On 2/25/2013 7:11 PM, SpanishMill wrote:
'Don Phillipson[_2_ Wrote:
;694711']"the commercial market is crazy in that an intact dust jacket
can more than double the price. This is logical (#1, scarcity, above)
but nevertheless crazy from any reader's point of view.

A "reader" can pick up a paper back and be happy with it. A "collector"
concerns himself with more than just reading a story.



I am both a reader and a collector and I am not happy reading most
paperbacks. First of all, mass market books often have print that is
too small for comfortable reading. Trade papers often have covers that
curl up from usage. I much prefer to read a hard cover.

That said, there are some Philip Jose Farmer paperback firsts with the
Boris Vallejo covers that I would love to have.


Francis A. Miniter