Are Folio Books Worth It? 📦 (+ New Wheel of Time Set! )

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

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[@anonymousname5860]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@DragonHeart613]

Hey Daniel, any chance you can ask Folio Society if they plan to do The Wheel of Time in the very near future? I would really love to see Folio do with The Wheel of Time what they did with A Song of Ice & Fire. My God those A Song of Ice & Fire books from Folio are simply divine, would love to see Folio give the same gorgeous treatment to The Wheel of Time.

[@HeronKij]

(sobbing, rejected but patriotic) C-cus I'm p-p-proud to be an A-Am-American! Cus at l-l-l-least I know I'm f-freeeeeeee...

[@UnleashTheTeach]

Thank you for this video! I have a bunch of Folio books, but this video sold me on the Dune books. Ordering soon!

[@rjcoffey8985]

I don’t have Insta or Twitter 😅 welp

[@jonasdussell5595]

Alice in Wonderland is probably much cheaper than you imagined because it is out of copyright and they don't have to pay for the rights. All costs go to producing the book, and not buying the story.

[@SirEriol]

Man, remember the Public Domain? I can't, I wasn't alive back when it was functional. Those were the good days, indeed.

[@fakjbf3129]

@@SirEriol Steamboat Mickey just entered public domain less than a week ago.

[@SirEriol]

@@fakjbf3129 I know. If Disney hadn't screwed the world for money, it would have been in the public domain decades ago.

[@Witty_Jackson]

I think special editions are only actually special if the story inside is actually special to the reader.

[@djsuth7727]

True.

[@ukuleila691]

yes!!

[@tomaskalinka5679]

I would be absolutely devastated if my books got damaged during transport, I m so sorry for your loss :(

[@jscottgp2011]

I’ll never judge anyone for spending their money on an edition they think is worth it. You do you! I’ve done dumb moves in my past for sure lol but the thing that cracks me up about special editions is the art. Because growing up I remember thinking, “it has pictures, it’s probably a kids book”. And now as an adult, I want all the illustrations 😂 oh how the turntables…

[@duffypratt]

A lot of those Alice illustrations are in the public domain, as is the text. That probably helps explain the relatively low price.

[@HeronKij]

Something I always appreciate about Folio is not just the art, which is consistently gorgeous, but the printing is immaculate. Best part? Huuuuuge headers, footers, and sides of the page so you don't have to risk smudging that beautifully printed ink. Also? Daniel? Are you stalking my Folio orders? I just ordered Dune Messiah and Frankenstein like less than a month ago. Also, Dune. Because why have the epilogue without the damn main story?

[@simeon7219]

I managed to find the wheel of time paper back box set at a thrift shop for $40. Absolute steal

[@TartBarista]

Off topic, I just imagined someone running out of a bookstore laughing like a hyena with a box set of the wheel of time thanks to you lol.

[@dubbingsync]

I like that the slip case for Frankenstein is the Artic water and ice sheets. But I can understand why it can be confusing at a first glance… I had to look at it closely to work out what it was.

[@navalinfantry2009]

I love Folio. They're a great quality publisher, good binding, interesting covers, quality materials, and their selection tends to be quite good, though a tad eclectic. But the latter can be a plus for an omnivore like myself. I wish they were closer to Easton Press in terms of materials, the leather covers and moire end sheets are hard to beat. But I'm glad Folio Society exists and is active to this day.

[@kath4240]

If you can ship the damaged books, I would not mind discussing buying them off you. I use damaged books for art projects and only use books not intentionally damaged

[@stummyfeelingsickly]

I recently bought the Folio's Dune and getting Dune Messiah next month! The cover is so mesmerising, it's my favourite book I own! Definitely their best work yet.

[@kredonystus7768]

The Book of the New Sun is my favourite folio. Absolutely beautiful.

[@amandaius]

I have the Folio Society Howl's Moving Castle books and I love them, you can tell that they are high quality books and the art and slipcases are such nice touches.

[@WarrenKirkpatrick]

No way! I was just looking at that book and it’s in my basket.. was contemplating it but since you advocated for it.. I’m getting it haha

[@bryanwetherell3761]

I wish I were as excited by anything as Daniel is about maps on endpages.

