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The Renaissance Of The Physical
Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince was massively popular when it was published in 2018 - New York Times bestseller, millions of copies sold. It became a sensation in the romantasy world of BookTok, the short videos that galvanized the publishing industry after 2020. So recently the publisher released a “collector’s edition” with a velvet cover, slipcase, sprayed page edges, ribbon bookmark, illustrated endpapers, and more. It’s not expensive. It’s priced like any other hardcover book. But if you see it in a store or give it as a gift, it looks special. In fact, if you look around the bookstore,...