So, I was thinking...
Aug. 8th, 2004 12:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
moonlettuceHow can someone justify charging $12 for a download only zine? Surely the cost of a zine is supposed to cover printing, binding and postage, all of which are eliminated by doing this electronically. Doesn't it mean that what you're doing is paying $12 for a url and password.
Maybe it's just me. Maybe this is the way zines are going to go. No more words on paper, just PayPal and passwords and $12 for doing what archivists have been doing free for years. ("Ooh, I html'ed this file, let's charge people money for it!!1!1one!!")
I mean, the words "frickin' rip-off" come to mind. But, you know, if I'm wrong here tell me.
Maybe it's just me. Maybe this is the way zines are going to go. No more words on paper, just PayPal and passwords and $12 for doing what archivists have been doing free for years. ("Ooh, I html'ed this file, let's charge people money for it!!1!1one!!")
I mean, the words "frickin' rip-off" come to mind. But, you know, if I'm wrong here tell me.
