獨立刊物Zine的內容可擁有極高的自由度,相對於商業出版與學術出版來講卻是一種門檻極彽的出版活動,因此獨立出版市場上可出現各型各色的出版品,舉凡小說、詩集、散文筆記、圖文創作、插畫、攝影,內容與創作題材更是難以細數。雖然在連鎖書店可能未曾見過上架販賣,但在專屬於獨立出版或是Zine的交流集會上要看數以萬計的獨立出版品卻並非難事。本研究以參與觀察法和訪談法來進行,探討Zine的發展歷史脈絡與其未來發展、文化層面與存在意函,研究的軸心在於刊物的創作者本身,關於獨立刊物讀者與市場面向,期望後續有研究者能夠補足這塊空白,給予獨立刊物『Zine』一個更完整的形體與樣貌。
Independent publication can with very high range in content. So we can see many different type of independent publishing. Including fiction, poetry, illustration and photography. The study is focus on the history, culture and creative about zine. Unfortunately, it's not included about reader and consumer. So we hope researchers can focus on this section in the future, and give ”Zine” a whole complete form.