Oh-oh! Interesting books in my collection I have measured hundreds of kilograms. Not the other way - they have considerable weight.
If there is interest in the topic - I invite all to add information and pictures. It would be interesting if you take part illustrators.
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Again, who suddenly noticed:
The difference between the proposed books on the mass of the product.
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Books a lot, but good books are few. Most publishers offer gift edition, made by way of minimal resistance. It is believed that if we take the standard thick book (block) and turn it into an expensive leather-bound with gold-embossed, then that is enough. This is the book for a thousand rubles "transform" into a book for 15-50 thousand rubles. All differences exclusively in the binding. It is ridiculous to see a cheap glossy paper with illustrations of massive, repeated for the tenth time, as a gift for the "new Russian". They (the "new Russian") do not understand the beautiful, but know that it is prestigious. Best, this principle is observed on the example of publishing "White City". There are books for 15 thousand rubles, and next - the same "for the people" for 2-3 thousand (in a different cover). A true connoisseur of such a "masterpiece" does not accept.
As you can see, the main work in these so-called "Gift edition" rests solely on bookbinding.
I acknowledge interesting book only, while the coincidence of several conditions:
1) Limited edition. Maximum 1-2 thousand copies. Better - a thousand. In an ideal - a few hundreds or tens.
2) Interesting illustrations. Ideally, if the illustrations commissioned contemporary artist specifically for this edition with a guarantee of no recurrence. In such a publication illustrator supports equal collaborator, and his name is indicated along with the name of the author.
3) Expensive designer paper and materials correctly selected in the style of a particular book and its illustrations.
4) The work of a good designer in the design of the book. Interesting cover - not necessarily leather, silk or cloth possible.
Years of study of the book market has led me to believe that now there are several publishers that specialize in gift books and doing it with talent. All others are just trying to publish the book with great characters. But the maximum of what they may claim, it is just higher prices. But not money.
This is my opinion differs from the directory. I'm ready to buy the book if only for the Chinese language - if it is made interesting. By the way, I have a real book-dimensional installation, which I dragged myself out of Hong Kong. But there is no sense to talk about it.