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A Zine (pronounce "Zeen") is a small self published mini magazine of original or borrowed text or images. It is a non-commercial publication reproduced by photocopying, targeting a small minority’s interest. The name itself is an abbreviation of the word fanzine or magazine. Zine’s have been around since the 1970’s, but never became very popular until further into the 1970’s when the punk scene exploded.
There is even such a thing as an E-Zine, which is very similar to a blog in that they both target a small minority. The main difference between the two is that E-Zines require that you subscribe to view the content, while blog content can be viewed without a subscription.
There have been a few Zine’s that have ended up becoming mainstream commercial publications, such as:
Giant robot
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Bust
Dazed and confused
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