And although we love all good photo books, we especially love those special books that you can’t find just anywhere. Independently published books, handmade or limited edition books, self published books, and of course artist’s books, the ultimate photo book where the book itself is the art object. We don’t know about where you’re from, but here where we’re located, in Metro Detroit, there’s not a
lot of bookstores where you can find these types of photography books (as far as we know we’re the only one). Usually, you have to go searching around online to find them at all. Not that we’re against finding things online, in fact we love finding things on the internet. That’s why we post all of the books we feature here at 5/25 on our website, so even if you don’t live in Metro Detroit, you have a new resource for viewing and purchasing indie and artist’s photo books. If you do live in Metro Detroit, however, you’re in for a real treat. Now you actually have somewhere you can go to look at and buy these types of books in person! So other than actually having a brick and mortar location in Metro Detroit, what makes 5/25 so special? Well, one of the main things is we’re a non-profit bookstore. So all of the proceeds from any of the books we sell go right back to the artists or publishers. Which is great if you’re an artist or independent publisher for three reasons.
1. Because now you have another outlet promoting and selling your books online.
2. You also get to have your books on display in an actual bookstore for an audience that you had no opportunity of reaching previously.
3. You get both of the first two great things while getting to keep all of the profits from any books you sell. It’s also pretty great if you’re someone who’s interested in collecting indie or artist’s photo books, because not only do you have a great new source for buying books, but you’re also helping support the artist’s and publishers who are actually creating them by giving them 100% of the money you spend on them. If you’re in the Metro Detroit area and you’d like to come visit our store, visit our website for directions. If you’re a artist or publisher and you’d like to submit a book for display and sale in our bookstore, visit our website to download our submissions form.
