21 Trending Zine Publisher Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

Start A Zine Publisher Business

Zine publishing is an alternative publication by people who want to distribute their ideas without the limitations of traditional magazines. Zine publishers determine the layout, choose images and content, and can take the zine publication in any direction they wish.

Since zine publications are deliberately low-tech, low-cost publications, you can begin the business without particular expertise in a news publication.

Looking for some examples of a zine publisher business?

Interested in case studies of a successful zine publisher business? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Slate Magazine

Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

Where they're located: Prasat Balangk, Kampong Thom, Cambodia
Website traffic: 24.5M/month

2. Flipsnack

Create stunning HTML5 flipbooks online for free. Flipsnack is the easiest way to make interactive brochures, magazines & catalogs. Upload PDF or design online

How much they make: $9.6M/year
Where they're located: San Francisco, CA, USA
Current team size: 70
Website traffic: 5.04M/month

How We Started A Digital Flipbook Making Tool That Makes $9.6M/Year

Flipsnack is an online tool that allows anyone to create digital flipbooks and has increased its business revenue by over 50% year over year, with YoY growth rates between 50% - 84%, shifting from a B2C approach and focusing more on B2B.

About

Janina started Flipsnack almost 13 years ago

Revenue

Janina grew the business to $800K/month

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4. CFO

News, analysis, and commentary for chief financial officers. Full lead generation and advertising solutions reaching today's finance executives.

Where they're located: La Cautiva, Córdoba, Argentina
Website traffic: 120K/month

5. POWER Magazine

The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs

Where they're located: Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Website traffic: 300K/month

6. BIC Magazine

North America's largest multi-industry, multi-departmental energy publication, featuring refining news, downstream news and information on petrochemical projects and expansions.

Where they're located: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

7. Shri Ram Hospital

8. Publishers & Writers San Diego

Where they're located: San Diego, California, USA

9. Onion Business – The leading digital news source for the Onion Industry and the business of selling onions

Where they're located: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

10. ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

Where they're located: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

11. Fifth Estate

Latest issue Fifth Estate Magazine radical publishing since 1969 anarchist autonomist Detroit

Where they're located: Detroit, Michigan, USA

12. KC Zine Con — The Midwest's DIY Publishing Fest

Where they're located: Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA

13. DSTL Arts

DSTL Arts is a nonprofit arts mentorship organization that inspires, teaches, and hires creative, at-risk youth, ages 16-21 years old.

Where they're located: Santa Ana, California, USA

14. orangehatpublishing

Orange Hat Publishing is an independent publisher located in Southeastern Wisconsin

Where they're located: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

15. Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs

Supporting, Promoting and Empowering Female Entrepreneurs

Where they're located: Detroit, Michigan, USA

16. Zinc Bistro & Bar

Where they're located: San Antonio, Texas, USA

17. Music Business Zine

18. this is the IRP Zine

Where they're located: Irvine, California, USA

19. San Diego Zine Fest

THE SD ZINE FEST IS A FREE, ALL AGES, DAYLONG EVENT WITH ZINES PRESENTED BY OVER 100 REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS. WE HOST ZINE RELATED PANEL DISCUSSIONS, READINGS AND WORKSHOPS OPEN TO ALL AGES.

Where they're located: San Diego, California, USA

20. Julia Arredondo

Where they're located: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

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