I buy Pléiades. Because at least at that point when I pay upwards of $50 for a single book, not only am I getting a complete works, but I'm also getting extensive scholarship and notes on the text.
Keep coping and dilating.
It’s really not and idk why people keep on saying this
The penguin or oxford ‘hardback’ editions are more like funko pops imo, especially because the construction and quality of the books are terrible yet they charge everyman’s library tier prices
The only thing you can say about folio is that a significant portion of their books are gaudy and that they’re overpriced
whenever I see Folio books at someone's shelf I ask them about their Funko Pop collection. They ALWAYS have Funkp Pops and sometimes they get suprised and ask how did I know they liked it.
>paying upwards of $50 dollars for a shitty pleather book which isn't even an omnibus or complete works nor does it contain any scholarship material >BUT IT HAS HECKING PICTURINOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS!!!!!
NGMI
I buy Pléiades. Because at least at that point when I pay upwards of $50 for a single book, not only am I getting a complete works, but I'm also getting extensive scholarship and notes on the text.
Keep coping and dilating.
Are you dumb? It's immensely useful for some books to have maps, chronology, genealogy, introduction, notes, bibliography and an index. That's stuff for people who actually want to know more
Stuff like Folio is for gift giving. The ones I own have all been given to me, and the few I have bought have been for older relatives who like the idea of having a "fancy" edition of their favourite book.
I don't like their New Sun edition. The colours are nice but the art looks stupid. I've also seen the print on the covers wearing off of FS books in photos anons posted here.
>the art looks stupid. I've also seen the print on the covers wearing off of FS books in photos anons posted here.
That's because they are funko pops printed for poor midwits like this anon (
you sound both poor and pretentious, a particularly hideous combination
I was about to say this. The cover design is beautiful, especially for Sword and Citadel. But the illustrations are absolute filth. The definitely picked the wrong „artist“. It would have been better without any illustrations at all.
There aren't any truly nice covers for Book of the New Sun tbh. FS are probably the best by default, and then the original Timescape editions even though they are nothing special. The Easton Press are ugly. The complete omnibus with Severian on the cover in front of an orange background is OK I guess, still not my taste. It deserves something cooler.
Folio has plenty of non fiction though
As far as ‘premium’ publishers go they publish far more non fiction especially recent non fiction than any other publisher
If you understand why it's better to watch a movie in the theater then you should know why it's better read a book that is well made.
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Anonymous
Unless the book is falling apart in your hands, I don't see how paying hundreds of dollars for a collector's item constitutes "well-made".
2 years ago
Anonymous
>Unless the book is falling apart in your hands
That's literally what happens when you read cheap books make in China
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Anonymous
How much do your hands sweat lmao? I read 70s paperbacks from thrift stores and if you put a piece of packing tape on the spine they never fall apart. You're either morongripping your books or your sweat is dangerously acidic and you should see a doctor
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Anonymous
you have a point
personally id pay if they're extremely well made
i wouldnt just pay for a collector's item
I literally steal all of my books from book stores that aren't in my town, even the big store have minimal security and you can always find the cctv blind spots easy, i probably have over 100 stolen books in my house rn from the last 10 years or so
Folio prices aren't even that bad if you want a long lasting hardcover of your favorite book. All this jealous crying because of price. Go look at the gaudy Easton Press books that cost so much you have the option to pay in installments.
>israelite detected, oven activated
>jew
>oven
Daring today, are we?
she looks upper middle class
do upper middle class french women wear denim jackets?
b***h has too much of an attitude, needs to smile more. Rape correction is in order
Coomer stare
Told you, the mere mention of the R word and women are giddier than a box of frogs in breeding season.
>buying books in the age of free information
Folio is the Funko Pop of books. Embarrassing.
cope, enjoy your chinese printed crap
You tell him anon. He's jealous because he's poor.
Did you just come from IQfy? Seriously kys
Seething poorgay
Pseud cope
based
cope
It’s really not and idk why people keep on saying this
The penguin or oxford ‘hardback’ editions are more like funko pops imo, especially because the construction and quality of the books are terrible yet they charge everyman’s library tier prices
The only thing you can say about folio is that a significant portion of their books are gaudy and that they’re overpriced
whenever I see Folio books at someone's shelf I ask them about their Funko Pop collection. They ALWAYS have Funkp Pops and sometimes they get suprised and ask how did I know they liked it.
