Thinking about binding your own hardback book? Although it might seem like a daunting task, it can be done! And with ease... once you get the hang of it. Luckily, there is a written tutorial floating around on the web to help get you started. Materials you will need to bind your own hardback cover book include:
Curious about the newest obscure zines to hit the streets? Words and Stuff is a great website full of reviews on zines (mostly in the punk, politics, eroticism, and art arena) that either give the thumbs up or the thumbs down on what's worth purchasing.
Curious about how to make a zine that only uses one sheet of paper? Elizabeth Genco has provided a step-by-step, picture-by-picture tutorial via Flickr for all of us wondering.
Most of you know Thurston Moore as one-fifth of Sonic Youth, but did you know he runs his own record label Ecstatic Peace? Ecstatic Peace not only releases music in tape, vinyl and CD formats, but also releases ace poetry journals edited by Thurston Moore himself. Contributors include Ira Cohen, Byron Coley, Mike Watt (of the Minutemen!), Loren Connors, and tons more. This is a video filmed by Last Exit Magazine of Moore reading a few of his own poems at White Columns in New York City as part...
A list of places to buy zines throughout the United States including Atomic Books (Baltimore), Reading Frenzy (Portland), Quimby's (Chicago), as well as online distributors.
In this thread, please submit all questions you may have on zine making, zine/book binding, zine distribution (etc.) and please feel free to submit answers to those in need!
Follow this link to find PDF downloads on the following: "The Zinester's Guide to US Mail", "How To Pick What Zine Library to Donate To", "Zines 101: A Quick Guide to Zine Making", "Bringing Zines to the Community", & more.