[@WildSonne]

I find the outlining in folio books very interesting. They seem to have a lot of space on the outside of the pages to make sure pages are big enough for beautiful art. This creates the problem of having too much space for lettering, giving the solution of either filling the page up with more words or changing the size of the words. They do neither and make it look like an artistic choice. Now there's still enough pages to be worth the price they're asking, whilst not enlarging the lettering so you still feel like you're reading a sophisticated book, which is what Folio wants you to assocuate with them. Smart!

[@Katertot8895]

I absolutely adore folio society books! They are such high quality and the paper is buttery soft. I have given them as presents and gotten them as presents. I have 9 folio society editions and I will say I think the most beautiful ones I have as The Once and Future King and Something Wicked This Way Comes, but all of my editions are gorgeous.

[@LightningRaven42]

Turns out I have this foundation version, so weird. I'm from Brazil, and we have a 3 in 1 thick book for foundation with exactly the same art. So cool! It cost R$150, which in dollars is $31.

[@grn7522]

Really wish a small press would be allowed to give WoT the limited edition treatment it deserves. Even if it was just Folio Society doing a non-LE, I’d take it. If they did an ASOIAF-quality run, itd be amazing.

[@mackenzies.g.9862]

My favorite types of special editions are ones that include artwork in the book (as well as maybe being shiny haha). I can't afford prices in the 100s though, but I do love to get books that are my favorites so I can give them places of honor on my bookshelf

[@sarahrandazza2742]

I think special editions are great! It’s an amazing way to support artists and gives the reader something truly special in their home. Every time I look at a special edition of my favorite book it brings me such joy. I love showing them off to friends and usually the artwork is very helpful in convincing them to read. It’s also a great way to support authors you love!

[@p.dutton2476]

I was one of those people who purchased the entire Wheel of Time series before even finishing the first book. But I and my reasons: 1. I read over half of the first book and was absolutely enthralled and wanted more. 2. I had heard quite a bit about the series from this channel. I am now the proud owner of the mass market paperback editions as well as (my favorite) hardcover editions with original artwork. I want to give a big shout-out and thanks to you and your channel, if it weren't for all your videos on the Wheel of Time, I might have never touched the series. Now whenever a notification for your latest video drops, I immediately click on it. Never stop creating your content, it has really helped me discover new writers and books.

[@flippanties]

I bought the Juniper collection a few months ago with a plan to finally start reading them this year. Do I feel a little insane spending nearly a grand on a series of books I couldn't guarantee I would like? Yes. Was I convinced I'd enjoy them anyway? Yes. I'm now about 60% of the way through The Eye of the World and loving it. No regrets so far.

[@tap836]

When I was in middle school around 20 years ago, I read a piece of fan fiction based on the Wheel of Time. From that alone I got my mom to order from Amazon the first two boxed sets (6 books) in Mass Market paper back. And I think not long after, certainly not before completing what I had, then rest of the series (4 mass market editions) were ordered. I may be mis-remembering and more were ordered at once right from the start.

[@ANT96-x8d]

This opinion can be popular or unpopular either way for a future hot take:I think accusing an author for being disgraceful for having no racial or Igbt elements/characters in his or her fantasy, sci-fi, or horror works is just unfair and ridiculous. Just because it doesn't have those things doesn't mean the author is prejudice. If it doesn't have those things, then that's fine. It's just an author's personal preference, even if it's something the complainers weren't wanting or expecting. For example, if I was an author, and if someone came knocking on my door and saying, "I don't like how this character you made is not a non-binary black lesbian with Tourette's Syndrome, so I want you to make this character that way right now" my response would be "No. I got to make this anyway. This came out of my head, so please let me be." I think nobody should be forced to follow any ideology they personally don't believe in. The same goes for storytelling. Every author should be able to tell whatever story they want with whatever message they want. I'm just sick and tired of this constant and unnecessary push by certain groups to just sterilise our entertainment. If someone's offended by a book a story, character or whatever it could be, it's Ok be offended. Just don't watch/read it. Any comments? Anyone agree?

