Leather Bound copies?

[Prettyfox]

First off, I'm new to the site and am a big fan of the Wheel of Time books as well as my father, who got me into the series originally.

 

I was talking to him earlier today and we wound up talking about how the jackets for hardback books always managed to get messed up in one way or another, no matter how hard someone tries to keep it mint... unless they just don't read it, or take the jacket off.

 

During this, my dad mentioned that he would pay to have the entire series bound in leather... and it made me want this as well. My question to everyone here is: If they made a matchset of the books with every one of them bound in leather, would you buy it?

[Durinax]

yes

[condonmc]

First off, I'm new to the site and am a big fan of the Wheel of Time books as well as my father, who got me into the series originally.

 

I was talking to him earlier today and we wound up talking about how the jackets for hardback books always managed to get messed up in one way or another, no matter how hard someone tries to keep it mint... unless they just don't read it, or take the jacket off.

 

During this, my dad mentioned that he would pay to have the entire series bound in leather... and it made me want this as well. My question to everyone here is: If they made a matchset of the books with every one of them bound in leather, would you buy it?

Heck yes! no matter what the cost....... although when I take out my banged up, batterd, and bruised copys and think off all the places they been to and memeorys we have shared together, from start to finish over and over again.......those rips of love, crumbs of nervousness, smears of anger, and tears of joy suit me just fine...

[Trakand]

If you found someone who did a group discount, I would be interested.

[Thorum]

It would have to be around 30€ per book (probably more) to be profitable, times 14 books, which means about 400€.

 

No.

 

Even at the price of the paperback (about 9€90), 135€ would be too much.

[Elgee]

First off, I'm new to the site and am a big fan of the Wheel of Time books as well as my father, who got me into the series originally.

 

I was talking to him earlier today and we wound up talking about how the jackets for hardback books always managed to get messed up in one way or another, no matter how hard someone tries to keep it mint... unless they just don't read it, or take the jacket off.

 

During this, my dad mentioned that he would pay to have the entire series bound in leather... and it made me want this as well. My question to everyone here is: If they made a matchset of the books with every one of them bound in leather, would you buy it?

 

No - way too expensive.

 

You can always try covering the jackets with decent book covering plastic, you know :P

[Prettyfox]

First off, I'm new to the site and am a big fan of the Wheel of Time books as well as my father, who got me into the series originally.

 

I was talking to him earlier today and we wound up talking about how the jackets for hardback books always managed to get messed up in one way or another, no matter how hard someone tries to keep it mint... unless they just don't read it, or take the jacket off.

 

During this, my dad mentioned that he would pay to have the entire series bound in leather... and it made me want this as well. My question to everyone here is: If they made a matchset of the books with every one of them bound in leather, would you buy it?

 

No - way too expensive.

 

You can always try covering the jackets with decent book covering plastic, you know :P

 

Well, the fact that it's expensive is the point.. the books in leather would be specifically meant as a collectors item, and possibly to read with great care

[TristanWebb]

Once upon a time dust jackets were invented to protect the cover of a book, now you need dust jacket jackets...

 

If you want a collection, just buy the books a second time and just read your first copy.

[TommyRocker]

I take the jackets off anyways because the artwork is so bad. 2 birds, 1 stone...

 

But I would like leatherbound copies, just couldn't justify the cost.

[Vardar]

Once upon a time dust jackets were invented to protect the cover of a book, now you need dust jacket jackets...

 

If you want a collection, just buy the books a second time and just read your first copy.

 

This.

 

Didn't they make leatherbound copies of the first few? I recall that from a book signing.

 

I read the paperbacks, and replace every few years for wear and tear, and I'm buying all the hardbacks to keep on the shelf.

[randomh3r0]

It sounds like a cool idea, but reading the comments, I've been swayed to "No". After buying the first half of the series paperback and then buying each new book as it comes out hardback, I'll probably end up replacing half the series anyway, and I for one love the artwork for the eBooks, so if they do a reprint in hardback with that artwork, I'd buy those to shelve and continue reading my current copies.

[rand4747]

Get the finns to do it and have human skin covered ones :)

[Vardar]

It sounds like a cool idea, but reading the comments, I've been swayed to "No". After buying the first half of the series paperback and then buying each new book as it comes out hardback, I'll probably end up replacing half the series anyway, and I for one love the artwork for the eBooks, so if they do a reprint in hardback with that artwork, I'd buy those to shelve and continue reading my current copies.

 

For the record you can buy the paper backs really cheap on Amazon.

[sleepinghour]

Leather bound copies exist, they were just printed in a very limited quantity and are difficult to get hold of. You can also expect to pay at least $100 for a copy, sometimes much more than that.

[MountaineerWV]

$100+ sounds right. I was given a set of leather bound Tolkien books awhile back. The set of 5 leather bound books was 700 or 800, and are not nearly as thick as WoT. For the entire series...probably talking $2500+.

[muddasssir]

Once upon a time dust jackets were invented to protect the cover of a book, now you need dust jacket jackets...

 

If you want a collection, just buy the books a second time and just read your first copy.

You have a convert