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Originally Posted by rottencat
I used to think of hardcovers as something more exclusive or expensive. My gf is a huge book fan and she prefers softcovers. We'll see whats inside...
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Yeah, I am a HUGE book fan myself. I am usually very selective with most of my hobbies. Comic prints are a perfect example as I really only buy prints from a few companies/artists (Turner, Jim Lee, Ebas, Campbell etc.) Books on the other hand...well, I regularly buy books that span a TON of different topics. Some are simply just for reading, while others are definitely more collector based purchases.
I don't mind softcover on the books I buy simply to read. In fact, I prefer it as they are cheaper and a lot of those books I wind up giving away to good will or selling to local used books stores when I am done with them anyways. The books I buy that are more collector based purchases, those have to be hard cover. While I did purchase the Turner art books that Aspen put out the during the 2012 and 2013 SDCC's, I was hugely disappointed that they were soft cover books, especially given the prices. So I commend them for finally moving to hard cover. If you want to offer a separate soft cover edition than that is fine, but you simply have to offer people a hard cover option on art books. Its a must in my book. Most of the time, if a hardcover version isn't available, I just won't buy it. Those 3 Turner books were one of the few exceptions I have made in regards to buying softcover books. For me, it simply has to be a hard cover if its a collector based purchase like art books.
Now if only Aspen would bring their prices down. I have decided to take my chances with the 2 hardcover art books and wait for a sale. If they sell out before then...well, I just wont be adding those 2 books to my collection.