Magazines

"Mass-produced material like this is no substitute for individual expression, decentralized activity, or cultivating community, but it can be used to initiate and encourage those beautiful things. We’re not trying to speak for everyone, but to make it clear that everyone can speak."

—Crimethinc

MAGAZINES

Magazines are print publications issued at regular intervals (weekly, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, annually or irregularly), containing a mix of articles, stories, photographs, advertisements, and other features, with pages smaller than newspapers but larger than books, typically 8.7x10.3”. http://www.magazinepublisher.com/startup.html Empowerment Magazine Empowerment will take the form of a monthly printed publication. It Magazine starting tips http://www.magazinepublisher.com/tips.html Tabloid-size 2000 black $600 pages multiples of 8 or 16 Glossy covers

ZINES

A zine is a regularly published booklet smaller in scope than a magazine. Zines vs Papers 5000 copies of a 30 page paper costs about $1000 Newspapers Newspapers are a popular form of news publishing. Zines Zines are indy magazines distributed online and in limited printings.

Creating Magazines

Glued binding for 64+ pages Black: -60% Cost Paper Light ($-20%): Less durable and lower quality. +20%

Medium: Medium durability and quality.

Heavy ($+20%): More durable and higher quality.

Coated/Uncoated: ?

Recycled Paper: +x%

Quality

Heat set web printing: essential to professional magazine printing. “Heat set” web inks make the colors brighter and sharper while offering better economy than flat sheet printing.

Cold Set: cheaper but uglier. Page Count Pagecounts are for each double-sided page to be printed, which will be about half the total page number. Pagecounts for magazines are assumed to be in multiples of 16 pages.

Per 16 Pages ($0.30): 16 page increments are most efficient for printing. Per Page ($0.05): Odd page counts cost more.

Per 16 pages x 10000 copies: $3000

Per 160 pages x 10000 copies: $30000

Quantity ?

Quantity of printing affects the cost per print. Higher circulation lowers cost.

Magazines Cost

Per 16 pages Each 1000 $1000 $1.00 5000 $2500 $0.50 10000 $3000 $0.30 50000 $5000 $0.10 100000 $8000 $0.08

4 page folding cover: The cover folds out. Saddle Stitch Bindery ($0.10/each): Binding is needed for the magazine and is a flat cost per copy.

Perfect Bindery ($0.25/each): Better glued than saddle stitch for a longer-lasting higher-quality product.

Polybag Packaging ($0.20/each): The magazine is wrapped in plastic for postage, waterproofing and carrying up to 3 inserts like discs and cards. http://www.hoflin.com/Printing.html

Mailing services

Some printers will also mail your publication to your subscribers list.