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Aspire Zine

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An argu­ment and a model for a new kind of e-book, one that takes seri­ously the stan­dard set by phys­ical books. On one side, you’ll find a pitch for a new approach to selling and cir­cu­lating e-books. On the other, a poster with an unde­ni­able exhor­ta­tion.

This zine con­tains a brisk, uncom­pro­mising manifesto, titled This Is How E-books Should Work. It describes a new model — then demon­strates it! The zine comes with access to a dig­ital version, deliv­ered in a way that I think is healthier and more inter­esting than the cur­rent model.

Regard­less of whether you find my model compelling, I invite you to con­tem­plate the exhor­ta­tion on the poster side. Dig­ital design is thick with traps and seductions, but/and if you con­sis­tently ask “how would this work in print?” you will rarely go wrong.

Two-sided print on 11" × 17" Speck­le­tone from French Paper in Niles, Michigan. Printed in two color passes on a Riso­graph SF9450 at the Murray Street Media Lab in Berkeley, California.

First printing, Sep­tember 2025: 800

123 of 800 remaining

Shipping for a single zine is $1, any­where in the world. The cost scales up for 2-3 zines, and 3 zines is the max. All zines are folded for mailing — refer to the pic­tures to see how they’ll arrive.

Shipping for 1-2 books is $5 inside the U.S. and an eye-watering $30 any­where else. Those rates increase if you order 3+ books.

Orders go out on Mondays. I don’t accept returns or exchanges. Questions? Email shop@robinsloan.com.

I ship zines via USPS First-Class Mail. When I print your address label, you'll receive a tracking link. Inside the U.S., delivery takes 2-5 days. Any­where else, delivery takes 1-3 weeks. (International orders are tracked until the USPS hands them off to your local postal service.)

I think it's mag­ical that this work can go nearly any­where in the world with a single stamp. This shop is, in some ways, an elab­o­rate exer­cise in post office appreciation.

Coun­tries to which I have dis­patched zines, so far: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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