The Wise Fool Art Podcast

The Wise Fool Art Podcast


Book Publisher + Photographer, Tim Carpenter, TIS Books (USA)

October 01, 2020

We discuss: Unsolicited book submissions rarely get published, Most choices are made based on connections with people in the industry, Wait until you have a fabulous project before asking people to help (publish your book), Being a part of a network, tribe, community, etc is of the utmost importance in the art world, How to start publishing your own books, Finding the location of a printer with the right balance of quality and price, How to choose a book fair, Whether to use a distributor or not, How to price your book, Digital versus offset printing, Edition sizes, Trying to find unique audiences for your work, The value of getting books in collections and institutions, The need to have an objective for a book, Art Librarian conferences - https://arlisna.org/news/conferences, How to present a maquette to a publisher, How to approach a publisher

People + Places mentioned:
Steven B. Smith - https://www.stevesmithphotography.net
The Ice Plant - https://theiceplant.cc
Ron Jude - http://ronjude.com
Photo-Eye - https://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/pubshowcase_home.cfm
AIPAD book fair - https://www.parisphoto-newyork.com
Paris Photo - https://www.parisphoto.com
Micamera Bookstore - https://www.micamera.com/
Landscape stories - http://magazine.landscapestories.net/en
Photo Book Store - https://photobookstore.co.uk/
World Cat - https://www.worldcat.org/

 

https://www.tisbooks.pub/