New books? Right. This time I published two books together. Actually, I decided to split the next part of the Archive Series. Though the themes remain the same as in 07 08 09 10 11 12, I began to experiment with different styles of photography and digital processing. It is most apparent in the montages that have become more minimal with backgrounds that often dissolve into lines and patterns. I also changed the layout of the books. While previous books have one photo on one page, I now decided to highlight some of the pictures I think had more significance to my development as an artist.
As you might remember, I had some problems with my name. When I published the previous book I was told that I must have a first name and a last name. But as I’m only rabirius, this posed a bit of a problem. Therefore I changed the publisher. Though they required a first name and a last as well, they at least let me substitute the first name with a dot. So you will find the new books published as . rabirius.
When I got the printed books I was very happy about the quality of the print. Though in the previous books the print was very good, it is now excellent. However, what is not good is the distribution. I was told that it should be available in the major book stores in two weeks or less, the books are still not available, except on Amazon.de and on the site of the publisher. Ironically, the publisher has links to other book stores, but they are not working, as the books are not listed there. So I can recommend epubli only for their print quality, but definitely not for their distribution. Therefore I’m still researching other options for the next book.
If you like to buy the books, here are the links to Part I and Part II. I also selected some sample pages for you:
rabirius 
71 responses to “13 14 – New Books Are Out”
Great! Congratulations.
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Thank you.
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Congratulations .Rabirius ( 🙂 ) I hope your books will sell well!
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Thank you for your wishes, Peter.
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Books are both creative and fun projects. Good luck with your new publications.
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Thanks a lot.
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All the best, Rabirius
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Thank you for your wishes, John.
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Magical
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Thank you, Marylou.
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Wish you the best !
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Thank you, Dirk.
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Congratulations. So, I guess my options in the United States are limited at the moment. Correct?
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Thank you, Michael.
Well, I think the publisher delivers world wide.
I think my book States of Being is at least on Amazon.com.
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Thank you. I will check it out.
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Well done and congratulations!
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Thank you, Peter.
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Congrats, I hear publishing is risky at the best of times! Apparently some publishers only ‘push’ those destined to be #1 best sellers so some have found indie publishing better. To have more control and if you have to do your own selling anyway …
Good luck with it all, they look magnificent …. have you taken all the pics yourself? Travelled so broadly or do you work with others photos?
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Thank you.
Yes, I took (and processed) all the pictures myself.
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good for you, it must look impressive 🙂
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Thanks.
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Oh I do love your work. So creative and interesting!
Alison
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Thank you for your words, Alison.
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Wonderful Rabirius congratulations and thank you for creating art. ☺️🤓 smiles Hedy 🌷
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Thank you, Hedy.
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Fantastic. My favorite photographer is DOT Rabirius 🙂
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Thank you, Kim.
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Congratulations, Rabirius. You have chosen the right time for your new book. Now take the control on sales, because nobody else will.
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Thank you, Deepak.
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Congratulations, they both look great (I had a peek via “vorschau”). What a struggle about the name, though… I like the “dot” solution you came up with! Good luck, may the next publisher be the ‘perfect’ one!
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Thank you very much.
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Congratulations Rabirius! Excellent work! These sample photos are intriguing. Well done!
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Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
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mijn complimenten hiervoor
en veel succes gewenst Rabirius
groeten
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Dank je wel, Willy.
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Firstly, congratulations and wishing you a great success with the publication of the books.
Secondly, a question: what is the success rate of your books?
Javier
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Thank you, Javier.
States of Being, my first book to have proper distribution actually sold quite well. For the last two books the problem with the name arose and they sold a lot worse. Especially these two books, because they are not listed in the online shops. So it still is a matter of distribution.
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Thank you for the input
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Congratulations!!
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Thank you.
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Congratulations, Rabirius!! What an achievement! You should be so very proud of yourself! xo
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Thank you, Amy.
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Great! Happy for your new in contentious name. A good solution.
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Uncontentious. Can’t say the same for spell check.
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🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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Quite a job. Congratulations.
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Thank you, Jan.
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Gefeliciteerd Rabirius
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Dank je wel, Henk.
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Congratulations – especially on reaching a sensible compromise on the name.
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Thanks a lot, Derrick.
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Congratulations!!! They look awesome.
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Thank you, Denise. I’m glad you like them.
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Nice pics btw.
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Thanks.
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Congratulations!!! ❤️
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Thank you.
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My pleasure! 🙂
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Why would those publishers insist on having a first and second name?
I agree giving only a surname can give confusion there probably being many people with the same name. This creating the question: Who is who?
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I think the main reason is that everything is automated and the systems don’t except that.
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That is probably the main soar treat, having the machinery taken over the old graphic art and different manual printing techniques.
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You’re right. I notice it more and more that things adopt to machines and therefore a lot of things are not possible anymore.
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Congratulations, rabirius — I wish you the best success with this exciting endeavor.
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Thanks a lot, Jet.
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Wow! Congrats Rabirius!
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Thanks a lot.
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Nice! Congratulations!
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Thank you.
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Grossartige Werke! Ich werde die Sujets einige Male anschauen. Ernst
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Ja, vielen Dank!
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