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Something About Me and My Book:: My wife and I have written (she's the author), printed, bound and published a book, "Passion and Paint in Creating 'Great Art'". So far, so good, but I need help with marketing. Our title is included in Barnes & Noble's Extended Title Base Program, and we have a website. We've sold some books at local signings and my wife is setting up a couple of workshops based on techniques described in the book. I can produce books "on demand", so inventory is not a problem. Marketing ideas and comments are welcome. - John

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My artist wife wrote a book for artists - Passion and Paint in Creating "Great Art". We did our own layout work using Microsoft Office Publisher, and a computer we had built especially for graphics work. I am printing the books on a Xerox laser printer and binding them with equipment from the Maping Co. in Finland. This has been an enjoyable process, and the finished product is quite satisfying. Marketing, to date, is neither enjoyable nor satisfying.

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Posted on April 30, 2007 at 10:38pm

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At 5:40am on July 14, 2009, Freya R said…: Hi John

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At 8:14pm on July 20, 2007, Melanie Glotfelty said…: I visited your site and your wife is quite impressive. Workshops, school or library visits, and demonstrations coinciding with signings should help.

It's difficult to market because the audience is so targeted. You can't just sell to art lovers, you have to sell to people who want to be artists.

I may have missed it, but I don't remember seeing which medium is preferred. Is it water colors? The emotional theme of the book was clear, but is there a preferred technique discussed?

Displaying sample pages on the site is a good idea, but you may want to choose pages that are less generalized.

I hope you get over your blues soon. Surely after people see her paint, they'll have to buy a book (or at least a picture).

At 11:17am on April 24, 2007, Cristina Andersson said…: I visited your website. Congratulations for a beautiful book! Your wife is a great artist!