>paying upwards of $50 dollars for a shitty pleather book which isn't even an omnibus or complete works nor does it contain any scholarship material
>BUT IT HAS HECKING PICTURINOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS!!!!!
NGMI
Poorgay cope
I buy Pléiades. Because at least at that point when I pay upwards of $50 for a single book, not only am I getting a complete works, but I'm also getting extensive scholarship and notes on the text.
Keep coping and dilating.
>but I'm also getting extensive scholarship and notes on the text.
They out you as a midwit, you're best without them.
Paying $80 for a book that only impresses a child is a midwit move. Folio Society editions are garish and ugly.
you sound both poor and pretentious, a particularly hideous combination
Imagine thinking this is a status symbol.
>a shitty pleather book
It's usually bound in cloth.
>nor does it contain any scholarship material
this is a plus.
If you intent on keeping a book reading it multiple times it is best to invest in quality.
Are you dumb? It's immensely useful for some books to have maps, chronology, genealogy, introduction, notes, bibliography and an index. That's stuff for people who actually want to know more
what video is this from
some meme video about French people trying to pronounce American/English words like Squirrel.
Stuff like Folio is for gift giving. The ones I own have all been given to me, and the few I have bought have been for older relatives who like the idea of having a "fancy" edition of their favourite book.
I don't like their New Sun edition. The colours are nice but the art looks stupid. I've also seen the print on the covers wearing off of FS books in photos anons posted here.
>the art looks stupid. I've also seen the print on the covers wearing off of FS books in photos anons posted here.
That's because they are funko pops printed for poor midwits like this anon (
).
I was about to say this. The cover design is beautiful, especially for Sword and Citadel. But the illustrations are absolute filth. The definitely picked the wrong „artist“. It would have been better without any illustrations at all.
There aren't any truly nice covers for Book of the New Sun tbh. FS are probably the best by default, and then the original Timescape editions even though they are nothing special. The Easton Press are ugly. The complete omnibus with Severian on the cover in front of an orange background is OK I guess, still not my taste. It deserves something cooler.
>the poorgay is still seething
If folio had anything but fiction id see them as a valid choice
Folio has plenty of non fiction though
As far as ‘premium’ publishers go they publish far more non fiction especially recent non fiction than any other publisher
Who is she
I buy only facsimiles worth $500 minimum, some have cost upwards to $2000
As far as Folio goes, their LotR collection is nice
I only buy hand copied and bound in human leather
>the poorgay is still seething
>values the physical book itself more than the words in it
>t. A moron who doesn’t understand that you can value both the words in the book and the physical book itself
Notice I said "more", which is to miss the forest for the trees.
I watch movies at the theatre.
If you understand why it's better to watch a movie in the theater then you should know why it's better read a book that is well made.
Unless the book is falling apart in your hands, I don't see how paying hundreds of dollars for a collector's item constitutes "well-made".
>Unless the book is falling apart in your hands
That's literally what happens when you read cheap books make in China
How much do your hands sweat lmao? I read 70s paperbacks from thrift stores and if you put a piece of packing tape on the spine they never fall apart. You're either morongripping your books or your sweat is dangerously acidic and you should see a doctor
you have a point
personally id pay if they're extremely well made
i wouldnt just pay for a collector's item
I bet you're the type of guy who watches a movie on his fricking telephone
I almost like mediocre and average looking girls more than very attractive girls (but just to frick, not to marry)
she looks upper middle class
>dark skin
>upper middle class
only in africa
wouldn't mind it id she grinded on my face after not showering for a few days
>this many gays taking the bait
Holy frick Black folk, stop. Sage and continue with your day.
It's teubneriana or pseud.
You can always tell who’s poor by these threads. A $50-100 purchase shouldn’t make you blink an eye
you try living in the Balkans
we don't all live in the 1st world
People here buy books?
in which easy french video is this prostitute from ? Pls i need to hear this french cutie speak
I literally steal all of my books from book stores that aren't in my town, even the big store have minimal security and you can always find the cctv blind spots easy, i probably have over 100 stolen books in my house rn from the last 10 years or so
>and you can always find the cctv blind spots easy
redpill us on blindspots
Why do you steal when is so easy to just download the book?
I stopped reading physical books years ago because Spanish editions' covers, bindings and font selection suck ass.
Folio prices aren't even that bad if you want a long lasting hardcover of your favorite book. All this jealous crying because of price. Go look at the gaudy Easton Press books that cost so much you have the option to pay in installments.