How To Get Photo Books For CHEAP
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- In this video I break the myth that photo books are expensive, and give you my secrets for getting them for super cheap!
If you've been following the channel for any length of time, then you know I am a huge fan of studying photo books. I get asked all the time, how I am able to afford buying books all the time. So in this video I share all my resources for building your own photo book library on a film shooters budget!
I would love to hear what resources you know of for picking up cheap books! Be sure to leave them in the comments down below, as well as check out the other comments for the resources others have shared as well.
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My name is Nick Mayo, I am a Michigan based film photographer and creative sharing my triumphs and struggles within the world of art and photography. I have a great number of videos lined up for sharing different things I've learned along the way in my creative journey, as well as some interviews with other creatives and influencers about their joys and struggles within the industry.
Dude, thank you for posting this! I never knew that those websites existed. As a huge photo book fan, this is a big help.
This is very helpful. Recently I’ve become more interested in growing my art book / photo book collection. The art library at my college did something really cool recently. They needed to buy updated versions of their books and left a ton of books for students to take for free. I carried about 12 photo books, art books and textbooks home that day. Definitely going to check out some of your resources to grow my collection! Thanks!!
Nancy Anteby oh wow! That’s so cool, what a nice thing for them to do. Happy hunting, I’m sure your collection will grow rapidly now. 😊
Thank you so much I’ve been searching for a cheap way to get em for awhile and your video really helped me ❤️
Disappointed but Not surprised let me know which books you end up finding! There are some treasures out there!
this video is so helpful thank you! ive been trying to find photobooks to study images outside of websites and instagram but they are so expensive so this is a great resource
Been waiting for a video like this! Thanks Nick!
David Gutenmacher happy to share, David! Thanks for the comment 😊
This is the first time I’ve shared publicly my secrets for scooping amazing photo books on the cheap! I’d love to hear your resources for book here in the comments. Did I miss any crucial ones? What photo books have you picked up recently?
Atlas of Beauty and 50 Portraits by Gregory Heisler 🙂
Nick, a great selection of ideas -- most of which I hadn't thought of. Thank you!!
Happy you’ve found it useful!! Thanks for checking the video out.
Nick, thanks for sharing the wealth! Another good source that I found is local art supply stores. Often times, they will have book section and you can find great discounts on photo monographs, etc...keep hunting!
Incredible video, Nick! I'm ready to spend all my $$$ to buy photo and art books!
Jaicel Asegurado haha welcome to the club 👊🏻👊🏻
Great video! Never heard of thrift books but will check it out. I really like visiting half price books, they get some pretty great and random stuff.
Shawnee Union hey buddy, I’ve heard of Half Priced books, but I’m not sure if I’ve been on their site. A few others have suggested that one, so I’ll definitely be checking that one out first.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. The problem I had with buying photo books was the price. I t can get pretty expensive and to justify. This will give me the budget to purchase more books.
You mentioned libraries and I might also add that most library systems have "Friends" groups, non-profit local groups that help support their local libraries, and as a member of one of these in my home town, we have a couple of annual book sales to raise funds. We acquire leftover books from other library sales and donations from people in general and we always get photography books and we sell them cheaply. A great source for books of all kinds.
Nick quick suggestion! - you should do a weekly or fortnightly segment where you upload a video "reviewing" a book just generally talking about why you bought it, what you've learnt from it and how it's inspired your work, etc. Reckon it would be nice to see what you take away from books!
Great thoughts Eric! I hope to start a series like that in the near future!
Sounds great, I look forward to watching!
Thank you!
Thanks for the tips, just scored three books off my wish list for $13 on Thrift Books! I usually go raid my local used bookstores a few times a year with good success.
Nice! Which books did you score? Thats so awesome!
Nick Exposed Got "American Photographs" by Walker Evans, "Portraits of America" by William Albert Allard, and "Art of Adventure" by Galen Rowell
I have American Photographs, and Portraits of America, both are incredible books indeed! Ill have to check out the Art of Adventure! Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for this video! Jumped straight onto AbeBooks and got myself 6 photobooks for £20 including shipping
Chris Deaville nice!! What books did you scoop up?
3 Ansel Adams on Yosemite and National Parks, Elliot Erwitt Photographs 1946-1988, Isak Dinesen's Africa, Carr Clifton: California. I take mostly landscapes but I have an appreciation for a lot of street photographers and find the way they compose shots and use light very inspiring for both landscapes and to shoot street photography
This is great information, I've noted down AbeBooks' and ThriftBooks' web addresses. There is an independent bookstore in my town that has a large used and remaindered section. I've used them a lot. My impression is that many if not most hard cover art and photography books get remaindered eventually ("remainders" are new books that didn't sell and are heavily discounted, usually 50-80%). I wouldn't be surprised if publishers can predict pretty accurately how many books they will ultimately have to remainder when they plan print runs. I used to think of remainders as mostly books that failed, and maybe that is true of novels, cookbooks, weight-loss and exercise books, last year's travel guides, etc., but a good photography book doesn't typically become less interesting as years pass. So a smart publisher might figure on healthy and predictable profits based on X number of books sold this year at $75 each and Y number of books each of the subsequent five years at $25 a pop.
You showed a Taschen book. Taschen sells very nicely printed art and photo books at low prices. I think they underwrite their business with a lot of borderline porn which is smart if you think about it: photography monographs and fetish books both need crisp printing and glossy paper. Barnes and Noble aren't just a bookseller anymore, they publish nice books at very nice prices under their own imprint. I've seen art books from them so I assume they have put out some photography books too. Dover Books are cheap when new and some used bookstores follow a policy of discounting the cover price by 50% or something unless the book is rare. I have a large size paperback of Man Ray photos that went for $6.00 when new.
