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Chainbreaker: Hardback

Imagine how chuffed I was the other day to realise that Lulu does hardback books now too! Schwoit. I think I like this whole book cover production thing. I should totally go into business… or not because, like, that'd be a great way to kill off my fun, hey.

I dunno what we're going to do with these. I ordered a proof – and cleaned up some of the interior formatting issues with both editions that I missed previously – so photos when it arrives. It'll be interesting to check the quality. The v0.1 paperbacks – you remember, the ones with the corrupted text – were interesting in that the interiors were impressive but I was a bit 'meh' over the cover printing. The finish is glossy rather than matte, and the print quality was a bit patchy on the large areas of near-black. Still, what do you want from PoD, right?

So, yeah. No idea what we're going to do with the hardback edition. Give them away to our most dedicated fans? Contest prize? Rewards for people who get us back up from #5 in the comp?¹ Who knows.

I was in the bookstore the other day – as I am almost every lunch – and it occurred to me how many books nowadays are getting released in the 6″ × 9″ paperback format; the size that Lulu uses. I always used to wonder why that size in particular, as opposed to a more standard paperback, and I guess I still do, but… it's interesting. The 6″ × 9″ format seems to have replaced hardbacks for the initial releases of most books; the smaller-sized paperbacks either following later or, occasionally, not at all.

I'm not really sure what relevance that has to anything. The stuff I notice, hey?

1. See how subtle that was? I so schneaky! ^

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