BUSINESS BOOKS FOR ARTISTS
This Amazon A-store was designed by Barney Davey to help visual artists, graphic artists, digital artists and photographers easily find the best art business books, the best art marketing books and the best art magazines. There are also categories devoted to the best business books for graphic artists and the best marketing books for graphic artists and graphic designers. An array of the best business books for photographers and the best business books for digital artists is also found on this page
ART LICENSING
Some categories, such as art licensing, applies equally to visual artists as it does to graphic artists and graphic designers. Art licensing is a growing field that is open to any artist who makes reproductions of their work. Art licensing is a great way for artists to create more revenue from a single image. There are several excellent books on the subject of art licensing found in the category devoted to it.
BOOKS FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS
Digital artists will also find a thorough section of books devoted do digital art, including many educational and how-to books for digital artists, which will also appeal to graphic artists and many visual artists as well. There are links to tools, hardware, such as Wacom Tablets, and software, such as Adobe Photoshop, CS2 and CS3 and Dreamweaver and Painter X. Selections of other software and computer hardware tools are found on this Amazon A-store for artists, graphic artists, photographers, and arts and crafts business.
BOOKS ON DIGITAL PRINTING
The digital printing business, or giclee printing business, as it is also known, includes a very good selection of books with great useful information for anyone interested in learning more about the digital printing process.
BUSINESS BOOKS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
The links provided also include the best business books for photographers and digital photographers. Both photographers and digital photographers will find many instructive informational books on marketing and business. The links on this site to promotion, branding, self-promotion, publicity and PR for fine artists, visual artists, photographers and digital artists contain much useful information to help build a business.
BOOKS ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR ARTISTS
While there are no specific books on negotiations for artists, there are numerous generic books that are worth reading. The books on negotiation are some that should be ordered and read by anyone who is involved in business, especially anyone who is self-employed or runs a small business. Negotiations are nearly an every day occurrence in business. Those who possess knowledge and skill in negotiation are those who will get more, be treated more fairly and enjoy greater results from their every day business life.
BUSINESS BOOKS FOR CRAFTERS AND THE CRAFTS BUSINESS
To be inclusive, there are links on this page for those who are in the crafts business or are crafts professionals. The best books for the crafts business can be found on the links on this page. How to books for arts and crafts professionals and hobbyists are among the many art related business links on this page.
BOOKS FOR SELLING ART ONLINE
As with negotiation books, there aren't any specific books about selling are online. The best books for selling online and selling on eBay are included in their own online selling category on this page. Whether the viewer is a visual artist, a graphic artist, a photographer, digital artists or a professional crafter, there are excellent sources of valuable business information, tidbits, tools and techniques to make selling online easier and more profitable. Learning how to build an online business can be one of the best ways for artists to be more self-sufficient. Learning to sell on eBay alone can be a huge factor in creating steady cash flow for artists.
ART MAGAZINES
Viewers will find a lengthy inclusive selection of magazines for visual artists. They include titles such as, The Artist's Magazine, The American Artist, Art Business News, International Artists, Pastel Journal, Watercolor Magic and dozens more of the best magazines for artists and the best magazines about art.
PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINES
The selections in the links include the best magazines for photographers and the best magazines about photography. Both professional photographers and hobbyist photographers will find many interesting magazine titles to review in this section.
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES MAGAZINES
Antiques and collectibles go hand-in-hand with fine art, digital art and photography. It made sense to include a selection of the the best magazines for antiques and collectibles. Whether viewers have a passive interest or are avid collectors, they are sure to find some interesting titles in this section.
ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINES
These days more than ever, there is a movement from architects and interior designers to include art as part of the design/bid/build process. As with antiques and collectibles, architecture and interior design is often intertwined with art. These disciplines are valued and carry the high level of interest from collectors and those merely attracted to fine art. That's why we put a category with links to the best magazines for interior design and the best magazines for architecture. A selection like this would not be complete with out including venerable titles such as Architectural Digest.
INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS
The list of books that qualify as inspirational books is enormous. The task of selecting the best inspirational books was a challenge is by no means complete. If any readers wish to make their own recommendations, please forward them along. No section like this would be considered valid if it did not include books from Stephen Covey like, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, or Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within. And, of course, the phenomenal bestseller, The Secret, is included in this section.
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHIES
If you like art, or make your living from it, it follows you have an interest in the lives of artists. This sections is populated from Amazon's search technology. I thought it would be interesting to let the Amazon internal search engine make the selections for this section. The results were pleasing. I hope you agree.
This online store was developed to provide resources for art business books, art marketing books and art magazines
for visual artists, graphic artists, digital artists and photographers. If you want to see Barney's hand-picked selections, or just don't have time to review all the links below, go here.ENJOY!
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