'Coffee table' books

by Nigel Edginton-Vigus
10th May 2014

Hi, I'm planning to self-publish a book about fairground art. It's aimed at designers, ad-folk and other professional creatives (as well as funfair enthusiasts, of which there are many). So the book needs to be a decent size, both to present the images at their best and make it feel part of the art book family.

I plan to take the litho print route and work with a designer colleague on the layout, but I've had conflicting information about sizing. "Printers/bookshops don't like landscape", "Crown 246x189mm is best because of cost" etc.

I'm struggling to make sense of the options and with most publishing resources focussed on books outside this art/photography/design category, I'm a bit stuck. So I really hope I can get some feedback here and maybe send a synopsis with key images to anyone with a professional interest in getting involved.

I look forward to your response.

Nigel

Replies

Have you thought about Blurb.com ?

Profile picture for user underthe_10519
Katie
Gerrard
270 points
Ready to publish
Fiction
Autobiography, Biography and Memoir
Comic
Food, Drink and Cookery
Media and Journalism
Speculative Fiction
Adventure
Popular science, Social science, Medical Science
Practical and Self-Help
Historical
Gothic and Horror
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Philosophy and Religion
Katie Gerrard
10/05/2014