Julia Jones wrote:
Believe it or not, there *are* people out there for whom it is significantly cheaper to buy zines than to buy Internet access. I know - I was one of them when I first started reading fanfic five or six years ago.
I can see that, but for those of us on the other side of the world (well, here in NZ anyway), it's impossible to find zines which aren't sold on the net, and very expensive to buy them too, as P&P is usually as much as if not more than the price of the zine. In fact, until I went looking on-line after I started writing B7 fiction for my own pleasure this year, I had no idea there was such a thing available! I had never even heard of, let alone seen a zine before, and since then I've bought several on-line, and would love to buy more, (I prefer to read from paper) but just can't justify the expense unless I'm really sure I'll love the zine. Cruising the second-hand book shops isn't even an option, as they just don't have them.
I anvy you your access to zines! But I suppose we all have to accept there are a lot of stories we'll never read and enjoy, :-(
Anyway, happy holidays, everyone!
Nico