Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.
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Believe it or not, there were very few books on art, years ago.
Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press.
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
The conclusion I came to was that even if I couldn't sell books, I still liked the process of writing.
I grew up in a house with very few books.
One of the great things about books is you can afford to do anything.
Making books is hard work. Some books are, of course, more demanding than others.
Art needs to be socialised, and you need a lot of context to understand that, and that doesn't mean having read a few art history books.
It used to be a lot easier to get a book deal.
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