Oct

20

contribute to Stolen Sharpie Revolution

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A message from Alex Wrekk, publisher of Stolen Sharpie Revolution:

Stolen Sharpie Revolution is a book I put together as a DIY giude for zines. There have been 3 printings since 2002 and I’m working on the 4th right now. I’m actually calling it Stolen Sharpie Revolution 2 because a lot has changed over the years and I had added a lot of new stuff. The printing has been delayed forever due to a large variety of things… usually money related. But I have the funds together now so here’s where I need your help.

In the back of each edition of Stolen Sharpie Revolution I have listings of distros, stores that sell zines, zine libraries, zine events and more. I need you help because I can’t really travel all over the world in search of illusive zine events (but that would be awesome!) I need your eyes and ears in the corners of the world to help SSR2 be the best print resource for zines.

I have pretty extensive listings as it is but the more the merrier. I would love it if you would mention shops or distros or whatever in this discussion thread and I’ll let you know if they are included. Also, if you have a new distro let me know and I’ll let you know the info I need to get it included in SSR2. Email alex@smallworldbuttons.com.

(We hope you’ll send us your listings, too! Email wordofmouth@undergroundpress.org.)

Oct

12

ill zinester - send mail

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Gianni Simone shares this:
Hello guys and girls, I think not all of you know Randy, but he is a veteran zinester who got back into zines after a long hiatus and started a number of projects, most notably Narcolepsy, a very good zine review zine plus perzine. Randy has been hospitalized at USC Hospital and is currently waiting for a new heart. He said he should be out in time for Thanksgiving, but right now he is bored and needs support. He hasn’t asked for any, actually, but I’m sure he would be very happy to hear from like-minded people. SO to make a long story short, if you have some time to spare in your busy lives, you may want to send him letters, postcards, zines, art, etc. His address is:
Randy Robbins
PO Box 17131
Anaheim CA 92817-7131
USA
His wife always checks the mail for him.

Oct

8

October = A Great Time For Zines

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Lots of zine events going on this month:

Last weekend was the Philly Zine Fest.  This weekend is the Richmond Zine Fest. October 18 offers the Madison Zine Fest and the London Anarchist Bookfair. Also, starting next week and running through the end of the month, is the North of Nowhere Expo in Edmonton, Canada. The weekend of the 25th will see the New York Art Book Fair (including a queer zine exhibit), the Halifax Zine and Record Fair (in Canada), and Canzine 2008 in Toronto. And if that’s not enough for you, the Alternative Press Expo will be held Nov. 1-2 in San Francisco and the New Orleans Bookfair will be Nov. 15.

In other news, we’re a little late on this, but: Reading Frenzy, a kick ass zine store in Portland, is asking for support. To help raise funds, the store is trying to sign up 250 new Co-Frenzy members by the end of the year. Membership costs $100; in return for your financial support, you get perks like discount, a t-shirt, and a poster. If you can afford it, show some love.

Oct

6

Updated Zinester’s Guide to U.S. Mail

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I finally had some time this weekend to finish up the updates to our Zinester’s Guide to U.S. Mail (PDF), in light of the changes to Bound Printed Matter. This guide covers the various options zine publishers can use for mailing within the U.S. and internationally, including detailed information about First Class, Media Mail, and Bound Printed Matter. The new version of the guide now also includes a section about using Parcel Post.

Oct

5

new Zine World - now available!

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  Zine World #26 is now available. Find out more…

Oct

4

the future of review zines?

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The newest issue of Xerography Debt has brought a big change: It no longer contains reviews. The print zine continues to be a zine about zine, with commentary, discussion, columns, and more, but XD’s reviews have migrated to its blog.

In her introduction to the issue, Davida explains that her decision to change the zine’s format is a result of “the lag time between when zines are published and when reviews appear,” the decrease in zines received for review, increasing costs of printing and mailing, and decreasing numbers of supporters and subscribers. Those are issues we can certainly relate to here at ZW hq.

Prior to completing this issue, Davida sent out an announcement asking for comments on print zines versus online presence and how the Internet has changed zines. (XD #24 includes responses from some of her readers.) Read on to see Jerianne’s comments on the topic, including her predictions for the future of review zines.

I’d like to hear your response to this topic. Please let us know — either by adding a comment, or sending me an email — if you think I’m on track or way off base. Read more