[@CyScorpion]

Ive seen a few of your episodes and I think i started because i have a small seed of loving books like you do but i don't read, i try to collect but i think just watching you in action really satisfies my lifelong thoughts on the subject of books in general...and HAHA😆 I could be one of those freaks that collects book sets while NOT reading them.☺

[@happycroissant2]

I could watch multiple hours of Daniel opening pretty books. 😍

[@christhewritingjester3164]

One day, it would be nice to start getting these. I bought leather bound classics from Eaton Press way back in the day and I love how they look.

[@samuelleask1132]

The LOTR bookends at 20:48 are awesome, your dad has great shelves!

[@2whitie]

"The Uhaul had a leak. Books of enormous personal value were ruined" New fear unlocked

[@jsar5409]

Insurance has entered the chat lol

[@christianemden7637]

@@jsar5409no insurance could cover this kind of loss for me.

[@ghostoftheashplant1471]

That's one of the worst parts of moving, in my experience. Every time I've moved a number sentimental items have either been lost or destroyed.

[@searchanddiscover]

i love that this video gives you the opportunity to see the real scale of these books. the website pictures just give off this "giant" vibe.

[@hayleya.439]

I have the Folio Edition His Dark Materials! They're gorgeous. Definitely the fanciest books I own. But worth it because these books mean a lot to me.

[@tap836]

That Juniper edition of WoT is such a crazy price. The full set is spending at least double what new books cost from Amazon. The dust jackets for $225 is kind of nuts too. $15 per dust jacket is steep.

[@johnryan985]

Woooow Daniel giving reviews in front of his dad’s bookshelf takes me back.

[@peeceejay]

I’m glad you posted this. I read almost exclusively on kindle, but I have two shelves and growing of Folio (and other) collectible books. My biggest gripe with them is they have massive shipping and pricing discrepancy between the UK and US shops and here in the states we spend far more than the UK to get the same content. Fortunately, someone created a North American buy/sell/exchange Facebook group to help, and my Dune is likely to go on that soon!

[@nanotyrannus5435]

Looks like they've adjusted UK and US prices recently, making them much closer than before, though it's not *quite* exchange rate yet.

[@radrose4864]

I could see myself purchasing folio society books for absolute favorites that will always be on my shelf. So for me that would be Robin Hobb liveship traders and the Bloody Jack series by L.A. Meyer and Garth Nix Abhorsen series and the Dragonbone Chair AND Joe Abercrombie. Actually if I was gonna prioritize I would definitely go for Abercrombie. Daniel can you please make use of your insider trading privileges to ask the folio ppl if they have any Abercrombie books in the works?

[@nanotyrannus5435]

Probably no Abercrombie, for Folio's model publishers are usually VERY reluctant to give out rights to relatively recent books, which is part of the reason the catalogue of Folio skews pretty far towards classics. There are a bunch of other small publishers doing limited editions of more recent novels at similar or higher quality levels though. Unfortunately both the first books are sold out already, but Grim Oak Press is doing Memory, Sorrow and Thorn currently and Curious King Books is doing First Law.

[@koda_pop]

This is actually immaculate timing as I was thinking about getting some special edition books.

[@phroz3n]

funny how advertisements work..

[@koda_pop]

@@phroz3n yeah? i dont get it, i feel like this is supposed to be a dig at me

[@phroz3n]

@@koda_pop lol, not at you. This video is nothing but a 28min advertisement specifically designed to reach people like you to sway you to buy their overpriced products. That's all this is- just one, long advertisement.

[@koda_pop]

@@phroz3n I mean, yeah, don't think that's any big secret pfft.

[@Luka2023-]

Sorry to hear about what happened to some of your collection of books Daniel, especially the ones that hold a sentimental value to you man! Always sucks when things are damaged or lost whilst moving, but it happening to books is a sting to the heart 🙁 P.S. Folio books are beautiful, I have the Dracula folio edition with the slipcase and it’s utterly beautiful. The colour of the slipcase/box and the cover, alongside the design is amazing. Definitely one of my favourites I own

[@therealjohnnyb2151]

After watching a couple of your videos (great work btw....new fan!), I decided to place an order with Folio. I was a member of their book club when that was a thing in my teenage years. Figured it's time to enjoy reading again and not just ticking off boxes. I'm excited to see the new editions...Dracula, Frankenstein, The Haunting of Bill House, and 1984. I haven't read ANY of these and want my first go to be in a finely produced book. Thanks to you I have rekindled my love of hardcovers and unkindled my Kindle. Thanks dude. 😎

[@06osteventon]

That Farseer Trilogy is amazing. Hope Folio make a special edition for the Liveship Trilogy

[@dalyheath4091]

It me! I am the specific market for that Orbit WoT set. Read the whole series from the library recently and now want my own copies for future re-reads. Definitely like the addition of the box. Cover art seems good not great but the spines are nice so they will look good on the shelf.

