ziners' advisory
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Ziners’ Advisory!A zine for every reader
Kelsey SmithOlympia Timberland LibraryJoshua James AmbersonMs. Valerie Park DistroSage AdderleySweet Candy Distro
We are…
Joshua! Kelsey! Sage!
We’ll be talking about… • Readers’ advisory, aka librarian blah blah• The relationship between book appeal and
zine appeal • How to introduce zines to readers who
aren’t necessarily zinesters• Displays• Writing reviews• Online versus realtime ziners’ advisory• What’s popular and why• Your questions
Readers’ Advisory• The question: “Tell me about a book
you’ve read and enjoyed”
• Identify appeal characteristics
• Consult reader advisory resources
• Readers advisory conversation
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Appeal Characteristics
• Story• Character• Setting• Language• Format
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Why read a zine?• Short, quick reads• Unique points of view• The long tail• Unfiltered, unedited creativity• Strong visual appeal & aesthetic quality• Subject matter not always available in
books• Highly personal
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Crossover Zines
• DIY/How- to zines • Nonfiction zines• Poetry• Humor• Literary perzines
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