Re: [BKARTS] Niche Market?

[Brandon Mise <bookbindlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are several fine art book and artists' book reps/dealers out  
there who "sell" your books for you to libraries, special  
collections, private collections, museums, galleries, etc.  We have  
gone this route with our literary magazine (all hand-bound, etc...)  
and with other books we have helped bind for artists and  
printmakers.  They all take a commission, just like a gallery would,  
but are very effective in placing your work, and literally take the  
guesswork and frustration out of the process.  They know the right  
people and they know the right places to go to show your work, and  
they also are very helpful in letting you know the "market value" of  
your work.  Not saying that you have to agree with them, but just  
saying that if you are wondering how you should price things, you  
could ask them and they are usually willing to help you figure out  
what would be best.

Here are a couple of names for you:

Vamp and Tramp (Atlanta, GA)
Booklyn (Brooklyn, NY)

Also- the Bookmobile ((Movilibre) is a great place to submit.  They  
don't sell the books, but you can submit, and they take all of their  
collection on a national road show- great exposure and lots of  
opportunity.

If it's blank books (journals) - I believe that Open Book in  
Minneapolis (or perhaps just the center for book arts) also takes  
jornals and the like for their shop.  All of the book arts centers in  
the country are good resources for asking.  Many people who work and  
volunteer at them are very connected.  As are my of the folks on this  
list, I'm sure, but if you wanted to talk to someone directly, you  
may want to start there.

Hopefully this helps.  I don't have any of the contact info on hand  
right now, and the shop is crazy crazy this week, but if you can't  
track down any of theses leads, let me know and I'll try to help more  
next week.

Good luck!

Meighan

& the fine folks at
Blue  Barnhouse

428-B Haywood Road
Asheville NC 28806
828 225 3991

www.bluebarnhouse.org
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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