[@dalyheath4091]

Shoot. Looks like Orbit UK won't ship to Canada :(

[@phillipandrew6991]

I'm very sad that Wheel of Time set isn't available in the US. Man, I would pick that up in a heartbeat.

[@jonevansauthor]

I feel your pain, my collection was stored in a garage by well meaning family who didn't understand how damp it is. It's pretty much all foxed now and every time I think about it I want to curl up and die. :(

[@Glokta4]

A few of those are amazing. The full WoT set looks pretty good for a paperback set too.

[@gvalo]

I really regret not buying the Folio version of The Exorcist. The art and packaging really looked great and seemed like it would help set the mood really well. It’s long out of print and i kick myself every fall for not getting it. Didn’t Daniel once trash those WoT editions for the spines being too plain in a bookshelf roast? I seem to recall him saying that without realizing they had one large image across all of the books. I’ve been getting those individually as I read through the series on kindle.

[@Sams911]

well, some of them go on sale for $300 and inside of 10 years are going for $3000 (Moby Dick)... or LOTR 3-volume set that sold for $1500 a year ago and now goes for north of $3K.. So,, yeah, I'd say they're in demand iF you get the right ones.

[@cameronwallace8265]

Regarding the Wheel of Time books, I'm not sure I like the covers. They at least fit well with the books they're made for, but they don't feel very inspired either.

[@DragonHeart613]

The original cover art for The Wheel of Time books are the best. The cover art that preceeded the original is also great. This newer art however is definitely underwhelming.

[@cameronwallace8265]

@@DragonHeart613 I liked the ones they did for the recent trade paperbacks/digital editions. At least until they changed the trade paperback Eye of the World to have its original cover art, so that it didn't match any of the other ones anymore.

[@jimhat8117]

The new wheel of time series is amazing value without the discount, but I'm having trouble ordering it. I think they might not ship to The US at all. I contacted their customer support, so hopefully, I will be able to order it.

[@ilynn9794]

His dark materials is giving the princess bride book in the movie that thegrandpa gives to the kid

[@la1498]

"IT HAS A MAP" is his version of "IT HAS POCKETS"

[@crowonthepowerlines]

My copy of A Clockwork Orange has purple foil lettering on the spine... I am uncertain why they chose purple.

[@XxunforgottenxXxlove]

12:03 If I'm remembering correctly, the term is squareback.

[@kipepeo259]

I have a 1961/62 Folio set of Alice in Wonderland, and it is utterly STUNNING. Different art than the current edition but SO so gorgeous, it's one of my prized possessions

[@hollow3900]

Folio’s Frankenstein and Dune Messiah are on my wishlist now. Gosh those books are beautiful

[@MariusGage]

Your channel got me into folio books, I even sent my bro a £150 down under dollarydoos voucher for folio. I’m so sorry to hear about your flood damage

[@grn7522]

I generally only buy Folio Society that I really want, as they dont retain their value except for a handful of their LE’s. I mostly collect SubPress, Grim Oak, and newer presses like Curious King and Lyra’s.

[@cedricvoglet4675]

I own a lot of SubPress, Gim Oak and Suntup books too but I'm kinda disappointed by their overall quality, I still consider them worth buying when there's no other special edition available but they're not worth the higher price tag tbh (at least to me), just compare them to many Folio Books... Folio gives me an overall better quality feeling!

[@thebigshep]

I've been thinking about getting the Childhood's End for my day, I'm really glad you reviewed it lol

[@bubbles743]

This Wheel of Time set looks to be easier to read than the Nerdforge one ( :

[@NextChapterYT]

Oh my! I am so sorry to hear that! That would be the absolute worst!! I do love special edition books though. my recent favorites have been the new Lord of the Rings special edition, and Dune special edition, with the blue on the sides of the pages!

