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Adirondacks: Views of an American Wilderness In 'Adirondacks', author and photographer, Carl Heilman II, has captured a real sense of the Adirondack region with his spectacular imagery, and evocative narrative. Click here to order yours! Wild New York: A Celebration of Our State's Natural Beauty Voyageur Press - 2005 Charles Brumley, author/ Bill McKibben, foreword/ Carl Heilman, photographs Hardcover - 160 pages, 202 photographs

The Adirondacks Rizzoli International - 2006 Photography and Introduction by Carl Heilman II Hardcover, 5"x7" format - , 224 pages, 160 photographs

Have you ever thought about publishing your very own book about the Adirondacks?

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The decision to publish a book is very exciting! It causes the creative juices to flow and the eyes to light up. But wait – before you begin the publishing process, know about the seven most important steps you need to know before publishing a book. Make sure that you take every step into careful consideration so that your road to success is an easy one:

1. Know why you are writing and publishing a book. Are you writing your memoirs for the family, are you writing a community cookbook, are you writing a book of regional interest or are you writing a national bestseller? All of these goals are valid, but each goal has different implications for your business plan. Know why you are writing and know that you can create that bestseller if that is your goal.
2. Treat publishing as a business. You are passing beyond the realm of author into the exciting world of publishing. You are not just a writer, you are about to become a publisher who wants to produce a profitable book, and you want to keep the profits for yourself.
3. Write a business plan. Being aware of the business aspect of publishing a book is not an end in itself – you need to formally write your plan. It does not need to be a fifty page document with every accounting possibility recorded, but it should outline all of the costs that you will encounter from obtaining the necessary funds to knowing the price of mailing a book. The business plan needs to account for future expenses as well as pre-publication expenses.
4. Plan for publicity and marketing. You must plan for the publicity and marketing of your book. You can have the best book in the world, but if no one knows about it, no one will buy it. You don’t want to print books that sit in your garage. You want to print books that will sell, sell, sell!
5. Write about a subject that you know well. Don’t write about something that you can’t talk about without effort. Write about a subject with which you are very familiar and that excites you. Writing the book will establish you as an expert in your field, so choose the topic that causes everyone you know to come to you for advice. The publicity will then be so easy that you will love being the “star”.
6. Know who will buy your book. So many authors think that “everyone” needs and should buy their books. Not so. Perhaps “everyone” needs their books, but not “everyone” will want to buy. Research and know WHO will actually WANT your book and market, market to them. They will buy!
7. Look for non-bookstore markets and do not be afraid of the large discounts. Bookstores are a hugely important market for most authors, but they are far from being the only place to sell books. There are many non-traditional markets that buy books in large quantities with no returns. This is a great market – sales made are guaranteed sales not consignment sales. Do not be afraid of the larger discounts when you make those large volume sales. The books you sell are actually SOLD.

Think how much more pleasant a journey is if you know which fork in the road will lead you to smooth driving and which fork in the road will lead you through potholes. Knowing the most effective publishing steps before you print will make your publishing career fun and profitable.
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ADIRONDACK PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWCASE
Carl Heilman II
Outdoor photographer Carl Heilman II has lived in the Adirondacks in upstate New York since he moved to the region in 1973 to live in his parents' summer home. Carl Heilman II has been photographing the Adirondack wilderness landscape since 1975, working to capture on film both the grandeur of these special places, and the emotional and spiritual connection he has felt as well.

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Carl Heilman's passion for spending as much time as possible in some of the wildest regions of the Adirondack Park, soon became a life-long quest to create images that record the essence of a true wilderness experience. Today Carl is a full time professional nature photographer.His photographs and panoramas are also available as posters, murals, and special edition prints. His selection of Adirondack posters includes a pair of panoramic posters that show the full 360° view from the summit of Mt. Marcy, and a panoramic image of the spectacular fall foliage and the High Peaks from Mt. Van Hoevenberg. Each winter, as a NYS licensed guide, he leads backcountry snowshoeing workshops at the Mountainfest in Keene Valley, and has lead them for the Adirondack Mountain Club at the Adirondak Loj near Lake Placid, Click here for more information on Adirondack Artist Carl Heilman.

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A brief history of the Adirondacks from the first sighting by a European in 1535, through the eras of trapping, iron mining, and lumbering, to the development of railroad and steamboat lines that led to the influx of tourists and building of the "Great Camps". The sixty years from 1870 to 1930 were the heyday of these camps, the "Guilded Age" of the Adirondacks. Kaiser gives a fascinating account both of the personalities who engineered and financed these fabulous structures and of the buildings themselves.

"Great Camps of the Adirondacks" by Harvey Kaiser

Camp Arden is the home of Arden Creek Designs. Located in a peaceful setting, deep in the Adirondack Mountains. Camp Arden has been in existence since 1880. It is believed that the name Arden is derived from "The Forest of Arden" located in England and the setting for Shakespear's play "As You Like It". Camp Arden is one of the few remaining camps of its kind. A timeless, unique record, typical of the Adirondacks where the family camp spread into a small village of cabins, each unit with a separate function.
Over the years, Camp Arden has been a part of the local history representative of the bright era in the north-central Adirondacks; the days of Paul Smith and Dr. E. L. Trudeau.

Using the same resourcefulness, energy and high spirits that brought the early inhabitants to the Adirondacks, Arden Creek Designs aims to achieve that enviable condition where traditions of both the past and present are brought together not to jar but to enrich one another.
Arden Creek Designs has gathered a select group of artisans from the Adirondack Mountains to represent. Their products are of the highest quality and unique in their design and craftmenship. We at Arden Creek Designs are pleased to be able to offer these products to you.

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