Microcosm Publishing

[Godslayer Jillian]

I thought many of you will enjoy the site as much as I do.

http://www.microcosmpublishing.com/

Microcosm Publishing is an independent publisher that promotes independent and DIY magazines.
They also sell many other products that range from just alternative to fully subversive.

Granted, they are making profits out of this, and buying the shirt that says Smash Capitalism is ironic if not hypocritical, but they are far from simply profiting on dissent.
The money from sales does provide a living for a few people in the publisher, but it is only so that it doesn't go under, so that they can dedicate their time to their project.
If anyone's curious, the shirts are made in America, and only range from eigth to twelve bucks.
Their book and zine section, however is the awesome part, with very great and cheap books. For example, a 300 page book on DIY ideas is ten bucks, and a book I'm buying on composting and bioremediation is $4.

[Mr. Ed]

Originally Posted by Making Stuff and Doing Things book

Topics include getting active, direct action, gardening, making a woodstove, solar box cooker, egg replacer, how to make wine, homebrewing, liberated lifestyles, squats, homeschooling, fixing a toilet, audio phone patch, how to make envelopes, shoe repair, silk screening, making rubber stamps, how to juggle, magic tricks, making puppets, how to patch your clothes, putting utensils on your keychain, how to sing, bird feeders, how to play guitar, putting out records, billboard improvement, how to fix your bike, basic car maintenance, building a bike cart, how to take pride in your body, how to sexually stimulate your partner, diy birth control, how to handle an overdose, self defense, knowing your rights, how to live a more fulfilling life, unschooling, starting a fire with friction, making glue from pine sap, making rope, wild food, natural remedies, fire logs from newspapers, rubbing alcohol campstove, composting, diy toothpaste, getting rid of fruit flies, greywater systems, composting toliets, making hanging and floating tents, saving money at the post office, making posters and stencils, packing for tours, places to dumpster dive, making a tape wallet, building a cart-bike, cleaning stamps, blockprinting, fixing a harmonica, diy flowerpots, avoiding dangerous household chemicals, preventing ear infections, how women can pee standing up, menstrual massages, and a few pieces for inspiration. I'm sure you can see by now why this is essential

... Yep, they've sold me.

[Man In Room 5]

Originally Posted by Godslayer Jillian

I thought many of you will enjoy the site as much as I do.

http://www.microcosmpublishing.com/

Wow. That place rocks. Reminds me of several years ago when I used to write for my friend's zine (Subnormal). I always thought the internet had killed the zine scene with all those free and easy to use personal web providers like Geocities, Fortune City, Angelfire, et al. Seeing all the crazy covers makes me want to get involved again.

I recently also found this zine distro service that looks cool.

http://www.papertraildistro.com/

[Raptor]

Nice find, I wasn't expecting it to have that many books. I think I'll be getting a few of them.

Like the book the Mr. Ed quoted. DIY birth control...?

Great service, got my gold very quickly and very happy with customer services!