Just spent $240 on this beauty

>projection
I think it's funny he got ripped off. Here, I'll find that thread. It's pretty funny overall but there's a part where an anon goes into detail as to why folio society is terrible.

>newbie
People made fun of the books and you're complaining about it while projecting they're the ones seething.

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What's wrong with Folio Society?

There's nothing wrong with anything. This is just the place people vent about their lives by judging everything in sight

Now I'm curious about that thread. Show us.

Here:
https://archived.moe/lit/thread/21380884/#21380907
Or for pics
https://warosu.org/lit/thread/21380884

They're in the thread somewhere; the guy knows his shit. He breaks down their marketing model (i.e. LARPing as super high quality when they're really just slightly above average hardbacks with standard binding, faux "keeping alive artisanship" when they're really just outsourcing to a mid-level commercial binder, gimmicks like having literal whos do some design and par for the course introductions/afterwards/etc.) to sell consumers on them. Just look at the language of their website (it's all sales). He also brought up their business model as being about collectibles that depreciate as soon as they're bought (remember: the actual quality doesn't justify the price). They're worth it only if you pay much less--personally, if I were a big fan of W&P I'd personally pay $50, maybe $75, for OP but $240 is a laughably ridiculous ripoff. Also, someone asks for an example of an actual quality publisher and he guides then toward one (I think he sprinkled in details of what markers to look for thoughout the posts as well).

Anyway, the whole thread is worth a look. Foliogays got outed as simple-minded consoomers taken in by bullshit marketing and sales tactics. Folio Society is all branding and they really are the literary equivalent of Funkos as people say. When this is pointed out to thoss taken in by them they always project the same shit: "you're jealous...you're seething...it's none of your business how we spend our money you poorgay!" Kek.

P.S. the thread is funny because OP bought the set thinking they'd be bound in elephant leather, foliogays discussed it as if it represented quality, and an anon pointed out "elephant hide" is just a type of paper, kek.

>takes it personally
Foliogays know deep down they were ripped off and get really mad when their gullibility is pointed out.

>inb4 the colours thematically fit
It's ugly. Period.

>I choose to ignore this
You responded to it so no, you didn't.
>to reflect the book's contents
No moron, see inb4:

>inb4 the colours thematically fit
It's ugly. Period.

. The drawings are shitty and the book is ugly.
>a nice collectible
They're Funkos, foliogay. They trick idiots like you into thinking buying them represents having intellect ("durr, smart people read books") but you're just a mindless consoomer paying for a LARP.

>moronic foligay can't greentext
They're ugly low value collectibles and the morons who buy them are gullible idiots who fall for marketing gimmicks that make them feel intellectual while overpaying for an ugly mid-quality product.

This. I only have a few folio’s and I would only get a more expensive edition of a book I really love, as a homage

>inb4 no retort so cries about phoneposting typos

The point is your dollar isn't going towards quality or all the nonsense about craftsmanship as FS pretends. If you want to make stupid decisions with your money or spend it on worthless shit that's your business but don't pretend FS's business isn't just using marketing gimmicks to trick gullible idiots into spending their money on something with a hyperinflated pricetag.

also this

What’s a publisher with a similar price tag with better quality? Preferably one with illustrations

, speaking of illustrations
their edition of Trainspotting, regardless of personal preference, is the only illustrated edition of the book.
therefore, going back to my original argument of availability and preference, that would make FS the best choice for a collector's edition of that specific title.
that's what you can't understand. it isn't black and white.
and since all i'm doing is repeating myself at this point i'll leave you to think about that, for whatever it's worth

>the book depreciates in value as it becomes a used book no matter how pristine you keep it
I don't care because the value to me comes from having a nice collectible of my favorite book. i will not ever resell it unless i'm ever genuinely starving and pressed for cash.
>they're literally just decorations (like a Funko)
paintings are literally just decorations (like a Funko). sculptures are just decorations (like a Funko). a dishwasher you never use is literally just a decoration (like a Funko).
Silly argument. If I want a nice decorative item in my house I'll get one.
>they aren't even high quality relative to the price you pay (that's just marketing)
Well, let's compare. Once again, I'll bring up Hill House, and you'll conveniently not address it because you're incapable or unwilling to understand.
A first edition Hill House, which is objectively the prettiest version of the book and the ideal to own, costs around $1000-2000 for an okay to good copy.
Folio, on the other hand, is the second best option for a pretty version of the book, and it only costs ~$100, with varying shipping. I think I spent $120ish for mine.
I've also not regurgitated anything about anything, I just think it's silly that you're so upset about something like this.
You can't understand that it's not a FOLIO GOOD or FOLIO BAD thing. They're just another publisher dealing more collectible-oriented items with the same pros/cons of other publishers.

