From: klund@athena.mit.edu (Kent H Lundberg)
Subject: Re: Zine exchange?
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 01:43:17 GMT


After I emailed my last post to Jerod Pore <jerod23@well.sf.ca.us>, he
responded with everything I ever wanted to know about Z.E.N. but was
afraid to ask...  With this newfound information, I am no longer
interested in running a Zine Exchange.  Now I am interested in trying to
find some stamps to send to Gary.

Here is the info :

.
. IT'S FUN!          IT'S CHEAP!!        IT'S EASY!!!
.         No, it's not your sister, it's
. 
.        Z.E.N. THE ZINE EXCHANGE NETWORK
.
.
. The Zine Exchange Network is an informal service designed to facilitate the
. "cross-pollination" of ideas through the exchange of zines.  It will act as
. a clearinghouse for zine publishers and traders who wish to distribute their
. publications and receive others in return.  The idea is to get your zines
. out into the network, thereby increasing their visibility, and at the same
. time seeing other people's work that you may not have seen before.  The
. service is FREE!  The only cost involved is postage.
. 
. Participation is simple:
. 
. 1.  Send as many copies of your zine as you care to distribute.  Keep in
. mind that the more copies you send, the more visibility, and therefore, more
. potential subscription/trade/review contacts it will generate.  If you do
. not produce your own zine, send in zines that you believe others would like
. to see.
. 
. 2.  Also include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE).  It will be
. filled and returned to you with a variety of other folk's publications.  The
. SASE should be large enough and should have enough postage affixed to
. accommodate the number of zines you wish in return.  (If you're not sure
. about postal rates, a good rule of thumb is 29 cents for the 1st oz., 23
. cents for each additional oz.  A bargain can be had for $2.90.  You can
. send/receive up to 2 lbs. for this price.  Check with your local Post Office
. for details).
. 
.      The only guidelines you should follow are those of common sense.  If
. you send one copy of a lightweight zine, please only include a SASE
. appropriate for an equivalent exchange.  If you want lots of zines, send
. lots of zines plus a SASE big enough for the job.  You are welcome and
. encouraged to send a variety of zines in addition to your own.  Please do
. not send what you consider to be trash.  I will do my best to match the
. quality of zines to be exchanged.
. 
.      You may also include a request for the type of zines you wish to
. receive in return (humor, political, art, literature, comix, cyber,
. personal, music, catalogs, weird, grab-bag, etc...).  At this point I may
. not be able to match your request exactly, however I will do my best.
. 
.      The Zine Exchange Network is meant to be a fun, easy and cheap way to
. trade art and ideas and make new contacts.  The address for Z.E.N. is:
. 
.	 GARY PATTILLO
.	 ZINE EXCHANGE NETWORK
.	 5406 WINTON ST
.	 DALLAS  TX  75206-5350
 
 
Thanks for doing all of the work, Gary!

--> Kent Lundberg	klund@athena.mit.edu
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