[@GhostoftheMoon.]

Why do I get the feeling this adds up to more than I make in a year 🥲

[@myrdana]

i have the wheel of time paperbacks too. but instead of the full box its boxes in five sets of three. and there too they put together towers of midnight, a memory of light and new spring. In that order. new spring being at the end was not a mistake. likewise with the complete wheel of time ebook with a matching cover to these editions new spring is at the end.

[@VIBorgia]

I actually just started rereading WOT buying the 3 books set of the Orbit collection. I only had it on ebooks and wanted to have the series in my shelves but wanted to actually have books that I can read on the go. I would love to have a folio collection of WOT or The stormlight archives one day but I cannot afford it right now and I did not have a shelf in my flat when I could afford it in the past :D.

[@Lirleni]

I will be checking out Folio Society books. (Even _Childhood's End_ which of the ones you mentioned was my favorite story I think. Followed closely by the _Foundation_ series, but I am not taken with the cover art of that edition. My favorite artwork for all of Asimov's works is Michael Whelan's covers. (I LOVE Whelan's artwork in general.)

[@casualdragonslayer9655]

Question for the audience, are there any special additions of the Hyperion Cantos out there? It’s my favorite science-fiction series of all time, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen the series, get a special edition treatment. I feel like that’s a tremendous amount of missed potential, as the series has such evocative imagery, it’s practically begging for interior artwork.

[@egilgarberg9893]

Curiousking has editions under production

[@meikusje]

I love Folio Society editions, but damn will I never be able to afford most of them 😂 I know they're worth their money, and I really appreciate they give unknown artists these opportunities, but it does make me a bit sad sometimes to look at all these beautiful books that I will never hold 😂

[@ym10up]

It is very difficult to dish out that much money, especially if you are not used to buying hardbacks. I definitely hesitate paying for a brand-new Folio Society. But a second hand? Absolutely. If you are lucky, you can find some Folio Society books in almost mint condition at a very good price. I really enjoy hunting down a good Folio Society at a very affordable price. So far I have The Complete Miss Marple Short Stories for 20 CAD and The Diary of A Nobody for 13 CAD.

[@MaxFidler]

I started buying the Wheel of Time series last year. I started reading them last week. Granted I took that time to buy a matching set of the Tor paperbacks VERY discounted (thanks BookOutlet!) lol. Im about 45% through Eye of the World and I think Ill be happy owning the whole thing.

[@midnightdarkus3748]

I love these back to the basic videos but will we continue to see bookshelf roast? 😅

[@eck8543]

My parents got me that second Dune book for Christmas 😍 Well, I veeery much asked for it in particular😄 And unboxing that under the Christmas tree was AWESOME!!!

[@saradandridge]

I shared this to my Twitter! Fingers crossed since I've never read TWoT before and my husband is on book 3 on his first read! Our local library has HUGE wait times on this series. 🤞 Great video! The Alice in Wonderland art was INSANE!

[@blunderswish7121]

I have the Folio Hobbit and love it. Small pictures for chapter headers in more of a silhouette style , a map for each inner cover, and I believe 2 full art pages. The cover was designed as children's book so it will probably never fit in with any print of LOTR. So it's definitely a love or hate print.

[@MalonesProphet]

**sobs** i dont have twitter and i don't wanna get it for this, but oh boy am i tempted

[@bengilbert4997]

One thing I will say is that a while back I bought a wheel of time set that looked identical to the one shown and the pages had a LOT of bleed through and made them hard to read. I ordered them from Amazon, but they looked identical to the set in the video

[@libertywright8620]

they're the uk standard paperbacks, on some of the longer books they made the pages thinner so the books as a whole would be thinner, you're right though it certainly doesn't make it easier to read

[@bengilbert4997]

@@libertywright8620it’s understandable, it’s just if I would’ve known beforehand about the bleeding I would’ve opted for trying to find some of the originals

[@juanxz79Cp]

Here in Colombia we don't get so easily Folio society books, however there is a NOVA edition in Spanish of the first Dune book and they share the illustrations and general vibe, beautiful book

[@dorkwithstyle73]

I love the folio books, I would be afraid to read any of them (especially with a 3 hour old), or at least they would never leave the house. The WoT collection is really nice, I have the hardcovers with the juniper covers and love them. I wish they would make the paperbacks with the ebook covers, that I would buy

[@zionthedon7745]

They definitely arent worth it to me, but im happy when other people collect them so I can still see them. Its like when you see someone get a tattoo that looks amazing but you would never get it.

