"David A. Mann" wrote: > Pentxuser wrote: > > > Go after the niche market where it's not worth it for the big > > companies.. But even if it's not lucrative, it's a heck of a lot of fun. >
David says > I would be inclined to agree with this. Big companies only go for what > will sell in large volume. Otherwise its not worth the investment. > > This doesn't only apply to the content but also the presentation. You > might find a nice little market for a certain size or format. > > One of my dreams is to do a calendar, purely as an ego-trip. Every year > I think about it :) > > Cheers, > > - Dave annsan replies: I'm really doing the calendar on a small scale, guys - But about 20 years ago I did one on funny Signs which ended up as a book - almost just by chance. I just felt like doing it - I have orders for a few already. In the best case scenario, someone in publishing would see my work and want me to do some or ask where they could get one of the pictures or more for their calendar for next year, etc.... My regret is having done this is MS publisher - it really chews up ram in a hurry. I have two other topics to make calendars from - one I have been thinking of for a long time that certainly has not been done and I surely have a market for, but I'm a little late for doing it this year. And of course, there are cats.... (sorry, Mike) cats always do well. The result of my first attempt was sic transit HP deskjet... at least for printing photos - I won't throw t out quite yet. I've bought an Epson 820 (just got a nice birthday present of cash from a dear friend who supports me in December :) ) and, while I have to go now and return it because the cartridge snap broke (!!) immediately... geez... I'll be apt to pester some of you with lame questions once it is up and running. And running is what I need to do now... off to exchange the lemon for a peach, I hope! ann
