How can I buy zines?
The asking price for a zine is usually a couple of dollar bills to cover costs for printing and mailing. In our reviews, we always note the price, and (if the publishers let us know) we’ll mention whether they take trades (their zine in exchange for yours). If the publisher provides no price, we’ll list the price as $?, which means you should drop ‘em a post card and ask, or just take your best guess.This is important: If you’re new to all this, the first thing to understand is that sending for some grassroots group’s newsletter or some college kid’s personal zine is not at all like subscribing to Newsweek. The kind of underground publications we review almost never have bank accounts, which means they can’t take checks. Send cash. Really. If you’re short on cash, send American stamps or IRCs, but don’t send a check. Zine World doesn’t take checks, either — see our no-check policy for more details.I’m sure you’ve heard admonitions to never, ever send cash in the mail, but in practice i
