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[[Image:Perfectbound 1980s.jpg|thumb|3 perfect bound zines from the 1980s]]

[[Image:Perfectbound 1980s.jpg|thumb|3 perfect bound zines from the 1980s]]

Very few fanzine publishers could afford the cost of paperback style perfect binding. There was also the concern that the more professional a zine looked, the greater the risk of running afoul of copyright interests. Amateur press should, according to some copyright holders, look amateurish. Still, even in the 1980s, a few fanzines were released in the perfect bound format (ex: [[Dragon's Teeth]] (1986), [[The Weight Collected]] (1988) and [[Thousandworlds Collected]] (1983))  and the recent introduction of digital self-publication services has made the method more affordable and common.

Very few fanzine publishers could afford the cost of paperback style perfect binding. There was also the concern that the more professional a zine looked, the greater the risk of running afoul of copyright interests. Amateur press should, according to some copyright holders, look amateurish. Still, even in the 1980s, a few fanzines were released in the perfect bound format (ex: [[Dragon's Teeth]] (1986), [[The Weight Collected]] (1988) and [[Thousandworlds Collected]] (1983))  and the recent introduction of digital self-publication services has made the method more affordable and common.

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