rene wrote:
> It's a bit late but I just thought I'd say (quite) a
few words in
> defence of Paperback Parade:
> Firstly, as the name suggests, it is a magazine
devoted to collecting
> paperbacks & hence it is not a literary magazine
as such.There is a big
> emphasis on paperback covers & cover art &
paperbacks as collectable
> items.
-exactly what attracted me to it in the first place.
> The second issue is the amateurishness of the
production values. I must
> admit, I come from a generation when that sort of
thing was considered a
> virtue - you don't know how to play music? Just get
a guitar, mike,
> whatever & go for it, learn in public.Hand
produce your own fanzines,
> etc.So, basically it hadn't occurred to me that it
would be an issue
> with some (most, probably) people.
-couldn't agree more. i've read a few issues in the '30's i
believe (it was a few years back) and really enjoyed them,
enough to order the latest one (# 48 at that time) which i
enjoyed thoroughly. having read so many hand-produced zines
over the years, PP seems like a fairly nice looking,
eminently readable, and certainly passionate, mostly one-man
affair. always something interesting in there.
> The last issue was price. Yes, they are expensive
but this is a very
> small operation & I doubt they could survive if
they were a lot cheaper.
> I don't profess to know the economics of the
situation but common sense
> dictates that a small publisher has to charge more.
> Anyhow, it's a shame
people were disappointed with "Paperback Parade".
-yep, it's well worth the occasional splurge, despite all
those typos (ye godz).
> personally love all sleazy vintage paperbacks, good
girl art & similar
> trash & I'd buy all these mags if I had the
money but that's just me. >
-no, that's me too, & a couple friends of mine as
well.
-ksm
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