Oh! Yes! Sorry. I was writing another email and didn't finish this one. Since standard printers can't print all the way to the edge of a page, you might also want to have a margin for the cover/back cover. Best, Matthew On Thu, 18 Jun 2026 at 09:58, Ali Maza <alimaza.creative@gmail.com> wrote: > I was not aware of this at all! I also think your message got cut off > somehow at the end before you signed off? If you'd like to finish your > sentence that'd be helpful but I think I get it and I will look into > resizing the document. The only physical copy I have so far is about A5, at > least I thought, but I'm not an expert on this so I'll go back and look > into it more so that I can ultimately have a US-friendly printable file > hosted. Thanks so much! > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 5:46 PM Matthew Murray <thematthewmurray@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Ali, >> >> Looking at your comic/zine, one thing I noticed is that I think you've >> formatted this for A4 paper size. This means that it unfortunately won't >> print "properly" for anyone in the US or Canada (and some other places) >> since those countries use a different paper size. >> >> You can see this most clearly on the cover when you attempt to print it >> as a booklet as there are large white bars at the top and bottom of the >> images. >> [image: image.png] >> >> If this isn't something you care about, then that's fine! But since you >> said you'd like to make this available for places in the USA/Canada to >> download and print, I recommend reformatting it to fit letter-sized paper >> (8.5 x 11 inches). For a half-sized zine, you'd want each page to be 5.5 x >> 8.5 inches. (You'd also >> >> Best, >> Matthew >> >> On Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:25, Ali Maza <alimaza.creative@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have a request for helping me distribute a zine that aims to raise >>> awareness and help raise money for pro-immigrant efforts (especially those >>> that help fight ICE in the U.S) and I was wondering if I could learn what >>> the options are for collaborating with zine libraries, as it is an >>> unfamiliar concept to me. >>> >>> I’ve recently created a 32 page zine about my experience immigrating to >>> the U.S twice, including as an undocumented small child, and being forced >>> to self-deport twice, called “Second Chance Immigrant”. For reference, you >>> can find it here: >>> >>> >>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g1ii2g_BmNIzzb2FcM-pU-5Rm74Jafc9?usp=sharing >>> >>> I don’t want to profit off this zine or sell it — both because my new >>> visa as an immigrant in Spain forbids me from making any income, and >>> because my ultimate goal for making the zine is to encourage people to >>> donate to grassroots efforts that resist ICE and protect immigrants’ rights. >>> >>> So I am planning on making the PDF for the zine available as a free >>> digital download on my website, something I have not announced publicly yet >>> but plan to within the next couple of weeks. >>> >>> I thought I would also propose the idea of sending physical copies to >>> zine libraries (or having them printed locally in each) either for a >>> borrowing system with the encouragement of anyone taking one to donate >>> towards this cause (especially local grassroots efforts), or even a system >>> of putting a price on it via collecting the money to go towards donations, >>> or even letting visitors take one home in exchange for them donating >>> directly to a specific group (such as the Immigrant Defense Project that >>> runs ICE OUT NYC, for example) on the spot and showing receipt/proof. >>> >>> I'm open to hearing any ideas you may have to achieve something like >>> this, or simply learn more about the possibilities of hosting this zine at >>> any in-person or virtual zine libraries. 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