Frequently Asked Questions

Scientific American’s “Collector’s Edition” series are published two to four times per year and are sold at newsstands, bookstores, airport and transportation shops, as well as leading supermarkets and pharmacies. Each Collector's Edition contains articles previously published in Scientific American and/or Scientific American Mind subscription issues, as well as online and supplementary articles.

Collector’s Editions are available for purchase in digital format and in print, and are not included with a subscription.

If you're interested in purchasing a print copy of our Collector's Edition, please call 800-333-1199 (or 001-1-515-248-7684 international).  Print edition inventory of Collector's Editions is very limited.

Scientific American magazines are sold at Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Hudson News, Books A Million, and other leading magazine retailers in the United States and Canada.

The English language version of Scientific American is available at news agents around the world, particularly at news agents located at airports and other transportation terminals.

For a directory of stores and News Agents that sell Scientific American in the United Kingdom, click here.

You can also call us at 800-333-1199 to order by phone. Please note, print editions are available only as supplies last, and supplies are limited.

Scientific American Classics is an Anthology Series that draws on Scientific American’s archive. Each anthology includes 70+ pages that is published in PDF format.  To see the releases in this series, please visit the Classics page.

 

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