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minus-squareMattW03@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoThey probably had his original draft tossed in a box somewhere for a while, then some guy decided to scan it all for a fancy edition.
minus-squarehiggsboson@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoIf you have to ask “why?”, usually “because money” is a good place to start.
minus-squareamniotic druid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoIt seems like the publisher specializes in printing expensive limited-run manuscripts. There’s obviously a business component, but there are also better ways to make a buck as a publisher so I’m not gonna say this is just entirely greed
They probably had his original draft tossed in a box somewhere for a while, then some guy decided to scan it all for a fancy edition.
If you have to ask “why?”, usually “because money” is a good place to start.
It seems like the publisher specializes in printing expensive limited-run manuscripts. There’s obviously a business component, but there are also better ways to make a buck as a publisher so I’m not gonna say this is just entirely greed