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The New York Public Library presents Artist Career Development Series Event<http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/07/publish-your-photography-book-darius-himes-mary-virginia-swanson-artist-c> *Publish Your Photography Book* *Darius Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson* Wednesday May 14, 2014 6:00 p.m. Margaret Liebman Berger Forum Room 227 (2nd Floor) The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 5thAvenue at 42nd Street New York, NY 10016 917-275-6975 www.nypl.org *(directions) <http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/directions>* Room 227 opens to public at 5:30 p.m. All events are FREE and subject to last minute change or cancellation. *Coauthors Darius D. Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson return to Artist Career Development series to share their insights on the evolving world of photobook publishing*. *Their highly regarded book Publish Your Photography Book* *takes aspiring authors through the entire publishing process, from refining their concept to marketing their book*. This book has recently been revised with current information on digital printing, electronic publishing, creating an App for your book project, the role of social media in marketing your book and more. The growing market for unique, limited edition books comprised of traditional and/or customized elements is discussed, with useful worksheets and expanded lists of distributors, juried competitions and book art fairs among the resources included in the appendices. In this revised and updated edition of *Publish Your Photography Book <http://publishyourphotographybook.com/>* (Princeton Architectural Press, March 2014), industry insiders *Darius D. Himes* and *Mary Virginia Swanson* take budding authors through the publishing process—from concept through production, marketing, and sales—pointing out the many avenues to pursue and pitfalls to avoid. It’s packed with information, including interviews and contributions from artists, publishers, designers, packagers, editors, and other industry experts who openly share their publishing experiences. This revised edition features updated case studies and resources sections, as well as expanded information on digit *Copies of the book are available for purchase and signing at the event after the audience Q&A*. *Darius Himes* <https://twitter.com/dariushimes> is a Director at Fraenkel Gallery. He was the founding editor of photo-eye Booklist and a cofounder of Radius Books, a nonprofit company publishing books on the visual arts. Himes is a lecturer and writer and contributes regularly to various publications. *Mary Virginia Swanson <http://mvswanson.com/>* is an author, educator, and advisor to artists and arts organizations whose career includes exhibiting, collecting, and licensing photography. In 2013, she received the Focus Award for Lifetime Achievement in Photography from the Griffin Museum in Boston. Initiated and organized by *Arezoo Moseni*<http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/03/12/bad-boy-eric-fischl-arezoo-moseni-artist-dialogue-series-event>, *Artist Career Development Series* have addressed the growing needs and concerns of independent creative workforce in New York City since 2006. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~