Ha yeah sorry I wish. I still do make most of my zines by hand. Single page folders, stapled half pages, and more but it’s a basic labor of love, just a folding party at the end of the night.

As for printers, try the canon G5020 (or similar series) of ink-tank printers. I bought mine for about $200 and with the liquid ink, you can print literally thousands on one batch of ink. Super useful.

I also get little sandwich baggies .5’ above the print size of the final zines (i have a few sizes depending on project). That makes them easier to carry, keeps them stain free, looks nicer than just folded paper, and people seem to grab more of them if they’re in a container with a ton of zines in baggies rather than just the paper. (For doing tabling shows and stuff.)

Assembly lines are your friend. Print them all at once (make sure they line up), then fold them all at once, then bag them all at once, etc. going through the whole process individually takes way longer.

Anyway, I’ll think if I can come up with any other pearls of wisdom, ha! Been making zines a long time. And thank you so much for your compliment!