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Why don't publishers release books with slipcases instead of dust jackets?
>actually protects the book from dust since it covers every side but the spine
>far more durable than a dust jacket, which easily tears
>sells the book just as well as a dust jacket does, perhaps even better since things can be printed on the top and bottom sides
>gives the aura of prestige and collectability, thus increasing the price publishers can charge
>costs about the same to produce as a dust jacket, or only pennies more (it's just a box for lucifer's sake)
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>>9651167
You really need to think about the costs associated with an action when asking why a business does anything. Is /lit/ this naive? /lit/ posts about how dumb women and black people are yet this is unironically posted.
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>reading
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>>9651177
>he didn't read the last two points
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>>9651179
Not that guy but even a few cents more adds up when you produce large quantities.
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>>9651179
Even so, OP didn't offer any source or hard numbers on the last point or touch on the manufacturing process of jackets vs slips. I know nothing about the value chain of books but it's probably not as straightforward as OP has laid out.
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>>9651167
>asks: Why don't publishers release books with slipcases instead of dust jackets?
>posts picture of published book with slipcase
also have you never heard of folio society anon
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>>9651213
I meant generally.
>folio society
Meme publisher.
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>>9651167
Too expensive.
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>>9651434
how so?
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Can someone explain to me why you need to protect your books from dust?
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