Post by Wil Cornish in Compiling entries into a "zine"

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I very much don’t want people to pay for my work, is the only thing.

Well, you could always tell people that your project on itch is free, but the printed finished version is ~paid. I find this to be a good compromise between sharing and profiting, and people will start learning about you.

Rugose Kohn3 years ago

Well the only problem there is, who profits? It sure as hell shouldn't be me. Shouldn't be any one individual member. Yeah we could make all proceeds go to a charity, but setting that up and ensuring it happens is a job in itself.

The compilation will be done and then hosted for free, like the original Album Crawl Crawl. More than likely, the majority of submissions aren't print ready anyway. People can always do their own printing or use a POD service, leaving the lack of bleed up to the cutting gods.

Lotus Games3 years ago

Oh no, I didn't mean that the zine should be paid, but for a personal project it's a good idea to leave a free document online so people can read it and also offer an optional paid, printed version.

Rugose Kohn3 years ago

ah gotcha

Wil Cornish3 years ago

You misunderstand what I’m saying here.

I do not want my work to be sold.

Not “I want there to be a free option”, not “It’s good to have people to learn about me”, but I do not want my work sold. If the compilation is put into print and paid for, I do not want to be a part of it.

Rugose Kohn3 years ago

Well 1) it won’t be put to print unless an individual decides to print it on their own. So 2) don’t worry about it.

Wil Cornish3 years ago(+1)

Cool cool. Sorry for the aggressive reply there.

Rugose Kohn3 years ago

No worries! I took no offense

Pablo Dapena3 years ago

If someone sets up a POD thing it can always be just paying for the printing costs, with no profit going to anyone.

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