I wonder, too, if part of it is fear about the quality. With a zine, you've bought and paid for a bunch of works and you can't backbutton your way out. Sure, you can choose to not read a story, but you've paid for it anyway.
That is a good point because you're right, there is always that fear with any purchase. I always go with publishers I trust.
With little competition left out there, too, I fear apathy may affect the surviving fanzines.
There are still plenty of people passionate about putting out a quality zine, but declining economies, clueless new fans and lack of encouragement (because some get harassed for making a zine, never mind trying to uphold a tradition), how long can they last? Sigh.
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Date: 2009-05-28 06:32 pm (UTC)That is a good point because you're right, there is always that fear with any purchase. I always go with publishers I trust.
With little competition left out there, too, I fear apathy may affect the surviving fanzines.
There are still plenty of people passionate about putting out a quality zine, but declining economies, clueless new fans and lack of encouragement (because some get harassed for making a zine, never mind trying to uphold a tradition), how long can they last? Sigh.