Are there any bookmakers in the bay area who'd like to meet and make art books?

Question

It seems like the only way to meet other fellow bookmakers is to take a book arts class and they're awfully pricey.

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Answer 1

I hope you are talking about people making books also called book-binders, not bookmakers as they are the people taking bets.

Try to put up a small ad in the shop where you buy your materials.
Or in the local newspaper.
If you want to do it on-line try with a crafts site where you can search on location, this site may help:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/

I have organized meetings by asking all the people to come to one pub for an afternoon.
Also community centers, senior citizen centers and art-schools often have places for people to meet and might already have some people making books in some occasions.

Good luck.