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OTW Fannews: Fanfiction, where can you find it?

College newspapers are a constant source of stories on fanfiction, but The Varsity tried to take a more comprehensive look at the practice, noting that "fan fiction predates the Internet. In fact, amateur press associations, which first flourished in the early decades of the 20th century, provided a way for aspiring writers to put together and share their own magazines and works of fiction. A distribution manager or official editor would collect the magazines and letter publications and send them to other members of the association. In the 1930s, fans of science fiction magazines printed their own mimeographed or hectographed works which contained their own reviews, printed fiction, and even art."

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OTW Fannews: Fandom investments

In The birth of a fanboy, writer Larry Sukernik talks about the rationalization people use for their investments in something, as the seed that shifts them from consumer to fan. "[Once] you buy your first iPhone...you’re invested in Apple. Apple’s success is now your success, Apple’s failure is your failure. But why?" The reason is the continuation of the fandom product, because its loss will negatively impact your investment in it. "Not only does that leave you with an abandoned phone, but it also means that you made the incorrect phone choice. You made a bad decision, and you were wrong. Nobody wants to be wrong."

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Links roundup for 14 June 2012

Here's a roundup of fan gathering stories that might be of interest to fans:

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Links Roundup for 25 May 2012

Here's a roundup of stories about pros playing inside the fandom sandbox that might be of interest to fans:

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Links roundup for 20 February 2012

Here's a roundup of "fandom everywhere" stories that might be of interest to fans:

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Links Roundup for 7 December 2011

Here's a roundup of stories on pros "poaching" fan practices that might be of interest to fans:

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Links Roundup for 5 September 2011

Here's a roundup of stories about fandoms around the world that we thought were of interest:

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