tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post3345315832652163642..comments2024-02-16T14:10:12.166+08:00Comments on Bibliophile Stalker: Special Features in BooksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-39542943320099997642007-08-21T14:22:00.000+08:002007-08-21T14:22:00.000+08:00One of the things i like about Piers Anthony's nov...One of the things i like about Piers Anthony's novels is how he always writes some afternotes of sorts at the end of each book. He discusses the things that was going through his mind, or the things that helped influence him during the writing of the novel - and this is something that is very interesting for me.<BR/><BR/>For HP, for example, they can probably release limited edition versions that are patterned after the original manuscripts from Rowling herself, even adding her side scribbles (if she had any) ^^ That was what Tolkien's son did with the Unfinished Tales series (albeit he refined the scribbles co'z Tolkien was a notorious editor of his own work) - and the series went all the way to book 5, if I remember correctly.<BR/><BR/>There's also news of Rowling releasing a book that will have all the little things she couldn't fit in the series. Maybe some tidbits from that would be nice to include as footnotes or whatnot in the HP series?Thyallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575320570191056626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-88106090657759818352007-08-21T11:23:00.000+08:002007-08-21T11:23:00.000+08:00for collectible popular books like harry potter, t...for collectible popular books like harry potter, they could probably reissue the books with new illustrations done by big-name artists? my copy of <B>the sword of shannara</B> comes with a lot of neat B&W illustrations by the hildebrandt brothers, plus a color pullout in the middle. if i were really a collector, i would've gotten that even if i'd gotten the all-text version first.<BR/><BR/>arguably HP is already a classic, by virtue of sales volume alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com