CAD $1 = roughly USD $0.75 I also got a box from them awhile back and really enjoyed what they sent me. I love that they pick more literary books as well.
I gather from your reaction to the feel of the covers of these Aardvark edition books that they are good quality items, and not cheap knock-offs of the originals. I’m thinking of my own experience years ago when I signed up as a member of a book club promising low prices on the works of respected authors, only to find that the “book club editions” I received were cheaper in quality and sometimes lacking in photos, maps, or other features that I knew had been included in the original published texts. To be fair, buying through the book club did allow me to buy books at cheaper prices, but there were times when, if I was interested in a major definitive new biography or historical account, I would have preferred to pay extra for the original book, though I admit that option was always open to me. Your comments illustrate the attraction of books as physical artifacts, as objects to be valued for themselves as works of art and craftsmanship. Books can be appealing simply because of the feel of the paper; the look of the type on the page; the amount of white space on each page; the illustrations; the little decorations scattered throughout the text; and the feel of the book when you open it, which can make you think you’re handling an organic object. Even the smell of the book can be attractive. There was a British publishing company years ago whose books always had a particular smell, which to me always conveyed a certain sense of “Britishness”. One of the things I love about buying books from secondhand bookstores is the evidence left behind by previous readers. Not only names and dates (who was “Marjorie” and whatever happened to her, the girl who signed her copy of “Heidi” on March 17, 1928, which ended up in my oldest daughter’s collection some 20 years ago now, the exact same vintage edition of “Heidi” that we see Catherine Clinch reading in the Irish film “The Quiet Girl”), but notes in the margins, odd items used as bookmarks-once I found a credit card-shopping lists, postcards, family photos, tickets to entertainment events, and so on. I also like finding the occasional squashed insect, perhaps from some summer’s day years or even decades ago, as well as dried leaves and pressed flowers, which apparently had some now long-lost, perhaps romantic significance for some reader long ago. Books can also be reminders of where you were when you bought them, and who you were with, and why you bought them. And, of course, I can’t help but think of what future readers will think of my own books when they are inevitably scattered hither and yon, with their own marginal scribblings and who knows what other secrets inside their pages.
I do love books for their content but also their beauty. These hardcovers feel buttery soft and I wasn’t expecting that. I like it. It’s going to feel so nice in my hands while I read.
I do enjoy the book clubs and love the smell of new books. My grandfather was a member Easton Press; always loved his library. I enjoy the book clubs now because they are a lot more affordable than what he paid. I can tell a difference. Love your insight about used books.
aardvark is that like an anteater good to see u looking more chipper than in the last vid I looked at the first book sounds a little like the late j d salinger's daughter she wrote a tell-all bk about him he really didn't like but those bks look really nice could I get a box for four dollars the shirt with the gothic letters is real cool too⚛😀
I have been a member shortly after Aardvark started. It is great and I love how interactive it is!
I love their IG account. I saw all their hints for December and they're all little SIMS rooms. I LOVE IT
CAD $1 = roughly USD $0.75
I also got a box from them awhile back and really enjoyed what they sent me. I love that they pick more literary books as well.
Yes! And they're picks are so fresh and interesting! They got my attention that's for sure.
I gather from your reaction to the feel of the covers of these Aardvark edition books that they are good quality items, and not cheap knock-offs of the originals. I’m thinking of my own experience years ago when I signed up as a member of a book club promising low prices on the works of respected authors, only to find that the “book club editions” I received were cheaper in quality and sometimes lacking in photos, maps, or other features that I knew had been included in the original published texts. To be fair, buying through the book club did allow me to buy books at cheaper prices, but there were times when, if I was interested in a major definitive new biography or historical account, I would have preferred to pay extra for the original book, though I admit that option was always open to me.
Your comments illustrate the attraction of books as physical artifacts, as objects to be valued for themselves as works of art and craftsmanship. Books can be appealing simply because of the feel of the paper; the look of the type on the page; the amount of white space on each page; the illustrations; the little decorations scattered throughout the text; and the feel of the book when you open it, which can make you think you’re handling an organic object. Even the smell of the book can be attractive. There was a British publishing company years ago whose books always had a particular smell, which to me always conveyed a certain sense of “Britishness”.
One of the things I love about buying books from secondhand bookstores is the evidence left behind by previous readers. Not only names and dates (who was “Marjorie” and whatever happened to her, the girl who signed her copy of “Heidi” on March 17, 1928, which ended up in my oldest daughter’s collection some 20 years ago now, the exact same vintage edition of “Heidi” that we see Catherine Clinch reading in the Irish film “The Quiet Girl”), but notes in the margins, odd items used as bookmarks-once I found a credit card-shopping lists, postcards, family photos, tickets to entertainment events, and so on.
I also like finding the occasional squashed insect, perhaps from some summer’s day years or even decades ago, as well as dried leaves and pressed flowers, which apparently had some now long-lost, perhaps romantic significance for some reader long ago. Books can also be reminders of where you were when you bought them, and who you were with, and why you bought them. And, of course, I can’t help but think of what future readers will think of my own books when they are inevitably scattered hither and yon, with their own marginal scribblings and who knows what other secrets inside their pages.
I do love books for their content but also their beauty. These hardcovers feel buttery soft and I wasn’t expecting that. I like it. It’s going to feel so nice in my hands while I read.
Ooo I do love marginalia
Yes, you can't really say that about an ebook reader. @@NerdyNurseReads
I do enjoy the book clubs and love the smell of new books. My grandfather was a member Easton Press; always loved his library. I enjoy the book clubs now because they are a lot more affordable than what he paid. I can tell a difference. Love your insight about used books.
aardvark is that like an anteater good to see u looking more chipper than in the last vid I looked at the first book sounds a little like the late j d salinger's daughter she wrote a tell-all bk about him he really didn't like but those bks look really nice could I get a box for four dollars the shirt with the gothic letters is real cool too⚛😀
Thanks. I’m feeling a bit better after some time off. I’m sure I’ll swing back the other way one day but for now I’m going to try to enjoy feeling ok.