tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post1679684918824801276..comments2024-03-29T00:47:12.051+00:00Comments on Biblibio: Extras and packagesMeytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-76212398595259348042009-07-24T11:55:04.029+01:002009-07-24T11:55:04.029+01:00I have recently been collection books by Gregor vo...I have recently been collection books by Gregor von Rezzori on ebay and abebooks, going for the hardback editions where possible. I am struck by the high quality of binding, paper, presentation of the books I have received. I think I detect a decline in "product quality" in the last few years!Tom Chttp://www.acommonreader.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-87351667093736850532009-07-22T14:10:06.021+01:002009-07-22T14:10:06.021+01:00Interesting points. I really enjoy any extras in a...Interesting points. I really enjoy any extras in any novels, older or not,with one exception. I loathe those awful readers' guides-they really are a waste. I imagine that all extras drive up costs and therefore prices which would explain their absence. <br />Thank you for telling me about Brodeck. I'd have read it anyway but it's nice to hear from someone else who's read it, or even knows of the author.<br />And I didn't know about Truth by Zola. Germinal is a favourite but I haven't read much else by him.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-85737277774630204892009-07-21T15:20:05.500+01:002009-07-21T15:20:05.500+01:00I like to have the extra material for older books ...I like to have the extra material for older books too. I have, however, read some books put out my very small presses without a lot of money whose goal is to make available older literature that is lesser-known. In these cases, I think probably they didn't have the money to include all the extra stuff. But it really is so much nicer to read a Penguin edition or an Oxford edition or something similar.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-69748250730641157322009-07-18T23:28:08.682+01:002009-07-18T23:28:08.682+01:00I read this and felt that it is an affirmation of ...I read this and felt that it is an affirmation of how out of touch I think the publishing world is with its customers.<br /><br />Not all may feel this way, but I think you've hit the nail on the head especially with the attention paid to the external, not the internal components of a work of literature.<br /><br />Gives "face value" a whole new meaning, as besides the bottom line on the ledger sheet, it seems this is all they care about.<br /><br />Unfortunately, many readers do bear a bit of the responsibility for this happening - not wanting to work too hard to comprehend everything, including the nuances, of older literature. They prefer to have it all handed to them.<br /><br />Of course, I'm not one to talk as I found that reading a book recently considered "modern literature" too much of a chore. However understanding that I may have been a bit "lazy" in reading it, I kept it on my shelf and plan to re-read it someday. Hopefully with a more "energetic" attitude.The Biblio Brathttp://www.thebibliobrat.netnoreply@blogger.com