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A webzine, also sometimes called an ezine (e-zine), cyberzine, or hyperzine, is a publication or internet magazine, taking the form of a website, or less commonly, a downloadable file distributed by any electronic method, for example, by electronic mail. Webzines take their name, and aspects of the format, from their print predecessor the zine, an alternative magazine which is often self-published, photocopied, or otherwise produced using DIY (Do it yourself) methods, and which is distributed through community and peer networks or word of mouth.

Few objective criteria differentiate a webzine from internet magazine or blogs: the webzine might be characterized by its issue-based publication process similar to traditional print zines, but a webzine might also take the form of a blog, posting new material cumulatively. The webzine has been characterized by its alternative perspective and amateur relationship to traditional modes of marketing and distribution in comparison to mainstream media, but the online versions of print magazines, for example online fashion magazines like salon.com have also been called webzines.

The webzine often revolves around a theme or set of subjects and is realized by enthusiasts or users of a particular media or sub-genre. The reel of media genres covered by webzines is extensive and includes: cartoon, alternative music (punk rock in particular), history, Internet culture, fashion, photography science fiction and fantasy, and many others. The webzine might also take the form of a fanzine, another name for a zine devoted to a particular set of issues that might take the tone of fandom. The webzine might include a variety of media including news, articles, interviews, art, recipes, and step-by-step instructions. The technical skill required can be minimal or advanced: mastery of a website design software such as CMS might be simple enough, but some websites are the result of advanced design and web programming work, resulting in an interactive or hypermedia experience.

Webzine Conference Series
Between 1998 and 2005, in San Francisco and New York, a series of webzine-focused conferences brought together independent personal online publishers to share their experiences. Started by Srini Kumar, the "Webzine" conferences were continued primarily by filmmaker Ryan Junell and Eddie Codel. Junell has worked to track the history of the early webzine movement through these festivals. After a hiatus, Codel and Junell organized the return of the Webzine conference to the Bay Area in 2005.

List of webzines

 * Phrack hacking webzine
 * Solidarity webzine
 * 10 Zen Monkeys - Pop culture webzine
 * A List Apart - A webzine for web developers, strongly advocating the use of web standards.
 * Americana Exchange - Host to AE Monthly, the webzine of book collecting and bookselling.
 * The Apparatus - Tech metal webzine featuring news, reviews, interviews, and official band forums.
 * BME - (Body Modification Ezine) chronicles the current and historical body modification world internationally.
 * Boxes and Arrows - online magazine of digital design, specializing in information architecture and interaction design
 * Cult Clash: The Pop Culture Webzine - Film, music, TV, books webzine
 * Digital Web Magazine - A webzine and blog that focuses on web design, web development, information architecture, and other topics of interest to web professionals.
 * Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette - The oldest science webzine
 * The Expeditioner - Popular travel-themed webzine featuring articles on travel, music and film.
 * I'm Always Right - Australian webzine known for its sardonic music commentary
 * Glassfire Magazine - Literary e-zine that accepts all genres of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. www.glassfiremagazine.com
 * Gutturalzine German webzine that reviews and interviews the bands of brutal death metal and goregrind
 * Mental Contagion - An Arts and Literature Webzine
 * Moondance magazine - One of the early online women's literary magazines that began in 1996
 * Perigee: Publication for the Arts - A publication featuring verse, prose, and visual art
 * Points in Case - A college humor webzine and blogroll with an emphasis on comedy and pop culture
 * Positive Energy of Madness - www.peom.co.uk – A webzine for creative and popular culture
 * Le Québécois Libre - Libertarian webzine published in Québec, Canada
 * Scene Point Blank - A US-based music webzine focusing on punk, hardcore, indie, electronic and general rock music
 * Transportation Communications Newsletter - US-based webzine covering communications in the transportation field
 * www.theadversary.org The Adversary - Webzine specializing in metal music
 * www.deathrockstar.info Deathrockstar - an indonesian webzine that covering cuttingedges and non-mainstream music in Indonesia, mainly use Indonesian as it main language
 * WeirdMusic.net - music E-zine

See Also:

 * Webzine
 * Webzine
 * Webzine
 * Webbtidning
 * History of the Internet
 * Cyberzine
 * Online zine