I have made substantial improvements to these little books.
I'd been tinkering for some time to try and resolve some of the frustrations I had with the overall handling and durability. This solution involves no glue and very little archival tape. The cover images are wrapped around a sheet of card on both sides. The inside cover image overlaps to create a pocket on the back where I now store the caption sheet.
I hope this satisfies my customers as much as it does me. It makes the book, as an art object, feel much better in the hand.
I will use this method most likely for the remainder of this series.
After much faffing about with my newsletter here on Shopify and on Substack, I have decided instead to blog directly into my own website. It makes much more sense from an SEO point of view. But also aesthetically.
I have no intention to drive revenue from a newsletter as I could do without the pressure, quite frankly. Rather I'd prefer to blog as and when I have something to show and say.
I do intend to put a tutorial together and perhaps use a tip jar to compensate for some of the time, effort and knowledge involved. Better still would be for those who benefit from such a tutorial / demo to buy a book or print if desired and affordable.
Or I might simply deliver a tutorial via a series of short reels on instagram and hopefully grow my audience.
I still encourage people to signup to my email for early announcements on print and book drops. And occasional offers, of course.
I just posted an Instagram reel looking back at Two Years of Passerby Books which you might enjoy.
Thanks for reading. Back soon.
- Paul.