Did you know there are two online editions of This is True?

Option 1: Free

You may only be aware of the free edition, read by a huge audience in more than 200 countries. You can sign up for this edition on most of the pages of this site for no charge, and it has a selection of four stories from that week's Premium edition, plus the "Headline of the Week".

But if you just love our true stories, you can get many more every week with our Premium Upgrade subscriptions, which start at just $6.75!

If you're not already on our free distribution, you can sign up right now using the form right next to this paragraph.

Option 2: Premium

The Premium edition of This is True has all the stories Randy writes each week -- about twice the articles in the free feed. You get a lot more True with a Premium Upgrade, which has several other valuable features:

• You get the entire column, not the abbreviated selection of the free feed. The full column generally has 7-9 stories each week; the free feed has 4.

• No outside (third-party) advertising to interrupt your reading.

• Arrives much sooner in the week than the free edition.

• You get Premium-exclusive extras, including occasional special issues, extra stories, alternate endings, and a monthly "tagline challenge" where you can suggest the tagline on a story -- and then see what your fellow readers came up with.

• You are left on the free distribution -- you can decide for yourself whether you want both or not. (Many Premium subscribers prefer to get both.)

• You get a 20% discount on This is True book collections, with no minimum or maximum -- if you're buying books as gifts (a great idea), this benefit could easily pay for your Premium subscription!

• Easy address changes*.

Premium is not significantly larger than the free edition! With double the stories, how is that possible? Yes, there are more stories, but there aren't paragraphs about upgrading to Premium. There aren't outside ads. Premium thus ends up being more "concentrated" -- more stories, less extraneous sales material. The two versions end up being about the same length, line-count-wise, but Premium has double the stories. Sweet!

Upgrades start at just $10 for a four-month "sample" subscription. A full year of expanded issues is $24, or Save more than 10 percent and get two years for $43. You can upgrade using credit/debit cards, Paypal -- even send checks in the mail. You can also get automatically renewing upgrades through Paypal starting at $6.75 -- see below.

If you were attracted by a particular story in the "stories you missed" section of the free edition, feel free to include a note with your order that says we should start with the issue dated whatever (see the subject line of the issue).

Choose Your Payment Method -- Paypal, Credit/Debit Card, Automatic Renewal or Check by Mail
Paypal Save 10+ percent! Get a Two-Year Premium Subscription via Paypal right now for just $43. Get a One-Year Premium Subscription via Paypal for just $24 Get a "Sample" Premium Subscription: four months of issues to try out Premium for just $10. Use the Comments box on Paypal for any special instructions, special start date, or to send your subscription to an address that's other than your Paypal address.	Credit/Debit Card If you'd like to order an upgrade and/or our other products -- True book collections (Premium subscribers get a 20% discount), GOOHF cards or T-shirts, or other goodies -- our secure shopping cart is ready for you. It accepts major credit cards, Paypal, or will format an order form to print and mail in with a check or money order. Click here to use the shopping cart (opens in a new window).
Let Paypal Automatically Renew Your Subscription If remembering to renew is a pain, you can use Paypal's automated subscription feature do the work for you. Paypal will automatically debit your account and extend your subscription until you decide to cancel it. (You must have a Paypal account to use this option. If you don't already have a Paypal account, you can sign up after clicking the button. It's free.) You have two automatic renewal options -- choose whichever works best for you: $6.75 every three months (Totals $27/year) $24 once a year (Same as regular yearly subscription)
New! Pay With Your Amazon.com Account Hate Paypal and want to limit who you give your credit/debit card info to? If you have an Amazon account, you can use it to purchase upgrades. Just click a button and let Amazon do the rest. It's secure and just as easy as Paypal. One Year, $24: Two Years, $43: Automatic Annual Renewal just like Paypal above, but with Amazon. $24/year:
Hate "Online Shopping"? Send Your Order by Mail! We started our business before Internet marketing, so we're quite used to mail order. We're happy to accept your credit card info by mail, or a check or money order if it is payable through a U.S. bank. Please send with your e-mail address clearly printed to: This is True PO Box 666 Ridgway CO 81432 USA

*You can update your address as often as necessary -- see the bottom of any issue for a special update address. Since we are rather open with our "free samples" (you know what you are getting before you pay for it!), there are no refunds should you unsubscribe for any reason.

Note: We do not reply to anti-spam "challenge-response" systems -- it's absolutely impossible for us to deal with so many. It's up to you to ensure you "whitelist" all mail from thisistrue.com and our subscriber mail distribution provider, lyris.net.