Would you rather buy/read Omnibus(ex. 3 books in 1) or seperete books?
05-03-03, 05:52 AM
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If it's an omnibus of relatively short books, then I might go with the omnibus. Unless the individual books had really nifty cover art or something.
If it'll be over a thousand pages, I'd rather have the individual books. Reason being, very thick books tend to have binding problems.
If it'll be over a thousand pages, I'd rather have the individual books. Reason being, very thick books tend to have binding problems.
05-03-03, 02:34 PM
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It's fine if they're all by the same author (ie. complete works of E.A. Poe), but I don't think I'd buy a mix of authors that way -- too much hassle figuring out where on the shelf it belongs.
05-07-03, 02:56 PM
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I usually get omnibus editions from places like SFBC, when I want to read a series for little money. Then if it's something I really liked, I'll normally go backand buy the individual editions, if they're nicer. Most omnibus editions have hideous cover art, for some reason. I had omnibus versions of LOTR and His Dark Materials series, and enjoyed them enough to buy the nicer trade paperback versions. Then I passed the omnibus editions on to friends.
