Portland is Zinetown

Portland (OR) will play host on June 25 to the fourth annual Portland Zine Symposium which is expected to attract 1,000 curiosity seekers and about 100 exhibitors. “’People come looking for that connectivity,’â€? says Shawn Granton, zine buyer for an independent Portland record store. ‘For a lot of people living in small towns, zines are a lifeline to others with the same interests. It’s nice for them to meet people they’ve been corresponding with, and not have to explain what they are doing.'” More here from the Portland Tribune.

June 23, 2004 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. Cyberpunk Librarian says:
    June 23, 2004 at 8:49 pm

    Zines at Powell’s
    For those visiting the Portland area, ya gotta check out Powell’s World of Books. It’s literally world famous, covers a full city block, is three stories in places, and sells new and used books together on the same shelf. So if you just need a used copy, it’s right there next to the new ones. (No I don’t work for Powell’s, but I do worship there on occasion.) It isn’t unusual for me to drop over $150 on used books when I visit.

    The other reason is the fact that they stock so many zines it’s almost terrifying. They’ve got zines on anything from music to culture to politics to someone’s weird love affair with a restaurant. They’re usually inexpensive, contain some great independent writing about topics you’ve never seen discussed elsewhere, and even if you have seen the topic discussed elsewhere you’ll get a whole new take on it.

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