tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post4391837510413619981..comments2019-04-19T05:15:42.749-04:00Comments on Why The Tapes Play: Musing: The Zine Explorers Notebook #4 DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-14268399495521014482013-06-28T21:10:03.793-04:002013-06-28T21:10:03.793-04:00Thank you Kelly. These are all important thoughts ...Thank you Kelly. These are all important thoughts and questions for the zine "community". My personal goal is just to share the zines I create with people - no profit involved, I distribute about 50% of them for free or trade & I'm lucky to break even after factoring in postage. It's sad that some people see zinemaking as a means to make $ and forgo the wonderful connections that are created through the passion for paper. DJ Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-48743050858085832862013-06-18T19:10:59.624-04:002013-06-18T19:10:59.624-04:00I've been thinking the same... As I read the n...I've been thinking the same... As I read the new XD, I had the last one close at hand and compared the two and found so many of the usual suspects. I see the same in the new ZEN. But I don't think this has anything to do with what Davida or Doug (or you) are doing, which is commendable and so appreciated by more people than you are probably aware of... To me, the real question is, why aren't all these people who are creating zines nowadays sending them in for review? You go to a zine fair and there are hundreds/thousands of zines on display. Why aren't they being reviewed? (I do think Davida touched on this topic in an older XD.) Could it just be that most people are afraid of criticism? Or is something else going on? Like trading, which is a thing of the past. Cause, forget about it. I feel like I literally have to beg for trades. If nobody is sending their zines for review or for trade, are they just relying on etsy and zine fairs to get them out via currency or sharing them among a select few? That means that the old guard, the ones who do it for the craft and the community as a while, and who see the money spent on paper and ink and staples, etc, as a worthy investment into art and communication are left mingling among ourselves... which is essentially what's happening...Kellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171850937014564896noreply@blogger.com