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UPDATE May 31st, 2009: Now updated for the second edition. Available on Amazon.com via this [link] !I am very excited to announce my first book. The book includes 36 of my best photos, with this new cover designed by me. For more information on the book, including a cool preview, please visit this [link] .
To see all of the images in the book, you can visit This DeviantArt Gallery.
This book comes in three (similar formats)-- a paperback with a great glossy cover, a hardcover with a dust jacket (including bonus intro and a portrait of me), and a hardcover with a wrap-around design right on the cover. All versions on are thick, premium paper, and the print quality is very high.
Pricing
Softcover - $29.95
Hardcover - $50.00
Note: I know a lot of people can't afford this sort of thing, so I am trying something different with the pricing. I would rather know that people own a copy than make money off of it. If you can't afford much, consider the softcover version. If you can afford more, and want to support me, consider the hardcover.
Cover Details (This Deviation)
Based on my original Photos:
Left: [link]
Right: [link]
Top: [link]
Bottom: [link]
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For now, it is only available online. If there is enough interest, I will also have copies available to buy in person, for people in the Boston area.
At some point, I hope to get a broader publishing deal-- That would probably be a different book, but with similar content.
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Oh, but I don't live in the Boston area if it can be bought there.
But superb content in the book.
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Alas, for now, it's only available online via the link.
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okay, thanks anyway.
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great layout. :::
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Thank you. Can you usher some people with $30 to spare my way too?
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don't worry you will sell. I can push though.. you have a personal site I can link mine to?
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My site is [link] and the book is at [link] -- I certainly appreciate any links!
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for sure not a problem
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Thank you! I don't normally do design, but I try to get some practice when I can, on projects like this.
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The layout/design fits perfectly to your name and profession
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this is very nice,
im glad you are putting this into print, im hoping i can save and get the hardcover soon
^_^
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I'd be just as happy for people to get the paperback-- It means my book is out there in peoples' hands, which means more to me than a few bucks! (Though I won't complain if people buy the hardcover either. hehe)
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Thanks! I'm just making up this design stuff as I go, same as everything else. heh
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Awesome cover man!! Kudos!
Who is doing the publishing for you?
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Thank you-- The cover could have been the hardest part, but I had an idea and ran with it. I figured the way I talk/write, I needed a one-letter title, or I'd get up to a hundred words.
It's an on-demand self-publishing, to be honest. The company is Blurb ([link] ) -- They come well recommended by ~PiratePhoto and ^RockstarVanity in terms of the quality.
I put together the whole book, including the original cover design, on Friday night and Saturday. The program they offer to do it is a bit sluggish, but it got the job done.
I'm excited because I will get to hold this in my hands, and so can my fans. If it goes well, I will be even more excited if I get a publishing deal that includes some promotion and so forth.
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Seems interesting. Although I don't know what it is something about the cover is throwing me off. It just maybe the things I learned from my graphic design classes
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Alas, I have no training in design. I just run with an idea, and try to do what works. I probably break a ton of rules.
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Very nice, Ian! Great selection of images, good placement, as well. Should be a hit.
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Thank you. I sure hope so.
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