Reddit reviews Bostitch No-Jam Booklet Stapler, Black (B440SB)
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MFR Box/UPS/Priority MailStaples up to 20 sheetsNo-Jam technologyPerfect for binding pamphlets, brochures, booklets, and special projectsAll metal construction for lasting durabilityUses standard staplesFor best results, use with Bostitch Premium Standard Staples (B00006IFMO)
>Each issue would cost around $5
I don't want to step on anyone's toes, but I just looked at the first issue...and it shouldn't cost anywhere near that much to get them printed. It looks like you want it to be 4/4 100lb gloss on the whole thing and you could get that printed for about $0.83 per issue (2000 copies, 8.5 x 5.5)...and that's just through jak prints (they do good work but can be kind of expensive for short runs on certain things). 4over would probably be cheaper, but I can't check because they froze my account (I think they're running off of a bunch of igens for almost everything, but their work is consistently decent and inexpensive).
But if you really wanted to save money, you could just do them like 2600 magazine....get the covers printed professionally, do everything else on 20lb bond w/ a laser printer, then saddle-stitch them at home with one of these. Though, if you did that, you couldn't do a bleed like you have on the current copy and, if you managed to trim it (which would be a bitch and wouldn't be worth it) you'd have to account for the shift on each page. So maybe that would be something to keep in mind for issue 2 if you decided to go that route.
Aren't they like $30 at Staples??
http://www.staples.com/Swingline-12-Long-Reach-Stapler/product_648944
http://www.amazonsupply.com/stanley-bostitch-standard-capacity-b440sb/dp/B0006HVU8S?ref_=goo_pf_B0006HVU8S
The thing I love about zines is the infinite ways in which they can be made.
I draw mine digitally (used to use ink, switched to digital a few years ago), print them at home in black and white, on 8.5x11 (somtimes 5.5x4.25) with a duplexing Brother printer, staple them with a booklet stapler, crease them with a bone folder, then distribute them in various ways.
I used to run a zine subscription where I sent out a new, original zine each month to people who subscribed for ~$40. I also table at zine fests across the country. And I donate zines to any/all local zine libraries I can find.
I have illustration zines, lettering zines, and poetry zines, and I have noticed that poetry zines (aka "chapbooks") usually sell way less. I think it's because (in the U.S. at least) poetry is just undervalued in general (unfortunately).