/24-7PressRelease/ - MERRIMACK, NH, July 11, 2005 - Children ask the types of questions that make parents scratch their heads and wonderwhy they don't have all the answers. Such is the case with Amanda, the "inquisitive child" of Lynne Guimond Findlay's new book "Angel Eyes: Bedtime with an Inquisitive Child, Her Mother, and Her Guardian Angel."
The book's length (52 pages) and number of photo illustrations (13) create an initial impression that Angel Eyes is a children's book. But the book is targeted to "anyone who's ever been a child," insists author Lynne Guimond Findlay, who is also a fine art photographer.
Visual artists often tend to think in pictures. But on this particular project, the words came first, says Mrs. Findlay. As the story developed, ideas for accompanying photos emerged. The challenge was creating appropriate images that not only complemented each other, but that could be presented in a logical narrative flow.
Mrs. Findlay -- an experienced writer, designer, marketer, photographer, and web producer - took the project from concept through completion entirely by herself. She wrote, edited, photographed, art directed, and designed the book. She then self-published it through Lulu (www.lulu.com), a leading provider of print-on-demand (POD) books.
Mrs. Findlay, who has worked for a number of publishing companies, dismisses the idea that readers will only purchase books manufactured by major book publishers. "Readers are interested in quality publications, no matter who publishes it."
"Traditional publishing houses do have a substantial advantage when it comes to networking and distribution channels," she adds. "And they often have top-notch creative teams to shape a book into a format that complements the publishers' brand identity.
"But the ability to self publishing via. print-on-demand technologies provides an author with unlimited creative control to write, edit, and design a book exactly as he or she envisions it. With my background, I can produce a work of similar quality to that offered by most traditional publishing houses. Many authors try to disguise that fact that they published a work themselves. I think it's something to be proud of, not something to hide. The stigma of 'vanity publishing' no longer exists today, provided that the quality is also there."
Mrs. Findlay adds that there are several websites dedicated to promoting the work of authors who choose to take the self-publishing route. "For an author willing to do a tremendous amount of legwork," she says, "self-publishing is a viable and rewarding alternative."
The book (ISBN # 1-4116-3363-6) is currently available to order through lulu.com and major book retailers. Autographed copies may be purchased directly from the author.
More information on Angel Eyes: Bedtime with an Inquisitive Child, Her Mother, and Her Guardian Angel is available at the book's official website, http://www.freewebs.com/angel_eyes_book
About the author:
A former art director and graphic designer, Lynne Guimond Findlay resides in Merrimack, NH. She is a juried member of the Cambridge Art Association, the New Hampshire Art Association, and the Sharon Arts Center, and a member of the Newburyport Art Association, the New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists, and American Mensa, Ltd. Her next book, Circle of Life, which explores the connection between mandala images and life stages, is scheduled for publication in late 2005. For details, visit http://www.freewebs.com/findlay_photos/crcl_of_lf/
About Lulu.com
Lulu is the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books - and an online marketplace for intellectual property of all kinds. Founded by Bob Young, who previously co-founded the open source software company, Red Hat, Lulu provides independent publishers with free access to on-demand publishing tools for books, e-books, music, images and calendars. More than 25,000 titles are currently available through Lulu.
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