[@NARNAR1307]

Off topic but thanks for introducing me to Suneater, but also goddamn now I have to wait for it to be finished ;_;

[@verlandes1]

I would really love a Folio-edition of Anne Carsons Sappho-translations, but it's not looking like they will do a reprint.

[@Kohlenbert267]

We need more videos like this!

[@3choblast3r4]

Ok, so Folio sent Daniel tons of free books... ? I mean on one hand I get it.. on the other I really hate this whole "this stuff is super expensive.. but free if you have a large social media following and thus already have the money to buy them" eh, maybe I'm just a little jealous. I've always wanted a large lirbary of Folio books. And this guy just gets it for free. Meanwhile I've been doing everything I can to NOT order any Folio books because I know if I start I can't stop and now is not the time. Last time I was on their site, it was for the BOTNS and before I knew it I also had their Dune edition and a bunch of other folio books in my basket. The shipping alone was more expensive than the average special hardcover edition you can order online or buy from retail.

[@Architeuthiss]

I got a folio society special edition of blood meridian, there were no other special editions of it that I could find. I would prefer a more classic leather bound like from easton press but sometimes you can't find one like that.

[@FullaEels]

for the WOT set, if you divide the regular price here in the uk, it comes out to abour £12 per book, which is about the price of chunky paperbacks here anyways. i think it's a good deal

[@JessietheSleepyKoala]

I happened to find the Folio editions of His Dark Materials (like new, quality wise, just missing the box) in a second hand shop years ago for about $13 USD when I was 18 or 19 and knew next to nothing about special editions and had never heard of Folio. Imagine my shock 7 years later when I hear about Folio on youtube and find the exact set I have on their store for $240 USD! :O Insane

[@ArturBriones]

Hi from Mexico we're also in North America, you know? I could have payed the shipping

[@byronservies4043]

Having just received a Folio Society copy of "A Wizard of Earthsea" this was an exciting video.

[@smithnatascha87]

I'm in love with the art in A Clockwork Orange, the cover not so much. Both inside and out on Alice in Wonderland though ❤❤❤ That one has me seriously tempted.

[@rvandenelshout]

Folio books are amazing. I have most of the books you reviewed and they are some of my favorites. Question, what’s the wheel of time thing on the background? I tried searching it but I couldn’t find it.

[@kateworkman921]

Even at the $227 price, that's pretty reasonable, because it comes to about $15 per book. Add the fact that you're getting the chest thing to put them in, which provides a really nice display aspect, and how thick some of those books are, and $227 is a great price.

[@TheFolioSociety]

It was fantastic to hear your feedback on our editions, thanks so much Daniel! We'll pass on your thoughts to our Publishing team.

[@insilencea4599]

"It's a MAP!" Me inside every time I see one. 😂 Curious what you think of Subterranean Press, if anything. I'm rarely tempted to spend $$$ on books, but I'm still subscribed to their newsletter so I can see the pretty books they're putting out, and sometimes you can snag good deals on dinged copies. They're currently doing a special edition of Malazan that's so exclusive only people who ordered the first book can purchase the rest, as far as I understand it.

[@gossamerabba]

Same, I love a book with one or more maps.

[@Just_Another_Reader]

As someone still rocking the mass printed paperback Wheel of Time, I might have to spring for that WoT Box Set!

[@aleksandervadla9881]

Just bought all the ASOIAF The-folio special editions. Quite expensive, but after having read ASPIAF 5 times, I felt compelled

[@davidmeza993]

That Frankenstein book has marbling, a historical technique used in lots of government registers and such

[@nanotyrannus5435]

Though at that price point I can't imagine it being hand marbled individually. Hand marbling is still a technique used for higher end luxurious editions of books, both for binding (on paper and leather) and for the endpapers.

