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Four Zines Swap

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Swap Coordinator:user2060 (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Goods  Zines 
Number of people in swap:16
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:July 31, 2006
Date items must be sent by:August 5, 2006
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I was disappointed that with all the swaps on this site there were none in the zines category! So, here we are.

Mail your partner 4 different zines. These must be in English and of good quality, meaning decent layout and interesting content. In other words, send zines that you enjoyed and/or created, not crappy ones you want to get rid of. If you're sending a very short zine, send more than 4. You can list preferences for certain genres you do or don't want below.

Discussion

textdrivebys 07/ 6/2006 #

it is so hard for me to let go of zines :/ have fun everyone!!!!!!

user1961 07/ 6/2006 #

What are zines?

textdrivebys 07/ 6/2006 #

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine

a distro is a place that sells zines, here's a few you can check out http://www.eyecandyzine.com/

http://www.microcosmpublishing.com/

owlsong 07/ 6/2006 #

Aaaaaahh! squeepouncejoin

I was thinking about doing one of these too! (But I figured that if there weren't any already, no one must be interested.)

Yesyesyesyesyes! heart

calms down

user1900 07/ 7/2006 #

Oh yeah, giving up my zines won't be easy .. But I would soooo love to see more signs up immediately

user1631 07/ 8/2006 #

I'm thinking about this, especially since we can have a combo of our own and others' zines. I might have a few zines I accidentally doubled up on, plus extras of one I did, and I can always make another...

I'll sign up if I think I can follow through. Thanks for the idea though. Maybe there'll be more zine swaps as time goes on.

user1635 07/10/2006 #

I was going to make a zine swap too! glad someone started one... I am also looking for contributions to my upcoming issues so check out my submission page if interested... http://www.sheba-kitty-productions.com/html/submissions.html (hope this is OK to post)

todsahonchik 07/24/2006 #

I'd like to add Driving Blind Distro and Arcade Distro. I think Jessica (Arcade) is currently selling her stuff for 1/2 off. Zines are small self-published almost pamphlet-like magazines. See Wikipedia and look up Fanzines, which is how they started. Perhaps for the next zine swap you could request more than 4 copies for trading??? I'd like to request NO Doris or Brainscan (snore), please. Anything by Nicole Georges, Jesse Reklaw or Christoph Meyer is welcome or anything that is smart without being too moralistic. Hope I'm not being too picky. I also adore True Story by Barry Scanlan. I already have copies 1-3. This will be FUN!

nicole 07/24/2006 #

Hi! I would like to request NO poetry zines. Sorry to those who write poetry, I'm just really not that into it. Perzines are my favorite, as long as they have meat to them.

user2060 07/25/2006 #

I don't want any poetry or music zines, please. And I'm usually not that into comics unless they're very good/funny.

owlsong 07/28/2006 #

Well, since everyone else is doing preferences, let me see if I can try my hand at this.

Anything. (Whew. That was tough.) I'd love to find a well-drawn comic, now that I think about it, but I love zines. Meh. I guess the hardcore political/anarchist zines make my eyes kind of glaze over, but I read 'em anyway because I do.

Because zines kick ass. Usually.

todsahonchik 07/28/2006 #

Also....If YOU make a zine, I'd LOVE to have a copy. Its always fun to get something personal from the folks you're swappin' with.

user1900 08/ 7/2006 #

I'm late on sending due on sickness {sorry!}, but I have them all ready o post and someone going o do it for me tomorrow .. If anyone is ineresed, I am opening a new distro for both zines and other art mail traders, please take a look a the new site Spilling The Ink : htp://www.freewebs.com.spillingtheink

owlsong 08/24/2006 #

Haven't received anything from Nadia, but I know she's a good trader, so I'll (try to) be patient. :-\

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