Posted by Owen Roberts on October 02, 2007 at 11:14:39 from 91.125.246.187 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: Apparent deterioration in quality of pictures in recent editions posted by AlanGardner on October 02, 2007 at 10:09:37:
I think Random House/Cape's only reprint the hardbacks on a care/maintenance basis. ISTR reading somewhere that a modern AR hardback reprint run would be about 1000 copies. Hardly enough to be worth investing in replacing the picture blocks as they wear.
My 2003 WD has the NOORDHINDER almost completely shaded out, AR style.
Prewar books (i.e.the series down to SW) can be obtained with better quality paper and, to me, are worth obtaining.
However if we fail to buy new from Capes, I suspect the hardback will go out of print.
I have always bought new hardbacks for my grandson.