Perzines are a genre of

zines A zine ( ; short for ''magazine'' or ''fanzine'') is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced via a copy machine. Zines are the product of either a single person or of a very sma ...

; the "per" meaning "personal". Although most zines could be considered personal in that they represent the opinionated work of one person, this term describes zines that are written about one's own personal experiences, opinions and observations. This genre has become increasingly popular within the zine community and is probably the largest used format for zines today. In many ways, the perzine could be considered the paper predecessor to the

blog A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...

. Yet for many zine creators, the paper format is still the preferred medium, despite the blog phenomenon.Dumais, Susan, "Low-tech Zines in a High-tech World," ''College Letter'', University of New Hampshire, College of Liberal Arts, September, 2010.

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* * {{cite journal , author1 = Bailey, Steve , author2 = Michel, Anita , name-list-style = amp , title = The Photocopied Self: Perzines, Self-Construction, and The Postmodern Identity Crisis , journal = Reconstruction , volume = 4 , issue = 2 , date = 2004 , url = http://reconstruction.eserver.org/042/bailey.htm , accessdate = 2006-08-01 , url-status = dead , archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130414164302/http://reconstruction.eserver.org/042/bailey.htm , archivedate = 2013-04-14 Neologisms Zines