
13 Oct, 2021
2021/10/13 20:49:03 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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Is this now a POD Pb?

13 Oct, 2021
2021/10/13 21:05:47 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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Khamûl wrote:
Is this now a POD Pb?
Yes, it is. And still $60 per issue (list price from the publisher, more for international). I've wavered back and forth on whether these are a good use of shelf space, and have ended up with all issues (though I got three or four years secondhand, because I stopped for a while).

13 Oct, 2021
2021/10/13 21:23:03 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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Yeh, had same dilemma maybe ten years back. Again (& I'm sounding like a broken record playing across several threads here!) just a deeply disappointing product as a book. I've got older issues I really should read too.

13 Oct, 2021
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2021/10/13 21:46:01 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Edited by remy on 2021/10/13 22:32:05
2021/10/13 21:46:01 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Yes, I remember being confused many years back when I received a Paperback in the post rather than the usual hardback (had ordered the latest issue and price was same as previous year).
Was very disappointed to pay $70 (international) for a paperback copy which obviously did not match on the bookshelf with the reasonably attractive hardback volumes.
I stopped buying a few times only to either order backissues subsequently or find a new copy on Ebay.
Anyway - Vol 18 is currently in transit........
Very mixed feelings overall on buying this every year.
Was very disappointed to pay $70 (international) for a paperback copy which obviously did not match on the bookshelf with the reasonably attractive hardback volumes.
I stopped buying a few times only to either order backissues subsequently or find a new copy on Ebay.
Anyway - Vol 18 is currently in transit........
Very mixed feelings overall on buying this every year.

14 Oct, 2021
2021/10/14 1:17:00 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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Academic publishers target libraries, not individuals, for sales. That's their calculation, and that's why my (co-)own Tolkien's Legendarium is so absurdly expensive (and not what I would myself have chosen). Given that, look at tables of contents (when released) and reviews (when published) before buying, unless you are yourself a hardcore Tolkien academic.

14 Oct, 2021
2021/10/14 3:55:59 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/10/14 3:55:59 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Stu wrote:
Just arrived...
I like Uncorrected Proofs




14 Oct, 2021
2021/10/14 6:55:32 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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remy wrote:
Very mixed feelings overall on buying this every year.
Yet, one keeps buying...

14 Oct, 2021
2021/10/14 8:49:38 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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Aelfwine wrote:
Academic publishers target libraries, not individuals, for sales. That's their calculation, and that's why my (co-)own Tolkien's Legendarium is so absurdly expensive (and not what I would myself have chosen). Given that, look at tables of contents (when released) and reviews (when published) before buying, unless you are yourself a hardcore Tolkien academic.
Indeed. My issue/disappointment is not with the content but rather the format it in which it is issued.
I would have far preferred if they raised the price to $90 or $100 and kept the Hardcover binding rather than issuing it as a Paperback.
And if they are targeting libraries: would they not be better served issuing it in hardcover.