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Mark Batty PublisherA Small Publishing House
Jules Shapiro
Acquisitions Editor
Mark Batty PublisherMission Statement
Mark Batty Publisher is an independent publisher dedicated to making distinctive books on the visual art of communicating, showcasing the visual power and innovation of contemporary culture in all of its varied poses. Today, the visual comes at us from more places than ever, and its dissemination is faster and more advanced every year. Books from Mark Batty Publisher capture this acceleration on the pages of every book. Affordable, well designed, thoughtfully created, and produced to last, MBP books are artful products that readers want to hold onto forever.
Major Frontlist Titles – Fall 2010
New York DickGalen Smith
Page Count: 128 pagesSize: 7.5 x 7.5 inchesFormat: CaseboundPublication Date: October
2010Price: $24.95ISBN: 978-1-9356130-2-2
Major Frontlist Titles – Fall 2010
Becoming: A Gender Flip BookYishay Garbasz
Page Count: 192 pagesSize: 5 x 7 inchesFormat: Paperback flip book
w/ filmstrip bellybandPublication Date:
September 1010Price: $21.95ISBN: 978-1-9356130-0-8
Major Frontlist Titles – Fall 2010
Textura Dos: Buenos Aires Street ArtMatt Fox-Tucker &
Guilherme Zauith
Page Count: 160 pagesSize: 8.25 x 10 inchesFormat: CaseboundPublication Date:
September 2010Price: $35ISBN: 978-1-9356130-3-9
Book Concept
Art book featuring recycled, obsolete cassette tapes
made into stunning, visual art
Need for this Book
• Original idea • Eco-friendly• 1980s revival• Hip and fresh content• Advances visual art• Great coffee table book• Solves what you can do with your old tapes
Similar Books
Paperback: 128 pagesPublisher: North Light Books; First Edition edition (May 30, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 158180928XISBN-13: 978-1581809282Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
Similar Books
Paperback: 208 pagesPublisher: Harry N. Abrams; First edition (September 1, 1996)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0810926660ISBN-13: 978-0810926660Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
Why This Will Work
• Materials solely involve cassettes• Medium only used for art not practical purposes • Capitalizes on 1980s retro trend and recent revival in popular culture• Fresh visuals
Three Author Prospects
• Erika Iris Simmons
Three Author Prospects
Erika Iris Simmons• Huge Internet following• Identifiable pieces• Knows social media
--• May only want custom work• Doesn’t use much color• Might not want to compete with herself online
Three Author Prospects
• Sami Havia from Finland
Three Author Prospects
Sami Havia • Works can easily translate with market• Uses bold colors• Unique approach with cassette canvas
--• Lives in Finland• Might also be too busy with business• Isn’t as well-known
Three Author Prospects
• Brian Dettmer
Three Author Prospects
Brian Dettmer
• Work is on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science etc.
• Sculpture is more dimensional
• More experienced
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• Gothic style
• Not a lot of color
• Official website not as strong
First to Approach/Strategy
• Erika Iris Simmons is already an Internet sensation (interview with Woman's Day)
• Erika’s work has been in exhibits across the world
• Her style is cleaner, easily recognizable and more mainstream than the other artists=more marketable
First to Approach/Strategy
• E-mail her with book concept stating her style is special and unique, and her work would be a good fit for my list
• Set up a face-to-face lunch appointment to discuss further
Questions?
