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BrassPack Packing Supply - Shipping Supplies

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Discount ramps .com - your loading ramp, hauling and transport superstore

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eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

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Expedia Travel -- discount airfare, flights, hotels, cars, vacations, cruises, activities, maps

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Extra Large Capacity - eBags

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iprintfromhome.com

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mapquest.com Maps, Directions and More

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National Association of Independent Artists

- http://naia-artists.org/

Paper Mart Packaging Store

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Storage organizers, home office furniture, racks, carts, stands, boxes Stacks and Stacks

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The Postal Store

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Travel, Airfare, Flights, Hotels, Rental Cars, Vacation Packages, Cruises at Priceline

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USPS Domestic Rate Calculator

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Velcro products and Velcro straps - FASTENation

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Yahoo! Driving Directions

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Reference Sources

These are books I have found useful in the quest of making a living as an art festival artist:

• Becoming a Successful Artist: 21 Inspiring Tales…,1st Ed,Lehrman,1992, North Light Books, Cincinnati OH
• Keeping the Books: Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for the Small Business,2nd Ed, Pinson/Jinnett,1989, Upstart/Dearborn, Dover NH, “Business, Accounting"
• Living by Your Brush Alone: A step by step approach…,1st Ed,Piersol,1989,North Light Books, Cincinnati OH, "Business, Art"
• Making a Living as an Artist,1st Ed, Art Calendar Eds,1995,Lyons Press, New York NY USA, "Business, Art"
• Photographing Your Artwork: A Step by Step Guide…,1st Ed,Hart,1987,North Light Books, Cincinnati OH, "Business, Art"
• The Business of Art,3rd Ed,Caplin,1998,Prentice Hall, New York NY , "Business, Art"
• The Business of Being an Artist, 1st Ed, Grant, 1996, Allworth Press, New York NY, "Business, Art"
• The Fine Artist's Guide to Showing and Selling Your Work,1st Ed,Davis,1989,North Light Books, Cincinnati OH, "Business, Art"
• The Visual Artist's Business and Legal Guide, 1st Ed, Victoroff, 1995, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ, "Business, Art"
• Running a One-Person Business,1st Ed, Whitmyer et al, 1989, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley CA, "Business, General"
• The Home Office and Small Business Answer Book,1st Ed, Attard, 1993, Henry Holt & Co, New York NY USA, "Business, General"
• Home Book of Picture Framing: Professional secrets…,1st Ed, Oberrecht, 1988, Stackpole Books, "Harrisburg, PA USA", Display & Presentation
• Picture Framing & Wall Display,1st Ed, Sunset Eds, Lane: Sunset Books, Menlo Park CA, Display & Presentation
• Business and Legal Forms for Fine Artists,3rd Ed, Crawford,1999, Allworth Press, New York NY, "Legal, Art"
• Legal Guide for the Visual Artist,6th Ed, Crawford, 2001, Allworth Press, New York NY, "Legal, Art"
• Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks,1st Ed, Foster/Shook, 1989, Wiley & Sons, New York NY ,"Legal, Art"
• Art Marketing 101: A Handbook for the Fine Artist,1st Ed, Smith, 2002, North Light Books, Cincinnati OH, Marketing & Promotion
• Do It Yourself Direct Marketing: Secrets for Small Businesses,1st Ed, Bacon, 1992 ,John Wiley & Sons, New York NY, Marketing & Promotion
• Getting Exposure: The Artist's Guide to Exhibiting the Work,1st Ed, Art Calendar Eds, 1995, Lyons Press, New York NY, Marketing & Promotion
• The Photographer's Guide to Marketing & Self Promotion,1st Ed, Piscopo, 1987, Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati OH, Marketing & Promotion
• The Art of Selling Art: Between Production and Livelihood,2nd Ed, Ritchie, 1991, Perfect Press, Seattle WA USA "Sales, Art"
• Sun Tzu Strategies for Selling,1st Ed, Michaelson, 2004, McGraw-Hill, New York NY, "Sales, General"
• Zig Ziglar Selling 101,1st Ed, Ziglar, 2003, "Thomas Nelson, Inc", Nashville TN USA, "Sales, General"
• Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale,1st Ed, Ziglar, 1985,Berkeley Books, New York NY USA, "Sales, General".