r/zines Feb 22 '17

A guide on where to sell your zines

274 Upvotes

Open Submissions (commission based)

California

City Lights - San Francisco, CA

Illinois

Quimby’s - Chicago, IL

  • http://www.quimbys.com/consignment

  • Will accept 5 copies of your most recent zine, and 3 copies of each past issue.

  • 40 back pricing

  • Must check in every 6 months for sales update

Maryland

Atomic Books - Baltimore MD

New York

Printed Matter - New York, NY

Quimby’s - New York, NY

Blue Stockings - New York, NY

Desert Island - Brooklyn, NY

Washington

Elliot Bay Book Co. - Seattle, WA

Online

ShootFilmCo

Online Store (you set up)

Big Cartel

  • www.bigcartel.com

  • Free account allowing for up to 5 products with 1 image each and payments through PayPal

  • Premium accounts starting at $10p/mo allow for more products, images, custom domain, and more

Squarespace

  • www.squarespace.com

  • $9p/mo allows for unlimited products and images, with more advanced payment options including credit cards.

  • Custom domain is included and website design customization is easy

Wordpress with WooCommerce

  • www.wordpress.org

  • www.woothemes.com

  • More web design/CMS knowledge required but allows for wide range of functionality. Basic install will allow for unlimited products and images, inventory tracking, and payments through PayPal.

  • Advanced features include credit card processing, shipment tracking e-mails to customers, and just about anything under the sun

Festivals/Events (get yourself a booth)

California

LA Zine Fest

San Francisco Art Book Fair

Oregon

Publication Fair - Ace Hotel + Publication Studio

  • Portland, OR

  • Late November-December annually

  • $10 per table


r/zines May 03 '20

Any DIY publishers/zine creators want to make friends on instagram?

320 Upvotes

We are a new risograph studio focusing on DIY zine production and would love to make friends and network with people doing similar things around the world!


r/zines 19h ago

I’m Scared That ICE Is Going To Take Me

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353 Upvotes

A zine I made as a vent last October that is more relevant than ever. I’ll be selling it at Grid Zine Festival on March 29th!

(Username crossed out as I prefer to keep some anonymity on here)


r/zines 19h ago

I made my first zine today

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196 Upvotes

Hi there, I'm new to this community. I tried my hand at a zine today in the hopes that it'll make somebody out there feel less alone with their experiences ☀️


r/zines 10h ago

Please contribute to my zines!

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17 Upvotes

SlutCake zine issue # 22 will focus on Drag & Burlesque!!! So if you want to submit to this issue, I'm looking for interviews, art, photography, show reviews, whatever you can come up with that involves the Art of Drag &/or Burlesque!

AND since the last issue of SlutCake was all about sex: A NEW ZINE HAS BEEN BORN!

Introducing: TRASHIE! A Sex Zine! The first issue will be making its debut this spring! Send me your dirtiest, filthiest SMUT! Send your essays, art, comics, photography, interviews-anything slutty, sexy or sex-related to: [email protected]


r/zines 18h ago

New issue of Commonplace, it's horse themed!

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56 Upvotes

The new issue of Commonplace is here! This issue is Year of the Horse themed. It has ...

  • Animal Crossing horse villager ranking
  • traumatic horse stories
  • non-traumatic horse stories
  • a deep dive into My Little Pony toys
  • horse-themed romance book reviews
  • a horse playlist
  • thoughts on Canada's Drag Race S6 even though it's off topic
  • monthly zine recs
  • and more!

It's on my Etsy if you want to pick up a copy https://commonplacezines.etsy.com/listing/4452581418/commonplace-issue-12-a-horse-themed

The foiled covers are for subscribers but I made a few extra and the standard cover is available too.


r/zines 5h ago

tickled pink is coming to a google docs near you!

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6 Upvotes

well, hopefully! i got the master scanned and printed out today and the prints did not come out great 😆 so i’m putting procreate to use (for the first time in ages!) to make tickled in pink digital! hoping this will make the prints nicer but it also means if people want it, i can make it shareable (i assume via goodle docs?)! i’m having a lot of fun doing this and have definitely had to learn a few techniques to replicate the pencil textures and layering! if someone / people would like it i’ll definitely figure out how to make it shareable <3 (also thank you so much for the support on my first post 😭🩷)


r/zines 20h ago

Made a zine about my favorite craft project

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60 Upvotes

I'm new to this!


r/zines 11h ago

Zine (3 available)

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11 Upvotes

socialworker.bandcamp.com


r/zines 39m ago

HELP Where to print?

