Browsing the blog archives for July, 2010

Bookshelf Porn

Books are a great way to decorate a room. Bookshelf Porn is an inspirational collection of some of the greatest bookshelves and personal libraries from around the world.

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Hurry, Blurb Books at Gaffa Gallery

See Saw workshop participants at Gaffa Gallery. Blurb Books at the Australian Centre for Photography earlier in the year. See Saw is a Sydney Design workshop exploring the process of story telling. 5 mentors have teamed up with 25 students from the best creative colleges and universities around Sydney to run a 10 day story [...]

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Will Reichelt, Stealing the Setlist, FBi 94.5FM Fundraiser Book

Will Reichelt will be launching his book Stealing the Setlist during the opening of his photography exhibition at Mart Gallery on July 22, 5.30 – 8.30pm. All money raised from the exhibition and book sales will go towards local radio station FBi 94.5FM, helping keep local music on air. Stealing the Setlist contains a lot [...]

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Gleebook Sale Now On

One of the best bookshops in Sydney, Glee Books in Newtown is having a sale. No better way to spend a lazy afternoon. Sale ends 31 July 2010.

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Trent Parke News: Steidl to Publish Minutes to Midnight Series

Is anyone else as excited about this news than I am? World-renowned publishers, Steidl, have confirmed they will publish Trent Parke’s Minutes to Midnight and The Christmas Tree Bucket series. Steidl Publishers have worked with some of the most renowned photographers and artists across the globe. What began as a backyard enterprise has evolved into [...]

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Last Chance to Win US$25,000 in Photography.Book.Now Prize

Photography Book Now is an international juried self-published book competition, and a celebration of the most creative, most innovative, and finest photography books – and the people behind them. We would love to see an Australian win the top prize of US$25,000 this year. To help, enter this promotional code ( ACP25 ) at checkout [...]

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10 Reasons to Self-Publish

Did someone say self-publish? I have been asked this question many times: what are the benefits for authors who choose the self-publish model for their photobook or wordy book project? This might be you: ”I have a loyal and growing audience on my blog about [insert niche topic] and have done some media interviews which have [...]

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Runway Magazine Launch – Disappearance Issue

Runway magazine launched their 16th issue, Disappearance on a rainy Thursday night last week in Sydney. It was held at the new Gaffa Gallery which has now moved to a more exciting space in the center of Sydney. The Disappearence issue. Cover by Liam Benson. Past issues of Runway. The new Gaffa space is really [...]

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The future is still quality

Love this quote from The Future of Print article by Kassia Krozer on Booksquare. To me, the future of print is irrevocably tied to the consumer’s ability to acquire those books they deem valuable to them. This might mean buying a gorgeous book from Ammo Books from the get-go. It might mean buying a beautiful [...]

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Graphic Novels and Comic Books at the Sydney Opera House

Comic books and graphic novel geeks Gods will be taking over the Sydney Opera House August 7-8, for a weekend of seminars and workshops lead by Neil Gaiman, Kevin Smith, Shaun Tan, Gary Groth and many other legends. Graphic: Meet the Mythmakers of the Modern World.

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