Excerpt: Many new releases have design elements usually reserved for special occasions —
- deckle edges,
- colored endpapers [from Amanda's Parfait blog],
- high-quality paper and
- exquisite jackets
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Judging a Book Becomes More Complicated with Deckle Edges, Colored End Papers, High-Quality Paper, and Attention-Grabbing Cover Art
Selling Old-Style Books by Their Gilded Covers. (The New York Times, 12/3/2011)
Excerpt: Many new releases have design elements usually reserved for special occasions —
Excerpt: Many new releases have design elements usually reserved for special occasions —
How Much Coco is Too Much Coco?
The Many Faces of Coco. (The New York Times, 12/2/2011)
Excerpt: At least seven Chanel books have been published in the past 18 months. It was almost inevitable that the books would end up pitted against one another in reviews, but now some of the authors are going after each other in real life. At stake are not just sales or bragging rights. The true battle is over what Mr. Vaughan contended is an almost institutionalized refusal to delve into Chanel’s dark side.
The three most recent titles.
In the LINKcat consortium of public libraries, 3 is apparently not too much Coco.
Excerpt: At least seven Chanel books have been published in the past 18 months. It was almost inevitable that the books would end up pitted against one another in reviews, but now some of the authors are going after each other in real life. At stake are not just sales or bragging rights. The true battle is over what Mr. Vaughan contended is an almost institutionalized refusal to delve into Chanel’s dark side.
The three most recent titles.
4 copies in LINKcat (1 hold)
Amazon rank: 33,477
1 copy in LINKcat (6 holds)
Amazon rank: 10,718
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