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How many copies of your zines do you print/photocopy?

Since my zine is 16 quarter pages, it only cost me 12€ (about 15$ I think) to print 50 copies. Cheaper than I'd thought.

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How many copies of your zines do you print/photocopy?
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Hello! I've printed 50 copies of my first issue, but the second will be 100 because it's a split zine, 50 for both of us. So, what about you? And how do you decide? Oh and sorry if the subject has...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy Nov 11.

Are your zines hand done, cut-and-paste or desktop published...or both?

I made my first issue with a computer, with scanned pictures resized etc. But I used a typewriter font... I wanted a handmade look but didn't have any printer or typewriter on that night. I still d...

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My first zine is called I'm A Terrorist, in it I relate the fact that the parents of one of my best friends do think I'm a terrorist. And so, I'm trying to use my friend to do "the bad stuff" so as...

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November 14

Amy replied to AD's discussion 'How many copies of your zines do you print/photocopy?'

plus it gets really expensive. I have a bunch of quarter sized envelopes that I used to use for mailing out cards, so if I do a 20 page quarter zine then I might even be able to post it with a 42 cent stamp...

November 11

Erica S. replied to AD's discussion 'How many copies of your zines do you print/photocopy?'

Not everyone makes it their goal to have a super-popular zine with a 10,000-copy print run. There are different definitions of "success." For the past few issues of both my zine and my comic, I've done fifty to start. Then runs of 20-30 as I need...

November 11

Amy replied to AD's discussion 'How many copies of your zines do you print/photocopy?'

I haven't printed any yet, but my plan is to list out all the reviewers I'm going to send it to, who's trading, etc., then sell a couple on etsy.com and then if people still want 'em I'll print more.

November 10

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Errr, what can I say?
I live in southern France, near Marseille, I study English (to study doesn't mean "know perfectly" heh) and after trying to make a zine with two of my friends (God Loves You... Without Condoms!), I'm now trying to create my own.
GLYWC did not focus on anything special, in it there were interviews of punk bands, short stories, theater, pictures, short "essays"...
I wrote I'm A Terrorist in one night of June 2009, after a kind of a fucked up day, it's about social anger, I'd say... I don't know. Oh, by the way, it's in French. It's 16 pages long, in black & white, A5, photocopied on recycled paper.
I'm A Transvestite will be the second issue, in it I'll talk about sexuality, the brutality in it, some different visions of it, gender, I don't know yet, it's not finished!

I'm also lead-singer in a hardcore punk band called The Cheerleaders (ok it's sucks, it was supposed to be a joke) that you can listen to on www.thecheerleaders.fr . We are members of a "crew" of punk bands called Rising Dead Boys, with the bands Lunch and Real Threat.

I like/am interested in/am obssessed with: music, anarchism, black humor, sex, gender, feminism, animal rights, comics, short stories, theater, photographs... So if you think your zine could interest me, let's make a trade!

ps: Maybe some contacts?

sonofgaia226(a)hotmail.com

Adrien Desmidts
9 place des Centuries
13300 Salon de Provence
FRANCE

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At 11:04pm on November 12, 2009, Kaneishi said…: i am writing my zine in Malay

it is ok i guess if you want to trade

here is my mail address

kaneishi
26, jalan cerakah 4,
taman seri cerakah,
bukit kapar,
42200 kapar, klang,
selangor, malaysia,
planet earth.

At 4:15pm on November 12, 2009, Amber / Culture Slut said…: Wonderful, I'm glad it arrived safely! If the first package ever shows up, feel free to share the zines with your friends.

At 6:01am on November 12, 2009, Giz said…: will et antho on dormis à la maison hier, mais j'ai oublié de leur filer des copies de "tea time" :/

on se voit le 12.

At 9:55pm on November 8, 2009, sandy said…: AD, i got your zine today. :) c'est lovely! i will have such fun trying to read it!

At 7:10pm on November 3, 2009, Amber / Culture Slut said…: I'm mailing out your new package tomorrow afternoon. Take care!

At 5:49am on November 3, 2009, Amber / Culture Slut said…: I think it may have taken a few months the last time, but I'm not sure. I'm really sorry about the delay - It's so frustrating to not know what's going on. But I will make up another package this week (with some new zines as well) and send it your way again. Could you just remind me of your mailing address please?

At 9:42am on October 30, 2009, Giz said…: c'est quasiment écrit. je gallère pour la mise en page vu que j'ai pas d'imprimante pour les photos. la semaine prochaine à la fac... je t'envois le texte dès que possible. il me reste deux chroniques à faire et un autre texte à écrire et je pense que ce sera bon !

At 6:35pm on October 29, 2009, Giz said…: "the second will be 100 because it's a split zine"

avec qui ? :D

moi je veux faire un échange ! je viens fin novembre et j'aurais surement quelques copies du #4 sous le coude !

At 8:45am on October 27, 2009, Emma Jane Falconer said…: Oui, je parle francais, mais j'ecris comme une analphabette.

At 4:59pm on October 26, 2009, Emma Jane Falconer said…: Ouai, j'aime le trading, mais actuellement les facteurs sont en grève ici, ainsi notre poste est lente. M'adresse est dans ma profile.