Stamp price hike

topic posted Tue, November 22, 2005 - 9:18 AM by  Yul
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One of the most substantial problems that zine publishers face every so often is the ever-increasing price of postage. Come January, a first class stamp will cost 39 cents. Of course the Post Office finds that sort of increase unavoidable. I find it to be inconvenient (again). Therefore, the question at hand is what to do about it? I think the answer to that question is to do more zine work on the Internet and less zine work in print and through the snail mail. I mean, the Post Office isn't going to lower the price of stamps just because I don't like it. And with many Internet services being free, then I feel compelled to go where the free stuff is. Since that's the case, I plan to find a way to make money off of web comics. Can anybody help me there?

Anyway, the ever increasing price of stamps may eventually end zinedom altogether, or force zinesters to use the Internet more. Or at least that's two possibilities.
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Yul
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  • Re: Stamp price hike

    Tue, November 22, 2005 - 10:19 AM
    Start a network.

    Post your zine files (or one huge file) in PDF on your website, or some websharing space. Invite certain key people throughout the world (your distributors) to download the files and print out the 'zine, and put them around the city where they live.

    Yes, the cost of printing at Kinko's or wherever will be incumbant upon your distributor, but you can do a cross-deal with other 'zine publishers.

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