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My dad has a few of these. They do a very good job with the physical book, and commission their own high-quality artwork. They are quite expensive, though. They are meant for people who already love the story, will appreciate the care taken to make the book, and perhaps most importantly, have several hundred dollars of disposable income that they can drop on something which is functionally identical to something they can buy in paperback for $10.
They are, ironically, extremely impractical for actually reading.
When you say impractical, do you mean because of the price or are they actually impractical to read in general?
Like I said originally I’m wanting to purchase Rendezvous With Rama, but have never read it before. But it does sound like an intriguing story, the type of sci-fi I love, and looks beautiful.
They are hardcovers which can be hard to hold if you aren't used to that form of reading.
Just regular hard covers?
Tend to be denser than normal hardcovers due to the higher paper quality.
Ahh so heavier then I gotcha