A zine is a small circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced via photocopier. Zines are either the product of a single person, or of a very small group and are popularly photocopied into physical prints for circulation. Zines are self-published and are usually distributed in a very narrowed channels, this leads to the zines being more valuable and sentimental to the creators compared to larger artists with their official photo books.

Zine where first produced to express opinions of a range of different themes, but the first zine is often traced back to a 1930s effort by the Science Correspondence Club in Chicago. It was called The Comet, and it started a long-lasting trend of sci-fi related zines.

Cafe Royal Books 

https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/

Café Royal Books is a small independent publisher^] of photography photobooks or zines, and sometimes drawing, solely run by Craig Atkinson and based in Southport, England.

Café Royal Books produces small-run publications predominantly documenting social, historical and architectural change, often in Britain, using both new work and photographs from archives.^[9] It has been operating since 2005 and by mid 2014 had published about 200 books and zines. Originally he started the zinne’s as a way to disseminate drawings and photographs, in multiple, affordably, quickly, and internationally without relying on ‘the gallery’.Its publications are in public collections including Tate, National Art Library and many more.

Café Royal Projects are occasional projects that use gallery type spaces for a purpose other than an exhibition. In 2010 the Café Royal Temporary Library invited artists to submit books and editions. The gallery space was presented as a reading room for the public to use, with 800 titles.