All Blog Posts Tagged 'distro' (57)

Want to send a thank you and a shout out to those who donated to get the  Minibook Exchange going. I had even purchased some books from people to get some stock. I attended Cyphacon last weekend and ALL of the books were taken by interested readers. If I can get to more conventions, then that portion of the Minibook Exchange will certainly be an advertising success for zine and comix makers trying to get the word out.

And my zine library list has gotten quite long. Goodness…

Hello from Portland, Oregon! The new headquarters of the Ms. Valerie Park Distro. While part of our operation is still running out of Olympia and our PO Box there will hang around until things get more settled, all orders are now shipping out of Portland. Which is an exciting change. In other exciting…

ARRIVING

2013 Famous Faces Calendar (Wall Calendar) ($7)- A nice, mid-sized wall calendar with paintings of famous faces from a bygone era of music. Featuring early…

A months-overdue update of what's been going on here...

Welcoming...

2013 Eberhardt/Justseeds Organizer (Large Size Planner) ($10)- A large size version of…

HELLO FROM RIOT GRRRL CA ZINE HQ!

we are currently looking for those willing to staff Riot Grrrl Distro+Press online only. This is for global riot grrrl, not just riot grrrl cali, however I (kera) am stationed in California. We need people who can outreach to grrrls who do not have an outlet for their…

We missed a month there, and a very busy one at that, so we now have quite the tome built up! It's probably long enough to be its own zine. Let's take this first part a list:

1. New website! Well, actually just a very re-imagined website. Thanks to the…

Day 2 this way!

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Over a year ago I wrote a letter to Microcosm Publishing expressing my concerns with their continuing to involve an abuse perpetrator in their organisation. They never responded to me. This week, there are many more of us writing- united- to Microcosm. This time I hope we’re too loud to be ignored.

Here’s the …

issue #6 of Nobody Cares About Your Stupid Zine Podcast is out now! We discuss International Zine Month and what we have been up to for the past year.

Also, if you haven't yet checked out my zine distro and custom button shop, Portland Button Works, you should do that too.

This started as a dream, literally a dream, that slowly invaded our sleeping and waking hours.  We’ve been working on this for what seems like months.  What started out as cross-continent online chats, turned into coffee filled breakfasts and Google docs full of ideas.  Now those ideas are becoming a reality.

Derek Neuland and I have joined forces to create Portland Button Works and zine distro!  With a collective 15 years of button making experience, we feel our custom button…

Newness

Frida Kahlo Card (Postcard/Notecard) ($1.50)- A hand-printed stencil art image of Frida Kahlo. Made by (Olympia’s own) Sage, from the long-running Sweet Candy Distro. …

Wow, I wish we could get the hang of this keeping-up-to-date-on-social-media thing...

Anyway folks, we still exist; what's more, January 1st marks the 2nd Anniversary of our existence! To celebrate we're having a sale. Get a free zine for every $10 of zines you order in the merry month of January! Simply nominate the zine/zines you'd like in the 'note to merchant' field when checking out of Paypal. List a few alternatives in case we sell outta your first choice. And if we sell outta…

I'm holding a raffle for a $10 gift card to Things You Say! Entries start today and end on December 15th. Please check out our blog for details:  …

Things You Say has a new URL! You can find us at www.zinedistro.com now. The layout is completely different, and I've even added a blog. The new zines are:

Meta

Adventures in Menstruating #6

Adventures in Menstruating: The Complete Set

Basic Paper Airplane #5

Lower East Side Librarian

I hope you stop by soon :) 

I've started a zine promotion project on Twitter. It's located atwww.twitter.com/zinenews. If you would like your zine plugged there, simply drop me a message to my We Make Zines inbox which has the following information:

The name of your zine, some details about it and whether you do trades, distro, etc and a mailing address for same.

The web address for your zine's blog or Etsy shop

Most…

Business practices vary from culture to culture.  In Japan, it's customary to bow towards a new client upon introduction.  In India, leather briefcases are unacceptable.  Likewise, the world of Gigglebot distro has business practices all its own.

A typical retail transaction is generally pretty simple:  I give you money, you give me stuff.  But at Gigglebot distro, the business customs are different. If you visit a foreign country for business, it's good to know their…