Imagination for Sale

Resources for the Entrepreneurial Artist

Web Sites

Books


Architecture

Haviland, David
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice


Arts (General)

Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market: Where & How to Sell Your Illustration, Fine Art, Graphic Design & Cartoons, 1998
F&W Publications

Davis, Harold
Publishing Your Art as Cards, Posters & Calendars, 1993

Franklin-Smith, Constance
Art Marketing 101: a Handbook for the Fine Artist, 1997

Grant, Daniel
The Business of Being an Artist, 1996

Katchen, Carole
How to Get Started Selling Your Art, 1996

Marquand, Ed
How to Prepare Your Portfolio: A Guide for Students and Professionals, 1994

Michels, Caroll
How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul, 1997

Piscopo, Maria
Marketing and Promoting Your Work, 1995

Smith, Constance
Art Marketing Sourcebook for the Fine Artist

Stasiowski, Frank
Staying Small Successfully: A Guide for Architects, Engineers and Design Professionals, 1991

Vitali, Julius
The Fine Artist's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion, 1996

Williams, Theo Stephan
Pricing, Estimating and Budgeting, 1996


Comics and Comedy

Caputo, Tony
How to Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book, 1997

Gautier, Dick
The Career Cartoonist: A Step-by-Step Guide to Presenting and Selling Your Artwork, 1992

Humor and Cartoon Markets
Writers Digest, 1993

Stebbins, Robert
The Laugh-Makers: Stand-Up Comedy as Art, Business and Life-Style, 1990


Film/Video

Hampe, Barry
Making Videos for Money: Planning and Producing Information Videos, Commercials and Infomercials,1998

Harmon, Renee
The Beginning Filmmaker's Business Guide: Financial, Legal, Marketing and Distribution Basics of Making Movies

Litwak, Mark
Contracts for the Film & Television Industry, 1994

Litwak, Mark
Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry: From Negotiations to Final Contracts, 1994

Press, Skip
Writer's Guide to Hollywood Producers, Directors and Screenwriter's Agents..., 1997

Sautter, Carl
How to Sell Your Screenplay: The Real Rule of Film and Television, 1992

Sherman, Eric
Selling Your Film: A Guide to the Contemporary Marketplace, 1990


Graphic Design

Buchanan, Carol
Best Small Budget Self-Promotions, 1996

Foote, Cameron S.
The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide for Running a Graphic Design or Communications Business, 1996

Graphic Artists Guild
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines

Knackst, Mary V.
Marketing and Selling Design Services: The Designer Client Relationship, 1993

Newberry, Betsy
Designer's Guide to Marketing, 1997

Sparkman, Don
Selling Graphic Design, 1995

Stewart, Joyce M.
How to Make Your Design Business Profitable


Handicraft

Brabec, Barbara
The Craft Business Answer Book & Resource Guide: Answers to Hundreds of Troublesome Questions about Starting, Marketing, and Managing a Homebased Business Efficiently, Legally, and Profitably, 1998

Brabec, Barbara
Handmade for Profit!: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts & Crafts, 1996

Caputo, Kathryn
How to Show & Sell Your Crafts: the Crafter's Complete Guide on How to Display Work at Shows and Make Profitable Sales, 1997

Dillehay, James
The Basic Guide to Selling Arts & Crafts

The Directory of Wholesale Reps for Craft Professionals: Selling Your Crafts Nationwide Through Giftware Sales Reps, 1996
Northwoods Trading Company

Edic, Martin
Profitable Woodworking: Turning Your Hobby into a Profession, 1996

Edic, Martin
The Woodworker's Marketing Guide,1995

Manolis, Argie
Crafts Market Place: Where and How to Sell Your Crafts, 1997


Internet

Marsh, Carole
How to Make a Million Writing for the New Interactive Multimedia & CD-ROM Market, 1994

Novak, Jeannie
Creating Internet Entertainment, 1997

Literary


Bugeja, Michael J.
Poet's Guide: How to Publish and Perform Your Work, 1995

Karl, Jean
How to Write and Sell Children's Picture Books, 1994

Poynter, Dan
The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book, 1996

Music

Ellefso, David
Making Music Your Business, 1997

Highstein, Ellen
Making Music in Looking Glass Land: A Guide to Survival and Business Skills for the Classical Musician, 1993

Jourard, Marty
Start Your Own Band: Everything You Need to KNow to Take Your Band to the Top, 1997

Krasilovsky, M. William
This Business of Music, 1995

Livingston, Robert Allen
Livingston's Complete Music Business Reference, 1996

Stanfield, Jane
The Musician's Guide to Making & Selling Your Own CD's & Cassettes, 1997

Sweeney, Tim
Tim Sweeney's Guide to Releasing Independent Records, 1996


Performing Arts

Callan, K.
How to Sell Yourself as an Actor: from New York to Los Angeles and Everywhere in Between, 1992

Performing Arts Business Encyclopedia, 1996

Frascogna, Xavier
This Business of Artist Management, 1997

Kotler, Philip
Standing Room Only: Strategies for Marketing the Performing Arts, 1997

Booking & Tour Management for the Performing Arts, 1996

Taft, Ellen
The Actor's Handbook: Directory for Stage, Film & Commercial Actors, 1997


Photography


Sell & Re-sell Your Photos: How to Sell Your Pictures to a World of Markets a Mailbox Away, 1997

DuBoff, Leonard D.
The Law (in Plain English) for Photographers, 1995

Heron, Michal
How to Shoot Stock Photos That Sell, 1996

Hollenbeck, Cliff
Big Bucks Selling Your Photography, 1995

Lilley, Edward R.
The Busines of Studio Photography: How to Start and Run a Successful Photography Studio, 1997

The Photographer's Market, 1998

Piscopo, Maria
Photographers Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion, 1995

Willins, Michael
Photographer's Market Guide to Photo Submission & Portfolio Formats, 1997


Web Sites

Artist Resource http://www.artistresource.org

BMI.Com Songwriter's Toolbox
http://www.bmi.com/toolbox/

HOW NOW
http://www.howdesign.com

International Interior Design Association
http://www.iida.com/

Musician: The Art, Business & Technology of Making Music
http://www.musicianmag.com/toc/

Preview of the Visual Arts-Galleries
http://www.preview-art.com/


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