What's the Meaning of "Sub Pub"?

It's about subscriptions, publications, and more.

While I continue working on a post about Astral Codex Ten, I thought I should briefly explain what “Sub Pub" means.

“Sub” is for “Substack.” Of course.

I presume the “Sub" in “Substack" stands for “subscription.”

(The “stack" is probably the platform that facilitates subscriptions.)

I considered names that contained “Substack,” like “Substackorama,” “Substackception,” and “I Put a Substack in Your Substack.” 😉

But I didn't want anyone to think this newsletter is a publication of Substack Inc. The newsletter is on and about Substack – but it isn't Substack!

So my choices were “Sub Pub" and “Stack Shack.” I decided that “Sub Pub" sounded better – and that “Pub" was also meaningful.

So what does “Pub" mean? It stands for “publication,” which is surely related to “newsletter.”

“Pub” is also, well, a pub.

I hope “Sub Pub" will be a place where everybody knows your name – or at least can find and appreciate your newsletter and other good newsletters.

And I hope Sub Pub will be a community where everyone will benefit in learning more about Substack and newsletters.