ZINE,ZINE,ZINES

WHAT'S  A ZINE

I have only recently heard about Zines and love the concept of these unique and sometimes quirky but always interesting publications. I have noted below a few interesting facts about these little treasurers.

·         A  Zine is usually a self-published, limited circulation magazine.

·         It generally contains original images and texts of minority interest.

·         It is an abbreviation of "magazine" or "fanzine".

·         The word "zine" was widely used in the early 1970' but its exact origins uncertain.

·         The significant majority are produced in editions of less than 100 and profit is not the primary intent.

·         Popular zines include:

         ·         Giant Robot

         ·         Dazed & Confused

         ·         Bust

         ·         Bitch (magazine) and

         ·         Maximum RocknRoll

Barnard Library's Zine Collection, NY, USA