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- From: bobc@pyramid.unr.edu (Bob Conrad)
- Subject: Re: Latest F5 info
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- Organization: University of Nevada, Reno Department of Zine Prices
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 06:58:18 GMT
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- In article <1k7nk5INN17u@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aa704@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jennifer Engel) writes:
- >re: zines are only "punk" if they aren't sold for money, which is when they
- >become minature magazines
-
- so zines are only punk if they are free? so what about bands who go on
- the road? should they play all their shows for free in order to be punk?
-
- and what about records? and shirts? and etc?
-
- >so how do you expect to produce one? doing mine myself, and having access
- >to free copying, the postage is enough to warrant asking for money. now, i
-
- oh, i get it, so since you have access to free copying and you can afford to
- print your free, everyone else should too?
-
- i pay roughly $150 to print 200 issues of mine. I sell them for $2 each
- to people who order them. wholesale (where most of them go) i sell them
- for about 50 cents each. i have yet to break even on doing mine. actually
- i've LOST a lot.
-
- >think something like a dollar is reasonalbe,
-
- unless your zine is over two ounces (most are NOT) then one dollar is
- highly unreasonable. following your logic, that is. if your zine is
- two ounces or less you should charge TWO STAMPS.
-
- >everyone should stop worrying about what "punk" is and trying to define it
- >and just live their life.
-
- well reread your first line and then follow your own advice.
-
- >i'm not punk by charging for my zine? i'm glad.
-
- yes, we are full of conradickshuns today....
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