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Here are some of the most invaluable books for making a living as an artist! The ones listed here are available online from Amazon Books, for pretty good rates too. Most orders are shipped within a couple of days, and the expected ship date is listed with each book title. Although I try to keep up to date with the prices listed here, Amazon Books can change them within a moment, so double check the price when you place your order. Resources for Artists   2006 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market Mary Cox / Writers Digest Books / Released October, 2006 Ships in 24 hours Amazon Price: $16.49, Savings: $8.50 (34%) If you're serious about getting into the art market business, this is the book to have!! Filled with tons of contacts, names, addresses, as well as what each company wants to see. Save yourself a lot of time when sending out submissions by finding out who to send them to, and if they are even looking for what your specialty is. No artist I know lives without a copy of this book! It's amazing!! (-Cari) Graphic Artists Guild Handbook : Pricing & Ethical Guidelines (11th Ed) Graphic Artists Guild / Released December, 2003 Ships in 24 hours Amazon Price: $24.46, Savings : $10.49 (30%) The next most important book to have. Every aspect of project planning, proposal development, pricing trends, budgeting, legal, intellectual property and contractual issues, working with artists' representatives, billing procedures, credit, and collections is covered in depth and organized in a clear and concise format, with step-by-step information and resources. Inside you'll find info on pricing guidelines for everything from the comic industry to book cover illustration to 3D web design. It's a total life save if you're new to a particular field and want to know the particulars, and what to charge your clients. (-Cari) 2003 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market Alice Pope / Writers Digest Books / Released November, 2003 Ships in 24 hours Amazon Price: $16.99, Savings : $8.00 (32%) This is the version of the Artists' Market book, but for the children's book industry. It covers much the same ground as the above one does, but this time in regards to contacts for illustrators and writers of children's and youth books. Again, it's an invaluable resource, even you only get it for the interviews with the pros. They go through common mistakes, hints and ideas for anyone trying to break into the market. (-Cari)  Can't find the book you're looking for? Try searching for it here!  You can search by author, title, or keyword.