Most of the punk fanzines disappeared as soon as the music did. Another Zine revolution began during the 80s, coinciding with the popularity of the Xerox copy machine and the personal computer. People could now use the latest technology to create Zines on a PC, and then copy them at the nearest coping store. Now many more people had the access to create their own zines without having to hurdle the obstacle of high printing costs. With the popularity of the internet, the process has become even less expensive.
People can now create zines that are purely digital.
In theory, Zines never have to see paper. E-Zines offers the advantage of a lower cost to produce and a potential audience much larger than a paper Zine could ever achieve. Because of these advantages, the number of e-zines on the web is growing at a huge rate.