[@Fitingbros101]

I gotta see what this Wheel of Time series is all about, should I get a special edition from the start? I like buying real books if they are awesome reads

[@Kritfayle]

I have a lot of Folio Society books. I really like them a great deal. But their prices in some areas have gotten higher than expected. In part due to the loss of the Canadian Folio section. Now Canadians have to buy from the US store which instantly raised the cost of purchasing by a very noticeable amount. Easton Press is also very expensive for Canadians. You can't get Storm Front here because they won't ship it outside of the US. Storm Front with shipping comes to more than 300.00 Canadian. That's a chunk of change. I still love both the books makers. But in the 18ish years I have been collecting them its a lot harder now than it used to be

[@phroz3n]

"Hi, I just received thousands of dollars in high-end products for free and now here's a 28min long advertisement where I try to convince you this video is actually an unbiased, honest review of said high-end products which again were obtained for free." lol

[@nanotyrannus5435]

Which is 99% of reviews of anything of KZbin. Okay, maybe less if you go by what people say is a review, because some of them are actually paid instead of just providing the product.

[@didsankaaa]

I’m still waiting for an edition of WoT that is deserving 😢! None of the currently available ones is good enough for the level of mastery!

[@nanotyrannus5435]

All we can do is tell Tor they should finally allow people to license the rights for a high end edition from them. There are a lot of special edition publishers who would LOVE to do one.

[@orangemc9358]

Juniper Books has some KILLER collector books as well!

[@LordJazzly]

Special edition books - I mostly don't worry about, but there are two big exceptions. One is gaming books, which are going to be carted around and read and referenced a lot over an extended period of use, yes, absolutely, I go for the higher-quality printing if it's an option (and reasonable). The other is books that are in and of themselves special enough to keep hold of long-term and potentially pass along to someone who is going to find the book just as special. Like religious families do with bibles (and other religious texts). I've got a few of those - poetry, recipe books, language textbooks, and maybe a few novels. Sucks about the water damage - I live in a wet climate, and that is probably part of the reason I usually don't bother with special editions (my gaming books are currently living in a large stack on a pallette in the middle of the room, because when I tried to shelve them in the corner I was going to use, they started warping and crinkling due to moisture coming in through the walls). It's funny, actually - 'lower quality' paperbacks here are actually a bit more resilient to wet and moisture because they have to be able to survive it in transport. In future, to avoid water-damage - those cheap, plastic packing-tubs are pretty good, provided that they don't crack or break, or have water reach the seal around the top; if any of those things happen they can serve instead to hold water _in_ and turn your books and other water-sensitive items into soup. We usually move anything really water-sensitive (like books and electronics) inside the passenger cabin of a car, on the back seat, where it won't get rained on - but that's not always feasible or practical, so plastic tubs are a nice second choice. If you're really worried about the crack around the lid, you can also masking-tape over that, makes for a pretty good dry-box.

[@vancecunningham5032]

Special editions are only worth it for me in specific situations, like "complete collections" or new illustrated versions, or oversized comic book collections

[@frankydclc]

I’ve got the first three WoT books in these Orbit paperback editions. I really like the art, size, and feel of these editions and (possibly controversial opinion incoming) I don’t much care for any of the cover art Tor has done for the US market. I also find both the mass market and trade paper editions by Tor to be very uncomfortable to read from. Unfortunately, as I live in the US, I was buying my Orbit editions from Book Depository. Which no longer exists, so I’m not really sure where to get the rest of them now.

[@nobbynobbs5319]

I love the looks of special editions but I only buy the one of books that I enjoyed reading.

[@JRCSalter]

So, back in the day when only 10 books had been released, I decided to buy the entire WoT set before even reading it. I am absolutely the kind of person who would buy that entire set having never read the series.

[@meikusje]

I'm actually tempted to buy it even though I haven't read a single WoT book so far 😂

[@JRCSalter]

@@meikusje If you got the money, and are willing to be in it for the long haul, then go for it. I can't speak for you or for anyone else, but every fantasy series I've read since WoT has paled in comparison, even when you factor the slog of books 8-10 into the equation. Not even the Cosmere has come close.

[@Grimm44]

Why would I blow my entire book buying budget for the year on one book I don't think so I can buy a dozen trade paperbacks the cost of one of these books and have a lot more to read