Thats a good point, I could see publishing houses taking that into consideration. Make their money back on the initial sales, and then make profits on the backend at reasonable prices in the remaindered sections. And Taschen does make incredible books. None that I have are anywhere near porn, but I dont doubt there are some that are. I think its more due to "fine art" leaning towards that direction, more so then their marketing ploy. But either way Im sure it doesnt hurt their sales. lol.
A large paperback of Man Ray, is a great price! Thats a good steal!
Thanks for sharing buddy! I really appreciate the well thought out response!
once I found a cheap Erwitt book on eBay, ordered it, never arrived. still, I don't give up and search :)
Locally we have a shop called Half Price Books. It’s probably my all time favorite place to go, and they are all over the metroplex. However, they also have an online marketplace and I’ve gotten some pretty good deals there as well, it can be found at hpb.com.
Clinton Ausmus nice! It seems like that’s the major resource everyone is sharing. I’ll be checking it out this weekend. Thanks so much.
@@NickExposed Almost all my photo books have come from Half Priced Books.
Thanks Nick! I've never heard of those two websites, so they may not ship to the UK, if any of you are in the UK 'Barter Books' website + shop have a collection of Photography + art books!
From my understanding, they will ship to the UK. It may not have free shipping at that point, but Im sure the deals are still valuable. Thanks for sharing a UK alternative as well!
Nick Exposed Thanks, I'll try them out and check the prices because they do seem like great resources!
Did you hear of Rene Maltete?Amazing Photographer!:)
I was not familiar, but just had a look and their work is incredible. Reminds me a bit if you would combine Rodney Smith with Chema Madoz. Very nice!
Great video. I would love to create a photo book for selling but I’m not sure about how to manage the legal aspect of it as I am primarily a street photographer... any hints?
Really depends on your country. Here in Germany one can publish street scenery with peoples faces as long as your not specifically photographing them. When it comes to random portraits the situation is very critical nowadays. I wish people wouldn’t be so annoying. Especially in my country, if you point a camera at someone they will probably try to sue you.
Speaking of books, do you have any copies of your last zine lying around because I'd love to have one. :)
Calvin Hicks let me see how many I actually end up with. Most printers will print an excess in case something goes wrong. If that’s the case this time around I would love to open the purchase link back up for ya. Can you send me a reminder on instagram to keep you in mind.
The books by Mario Giacomelli and more recently Alexey Titarenko are truly outstanding.
Andrew Criswell I love Alexey’s work. I’ll have to check out Mario’s book. Thanks for the suggestion
Nick Exposed Alexey inspired me to experiment with long exposure night photography in Bangkok.
Value Village, Goodwill's, St Vincent DePaul thrift stores are FILLED with them!! Usually $5 each or less!
I go to Oxfam. Charity shops often take house clearances, at least in the UK and in Germany. I don't know about the states! I did a video on this in 2016, but no one saw it. You may want to do a second video and add this source too. Alex.,
Alex Jackson-Smith Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but so many of the charity shops these days seem to have an increasingly sure grip on what books are worth? The days of the 99p bargin seem long gone 😂
Andy Smart - I agree your point. I live in Germany and here they do check and adjust the prices. I never experienced the 99p bargain...! :(
I have only just (in the last year, since late 2016) bothered. I am interested in what I can't see/find in the internet... Mostly photo-journalist and what I would call strange style art photography. This is what I consider expands my perspective over those styles that everyone else can see. Therefore my second point below...
I wasn't suggesting you can buy and resell for a profit. I see second hand is still cheaper and the other benefit is that the books in Oxfam and other similar places
-> *are selling what is often out of print*.
So I raised it as complementary to Nick's recommendations for cheaper new books. Alex.,
I have found that local thrift stores/charity shops here in Michigan still have a steal of deals. Many books hidden at the 99 cent point yet. But I would say they are getting quite savvy on their camera listings. Seen a k1000 at an $75 price point the other day. Im sure its only a matter of time before book pricings get caught up. However as you said, if your purchasing for study, and not for resale there is still value to be had in many cases. Thanks for sharing, Ill check your video out :)
Nick - "purchasing for study, and not for resale" it never crossed my mind that people would buy to resell. But each to their own! I only added my comment to let people know that "out of publication" is often more informationally valuable as the internet did not exist when many were printed. Over time these older out of publication books MAY also have resale value, but as I said that's not my motivation. BTW Like your content, just need to "work" my way through it... A.,
Haha thanks again Alex. My comment was in response to your response to the other commenter. Either way I love your passion for photo books, my friend! Thanks again for sharing :)
The free postage for more than 10 $ is even valid for Europe?
Thanx
I’m not certain on that one. They may have a European side of the site that would offer it, but I don’t personally know for sure. Sorry for the delay in response
I nick my photo books lol
Telling me about thriftbooks is dangerous, i’m about to go ham
Haha, its a dangerous site for sure. It’s very easy to amass a large collection. Be sure you have plenty of book shelves ready. Lol
What cheap photo books, FAST? Try this one weird old trick ...
Jahan Saber do you think the title is too click bait-y? Lol. I tried to avoid the cliche type naming, but it is what the video is about
Hehe i'm just messing with you man! Some good advice here :)
All you have to do is use your $5 dollar finger discount to get your hands on expensive photo and art books lol 😁
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Nick Exposed that’s right. Read Abby Hoffman
A two minute idea stretched out to 15 with irrelevant padding