>"...if you want to, you know, *pay* for them, which isn't really what the fandom community signs on for."

What comes to my mind is that it wasn't all that long ago that we regularly paid for zines to read, actually. Just the costs of copying, comb-binding and shipping -- any accidental profits donated to charity -- but still: it was the custom. Is that quite all gone from the culture?

In any case, surely we all applaud everyone who makes and takes her shot at professional publishing! This is a good thing!