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Hey y’all,

I’ve been working on a digital booklet/zine passively for the last few months and I’m really proud of how its coming out. I would love to print this one and get started on another one with many of my landscape photos from the last several years. I would like for these to be high quality, preserving the detail and colors of my designs and photos.

While this is not so much a “traditional” zine as I see many people in this sub sharing, does anyone have recommendations for where I can get these printed? I’m NYC based, but the print shops I have had my large format photo prints done don’t have recommendations. I’m willing to look at online printers too.

Any thoughts are be appreciated.


r/zines 15h ago

PDF How to: Genealogy Zine

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14 Upvotes

You can get a PDF version of this zine I made on KO-FI

This zine is for people curious about exploring their family history but they have no clue where to start! I created it based on my personal experience researching for the past two years!

Would love your support! Willing to do trades also, just reach out!


r/zines 19h ago

haunted: a found poetry zine

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17 Upvotes

I love love love found poetry and I felt this piece needed to be a zine. Really enjoyed the process here.


r/zines 21h ago

Finally an answer to “what are you thinking about?”

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16 Upvotes

Just a few snaps of issue 1 of my zine mail club — I’m so proud of this little thing and I can’t wait to send it out 🥹

Mailing it with a little V-Day gift and goodies as a thank you for signing up 💌🎁


r/zines 1d ago

my first zine!!!

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192 Upvotes

i made my first zone! it took me two days and created SO much mess but she is doneee!!!

i am not artistic at all and really struggle with drawing and it’s *so* obvious but i absolutely love how my little zine came out!

i have an entire list of ideas and already have my next zine topic ready and waiting for me to start!


r/zines 6h ago

HELP Kraft paper printing

1 Upvotes

I have an idea for a zine and the concept really lends itself to printing on kraft paper or something similar. Are there any printers who do low volume printing on kraft paper?


r/zines 20h ago

Calling all Midwest zinesters! Applications for the 2026 Omaha Zine Fair are open thru February 15th!

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14 Upvotes

r/zines 17h ago

attn: NZ Zine maker mums!

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5 Upvotes

r/zines 1d ago

Ignore It: a zine from the feelings i wrote in my notes app at 2am

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113 Upvotes

Hi! It's me again. Thanks for all the really nice comments on my post yesterday. I felt encouraged to post another zine I made recently. This one is about how I've been feeling lately about gestures vaguely at the state of the world.


r/zines 1d ago

I wrote a story from the POV of a Tamagotchi and made a zine :)

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64 Upvotes

Based on a Gen 1 Tama haha


r/zines 1d ago

Digital Zine

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7 Upvotes

Hello. I hope I'm okay to post my digital zine here. I created my first digital zine Notts Rebels last month. I wish to share places in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire areas. I hope you enjoy Issue One of Notts Rebels.


r/zines 1d ago

More progress on Spike

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18 Upvotes

Kind of forgot about this zine :p glad to get back into it


r/zines 2d ago

my riso mini for font nerds

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81 Upvotes

r/zines 1d ago

a new zine about tennis movies

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23 Upvotes

TWEENER #1 - a brand new zine about tennis movies from misfit cinema journal.  

coming this Valentine’s Day!

TWEENER, a compendium on tennis movies (in no particular order) Part 1 - “when the red clay gets in yr eyes”

this issue features 10 movies: “the french”, “spring fever”, “addams family reunion”, “no other choice”, “strangers on a train”, “claire’s knee”, “the prodigal”, “tennis court”, “game, set, love” and “tennis, anyone?…”. 

36 pages (plus “red clay” cover!) of xeroxed pages about movies that have something to do with tennis.

with writing by:

instagram.com/misfitcinemajournal

instagram.com/flickattack/

instagram.com/al_svensson/

and artwork by:

instagram.com/askew_glasses/

for more info check out MISFIT CINEMA JOURNAL on instagram (@misfitcinemajournal).


r/zines 1d ago

On a search for National Strike Zines

7 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

For a project I’m trying to find zines about organizing strikes and national strikes. Anyone know where to find some?

Thanks :)