It was a long time in the making, but it’s finally here!

We’ve been working on the Documounts catalog for a while now. It took longer than usual, but the results are worth it. The new catalog will include many of the changes we’ve made over the last year including:  lower pricing on foamcore and full sheet mountboards, new foam core options, new economy matboards, new lower-priced archival matboards, kits, new supplies and new wood mouldings.

The first mailing is already out and on it’s way to most of you. A second mailing will be leaving soon.  If you have never ordered from us and have never requested a catalog before, you can sign up for one here.

If you are in instant need of a catalog, you can now  download a pdf of the new catalog or portions of it.

Please keep in mind that the website will always be the best place to get thew most current information.  Since the catalog went to print we have already added one new item (the 210 Plus Scratch Remover).  Keep up to date with new products by joining our email newsletter.

Just a little note to let you know that we now have an updated catalog in pdf form on the website. You can open it and view it online, save it to your computer or print it out.

If you are only interested in frames or mats, we have created pdfs only with those sections to save you the time of downloading the whole catalog.

You can find all the catalog downloads here.

The print catalog should be out this summer and we are hoping to begin shipping it by the end of next month.  If you haven’t signed up for a catalog in the last few months, you can do so here, or you can wait until they are out and add one to your order.

The website remains the most up to date and complete catalog. There are many items not in the catalog that are on the website, so always keep in touch with us for the newest products. You can keep in touch via Twitter, Facebook, rss for the blog and/or email newsletter.

One of our most popular web-only offerings is the Clearance Closet, which is packed right now. Take a look!

Just a little post here to pass on some some interesting information.

Alyson B Stanfield recently did a poll on her website, Art Biz Blog, asking her readers about their art careers and how the recession is affecting them. It is interesting reading to see their responses.

36% report that sales are the same or higher than last year. You can see more of the poll on her blog here.

In our informal polling here at Documounts we have found lots of customers with positive stories to pass on. The season is just getting started for many of you, so some of it remains to be seen, but things seem to be trending towards optimistic thinking about the upcoming months.

By now, you may have received the new 2009 Documounts Price Guide. If you did not, you can download one here. This supplement is a printable version you can keep with your catalog. It includes the up to date pricing (no new price increase has occurred, this supplement reflects the price increase last October) and showcases our Market Ready Mat Kits and ReadyMade Wood Frames.

That is it, just a couple of things to let you know about. We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!