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I am a fan of Barney Davey for years now. I bought his first book when I was just starting out in the art print market and trying to make sense of it. His book and his blog truly speaks to me in terms I understand and can share with others. He also was one of the first art coaches to truly embrace the digital art market and support the artists beginning in it.

That Being Said

His new book which updates the first is just, well, it's AWESOME! This is the way to start your New Year, with a book like this that will give you the game plan you need to truly make 2011 a financial success.

If you are seeking new sources to increase your art sales and your income, the print market makes an excellent choice. You can use it to diversify your price points, grow awareness for your work and create a steady source of income from selling fine art giclee prints of your originals.

The 2nd Edition of How to Profit from the Art Print Market offers creative marketing solutions to help artists produce significant results even in today's challenging times. The first edition has been a bestseller on the Amazon.com "Business of Art" category since 2005. The second edition has been completely rewritten and expanded to address the both the difficult and favorable circumstances artists encounter in the evolving art market.

While the book primarily focuses on the print market, any visual artist will find it full of solid advice to help them gain a clearer understanding of how to operate their business more effectively and get their work to market more efficiently. Although your decision to read it may be for its extensive information value, you undoubtedly will find it message inspirational as well.

Chapter Outline

Once you read the chapters here, it will be easy to see how this book will help you to make money and also to totally educate you about the market. He answers questions I never thought to ask!

• Chapter One – Goals and Vision
• Chapter Two – Understanding Art-Print Media
• Chapter Three – First Things First
• Chapter Four – Traits and Attributes of Self-published Artists
• Chapter Five – Economics of Self-publishing
• Chapter Six – Exemplary and Successful Self-published Artists
• Chapter Seven – Finding and Working with a Publisher
• Chapter Eight – Copyrights and Certificates of Authenticity
• Chapter Nine – Trends and Inspiration
• Chapter Ten – Business Marketing Basics for the Self-Published Artist
• Chapter Eleven – Publicity, Promotion and the Power of Self-Belief
• Chapter Twelve – Websites for Artists
• Chapter Thirteen – Online Marketing and Social Media
• Chapter Fourteen – Galleries, Dealers and Alternative Spaces
• Chapter Fifteen – Licensing
• Chapter Sixteen – Giclées and Digital Prints

Barney has advised artists on marketing since 1988. He also publishes Art Print Issues, one of the industry's most highly trafficked and regarded business blogs for visual artists. He was a longtime guest blogger on the Absolute Arts. For two decades he worked closely with top selling print artists and publishers.

Davey has distilled the knowledge he gained from observing their best and most successful practices and blends it with his own considerable art marketing prowess to provide his readers with great insights and insider information. This is a must have book for all visual artists whether they are photographers or painters or digital artists. If you ever thought of selling your art,then order this book now! I have the book and have already been earmarking post it noting the whole book. I think I may need another copy.

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