Dave Langford: all the author, editor etc profile pieces from John Carnell era New Worlds
edited by Rob Hansen British SF Conventions Volume 2: 1952–1957 July 2024 On UK early "Eastercons"

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