To update the resource collection and expand contacts with women's and health organizations around the world. To support international health networking and an exchange program (over two years). To support technical assistance to groups preparing other-language versions of "Our Bodies, Ourselves," and overseas information dissemination and exchange (over three years). To translate and distribute "Our Bodies, Ourselves." $150,000 “One purchase of a book from the Photobook Collective library can easily result in saving more than the cost of an annual membership, and for most collectors, the Member Appreciation Program alone should be of much greater value than the small fee we charge to be a member,” Bisel says.To build capacity of women's groups in ten countries to translate and adapt women's health resources, and to improve online access to materials in multiple languages (over three years). Membership to the site costs $5 per month (or $50 per year) that helps cover the costs of maintaining and improving Photobook Collective and sourcing new photobooks for the giveaways or member discounts. Members can even list their own self-published photobooks and zines through the site. Shorter print runs and an increasing awareness of the collectible status of photobooks have impacted the availability and affordability of many great new releases.”Īdditional features include the ability to create a “want to buy” or wishlist so that other members in the community may be able to help locate these hard-to-find titles, regularly held sales, contests, and even rewards that include rare or very collectible titles.
For the past several years though, I’ve had a growing concern that many people won’t have the same access – especially to newer work that I did. “I was offered my first job as a studio photographer, not because I had any experience or formal education, but because of all I was able to learn from those books. More than three decades ago I discovered photo books and began to consume the work of so many great photographers,” Bisel says. “This project has been a real labor of love for me.
The listings will supposedly show information designed specifically for photo books with details and information standards most collectors will be familiar with including multiple images of the actual book listed and the ability to communicate directly with the seller should the buyer have additional questions. The service also includes the ability to receive payment directly from the buyer for any book sold and keep 100 percent of the proceeds. He also says that members of Photobook Collective can buy, sell, and trade photobooks directly with each other, on their own terms, and with no listing or selling fees which eliminates the cost of selling and the risk of buying on some of the larger marketplaces. When seeking some of these older books on sites such as Amazon or eBay, the listings may only include stock photos (if any images at all), poor descriptions, the books may be in poor condition or are shipped improperly, and often times can be wildly overpriced due to the platform on which they are listedĪccording to Bisel, since this site is dedicated exclusively to photo books, it provides a much more robust experience for collectors. For collectors, that means finding a specific book is often quite difficult, or even if they can be located, expensive. As reported by The Guardian, these books can double or triple in price quite rapidly, and if the photographer happens to gain notoriety after a limited publication run, the value of the book may increase even more.
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