The Greeting Card Business Manual: A Practical Handbook for the Self-Publishing Entrepreneur
Douglas Ready an artist, illustrator, cartoonist, author and entrepreneur living and working in Seattle, Washington, USA.    	Doug's illustration work has been used in advertising, book illustration, greeting cards, posters, t-shirt designs, and coloring books.  His cartoons have appeared in a variety of magazines.  Doug has also done product design work--plush toys and puppets, puzzles, and consumer paper products (paper plates, napkins, party favors, etcetera).    	Doug's created several alternative comic books and had two runs at national syndication of a comic strip.  He has taught cartooning in a number of venues, including a course at the University of South Carolina.      	Doug recently formed DMR Creative Enterprises to publish and market his self-directed efforts under the label Serendipity Press.  He is a former partner in Carousel Studios and the former owner of Studio 5 Design, which specialized in greeting card and poster publishing.      	Doug is currently working on a graphic novel.  His popular webcomic Beach Drive can be found at http://www.douglasready.com.