>I don't care because the value to me comes from having a nice collectible
It's not much of a collectible if it reduces to 1/3 the value by becoming a used book before you even open it up.
>paintings are literally just decorations
They're unlike FS books because they are literally one of a kind. FS will market something as a "limited edition" and morons don't even fathom it's a marketing gimmick (i.e. they know how many units they can move and saying "limited edition" excuses elevating the price while creating a sense of urgency in the consumer--its sales 101). Also, there's no such thing as a "used painting" and you can hang it on the wall, letting it fulfill its purpose, unlike an unread book (kek).
>I'll bring up Hill House, and you'll conveniently not address it
You aren't addressing the manipulative marketing, the false projection of high quality as if it's indicative of value, and the pattern foligays have when it comes to regurgitating such nonsense. I'll add they lie about artisan craftsmanship as well; they just outsource to a mid-sized printshop that isn't even specialized.

Your copy of Hill House is a still just a Funko. You might like it, I'm sure people who collect little plastic statues are fond of them as well, but acting like it's valuable or that ownership is somehow indicative of status is complete consumerist moronation.

>has nothing
I accept your concession.

This one honestly doesn't look bad in its own right, but Trainspotting is the kind of book that's meant to be read on a used paperback with dog ears and coffee stains littered throughout it. Why buy such a clean edition of one of dirtiest books to come out of Scotland?

Iwe have the first edition of the folio, I picked it up for $3.00 at the used bookshop near my house.

Folio offers some nice books if you pay less than 10 bucks, and they're lovely, well made books, but offer only a shallow reflection of traditional small press craftsmanship. I have golden wienererel, nonesuch, l.e. club, aldus society, etc. Folio has some comparable books. Nothing exists on the same level for price folio charges.
Older folio books don't have folio society written all over them. Newer editions are a bit of a gimmick.

Older folios like this tristram shandy can be good. It has buckram binding, nice engravings, and a good weight of cream wove paper.

>you're jealous
Proves they're consoomers (conspicuous consumption).
>you're seething
Projection because they're angry about anons making fun of their Funkos.
>it's none of your business how we spend our money
Yet they make threads specifically about how they've spent their money. "UPDOOTS ONLY!!"
>poorgay!
As a status symbol, Folio Society is the equivalent of going to Denny's instead of versus McDonald's.

Always the same shit with foliogays and always the same responses that only justify everything anons say about them. Reddit threads.

>my main complaint is that in retrospect, they're far too pretty to read, so I also ended up getting cheaper reading copies of the book to avoid any unnecessary damage.
That's my dilemma as well. I just wanna keep them on my shelf preserved forever

The portuguese translation of War and Peace is made by a couple. The woman, a russian, translates the books as close to the original as possible while the man, a portuguese, revises it to make it sound good in portuguese, then the woman makes some adjustments based on his revisions, taking care to see if everything is accurate and in the style of the author and they both read the translation together alongside the russian original until they reach a point where they're both satisfied with it. It's one of the best translations of War and Peace out there.

>do u even read, bro?
the anon is right its a funko pop and u are a funko pop pseud

>All those old ugly books
Lmao "good" first editions you got there, hope they last more than a year considering the state

i've stated it in the thread before and i'll say it again
some books are better from FS, some aren't. i like Folio's binding and art, especially when the alternative to an accessible version of Hill House, for example, looks like picrel with the best option being the penguin halloween collection, but even that has its flaws.
the LOA version with all of her novels and some stories is nice too, but i would like to express that Hill House is one of my favorite horror novels and as such would prefer to have a nice standalone copy
the first edition of this sells for around $1000-2000 in good condition last time I checked ebay, and I cannot justify spending that much on a book assuming I could even afford it
therefore, the Folio edition is the best choice
it's all about personal taste and availability. you can't just blanket say "only buy collector's or paperbacks" or "only ever buy FS" because they're both moronic blanket statements

Tell me about those Laffertys

What a ~~*mystery*~~
I bought Past Master on a recommendation but haven't read it yet.

>Folio books are made with the finest paper and binding and most of the time with really good art design
>calls me a moron
this better be bait

Their paper is made with the skin of elephants that are raised solely for the production of their books. That's how fine they are.

that's fair enough, I didn't pay for them

you're trying a little too hard. it's pretty obvious which is more bootlicking between pirating vs paying money to publishers

>so pretentious that he fricks his books
Good luck with the papercuts.