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As the author, I don't think this really makes sense on the front page of HN since you have to pay to read the zine.

I am doing a giveaway for folks who can't afford the zine though -- if $12 is a lot of money for you but you think the debugging advice in there would be helpful, you can use code BUYONEGIVEONE at checkout to get the PDF version for free. (it'll ask you for a billing address but if you dislike sharing your address unnecessarily like I do, you can just put a fake address)

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It's on the front page, because when we see jvns.ca we know it's a good link :)

Keep it up, and many thanks!

Yeah, Julia makes the best zines and guides. The technical content and style is gold.

> I don't think this really makes sense on the front page of HN since you have to pay to read the zine.

You are being too humble :) Great work deserves attention and payment.

I just ordered the 12 pack of physical print version zines + PDFs :D

https://wizardzines.com/zines/all-the-zines/

It includes the pocket guide to debugging zine, and 11 other zines!

I have the box set of some of your other zines, so I instantly bought two copies (as I did with the box set). One is for my twelve year old daughter who's been fascinated by your stuff for years, and one to take to work, where it will constantly be lent out to other people.

Love your work. Always fascinates me to see how people approach simplifying something complicated. These remind me of a feeling I also get when I'm reading Scott McCloud: comics are vastly underrated for educational content.

Hi. As a student from a non-first world country I really appreciate things like this (I’m pretty sure I got previous zines of yours for free in the past).

Just a suggestion: Perhaps you could also sell the print version on Amazon? They print books on demand. This would be very nice for us in Europe because it eliminates the highly problematic customs step from the process.

Unfortunately I've done a bunch of research into this and I've never been able to find a print-on-demand service that prints the zines in a way that I was happy with. Print on demand is easier for regular books, but the booklet format is a bit weird.

The customs situation is a pain though, I wish I had a better solution.

Thanks for looking into it in any case, I appreciate it!

Publish collection of all zines as a single book?

There is a sample content, and for high-quality stuff it is perfectly fine to share paid content.

It is not like everyone is obligated to follow freeware/freemium/patronage business model.

I'm getting "This discount has reached its usage limit". People are so fast

Yes I'm having the same issue

The initial 1000 copies ran out, but I just added a few hundred extra so it should work now.

(the way it works is that I add 1 copy to give away for every 1 copy sold, but it's a manual process)

I'd also highlight that the author offers the option to buy the zine paying the "purchase parity price" for your country. It is a truly great initiative that other authors should follow. I'm a developer from Brazil and some "cheap" prices aren't that cheap for us.

Julia Evans also share great content in Twitter: https://twitter.com/b0rk

She is an author that I love to support.

Do you have a pdf-only variant for the 12-pack? I looked around and didn't find it, I might have missed it. Hence asking. I don't really need printed version, so don't really want to waste paper.

I have been following your blogs and zines for years now. Keep up the good work and vibes. Peace.

https://store.wizardzines.com/cart/add?id[]=43093189951643

>As the author, I don't think this really makes sense on the front page of HN since you have to pay to read the zine.

I think it is okay since paywalled articles reach HN front page too. Also, if you had submitted this yourself as a Show HN, the guide (https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html) says "For books, a sample chapter is ok." - and https://wizardzines.com/zines/debugging-guide/ does have samples

It makes, I was not aware of these gems.

Just bought the 12 pdf pack to show to my 7-yo girl that what I do sometimes is "fun" (and a refresher for some of the topics for myself).

Thanks!

Thank you for this, Merry Christmas.

Just the table of contents is gold. Would make a poster from it.

Thank you for the free zine! I found out that a discount is also available in my region, bought the 12-pack.

Bought! I've been seeing your tweets about this, and am so excited to get my hands on a print version!

I've been looking for something like this, thanks!

Thank you for your kindness!

Thanks a lot.

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