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For Authors

The Armarium Press welcomes book proposals from both authors and agents. The acquisitions department is 
currently interested in acquiring additional titles for the GOOD NEWS ABOUT RETAILING™ series, as well as 
general business books that champion the spirit of American entrepreneurs and small-business owners. 
Please see our proposal guidelines for additional information.

What Is an Armarium?

Scribes and scholars of the ancient world would store a valuable scroll or codex in an armarium, the precursor 
to the modern bookcase. Just as the armaria protected those early works of learning, we at The Armarium Press 
aim to preserve some of the oldest traditions of book publishing.  

The small creatures from the original woodcut by Tucson artist Matthew Grogan that forms our company logo stand 
for speed (the butterfly) and steadfastness (the crab). During the Renaissance, the earliest commercial printers used 
these and similar symbols to represent the Latin phrase festina lente, which we have taken for our motto. Translated 
as “make haste slowly,” these words embody the spirit with which we publish our books.

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