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What's with all the recent deluxe editions, complete with sprayed edges and fancy endpapers? "Fans will often buy a beloved book again in a bedazzled new package," Alexandra Alter writes, "and the spike in sales can get the title back on the best-seller list, which in turn draws in new readers."
Dec 27, 2024, 2:54 PM
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