The 132 page bookazine, titled Craft & Click: The Essential Guide to Crafting Online, is on sale now priced at £7.99 and covers everything from how to get started to the most exciting websites around.
Published under The Making Spot brand, Future’s complete online resource for crafters, the bookazine features some exciting ideas about how to turn your craft idea into a business reality.
With the economy still looking gloomy, readers will find useful advice on how to make money from craft hobbies and use websites such as Etsy and Folksy to buy and sell products. There’s also advice on how to manage secure payments, legal issues to consider and ideas about using social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr to promote products.
Other hot topics include the top picks of the best craft blogs and websites for each craft discipline, plus profiles of how successful crafters have established their careers online.
Future’s craft portfolio includes titles such as Mollie Makes and Simply Knitting, whilst its flagship craft website The Making Spot is a hub for online crafting community.
Zoe Williams, Editor of Craft & Click and The Making Spot, says: “The internet has revolutionised the way in which crafters communicate and find inspiration, so we wanted to provide a useful resource for crafters looking to make the most of the online sites available. In this bookazine we’ve combined our digital expertise with the best content from the web to make a one-stop-shop for everyone from beginners through to experienced internet crafters.”
Stuart Anderton, Group Publishing Director of Future’s craft portfolio, says: “Future has been a leader in the craft market for over 20 years and we’re always devising new ways for consumers to access our expert content. With the launch of The Making Spot and Mollie Makes in 2011, our content is now a core focal point for the online crafting community and people seeking inspiration online.”
Craft & Click: The Essential Guide to Crafting Online is available in stores now priced at £7.99 or can be downloaded as a digital edition on Newsstand for the reduced price of £4.99.
