In the years following Edgar Rice Burroughs' death in 1950 it became increasingly difficult to find his books. All but a few Tarzan novels went out of print, forcing eager readers to hunt through used book stores for buried treasure. Even with such a scarcity, Burroughs still attracted new readers. After the glory days of the 1960s and 1970s, when virtually everything Burroughs wrote was made available, his books started disappearing again.
Many titles are once more out of print.
While older readers hunt through used book stores for elusive titles, new readers still somehow manage to find Burroughs. Through the Internet many readers are discovering that they aren't alone in their love of the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. There have been thousands of fanzines produced over the years, some of them written up on old typewriters and run through a copying machine, others elaborately produced and professionally printed. In either case such fanzines are put together by those who love their subject and want to share their opinions with others. The Burroughs Bulletin has been around since 1947, one of the most durable of the fanzines.