i prefer yellow pages so hard! they are cozy, white pages shy me

@x_galaxycat_x

Жыл бұрын

Yees

@dendericavillacis

Ай бұрын

I used to read a lot of books when I was deployed and had to wait around for orders, which meant that I was usually reading out in the open and white pages reflected too much light. Nowadays I have nice office with warm yellow light and a few collection's of books but my favorite to read are the ones with thick yellow pages.

@margaridasungoluiz7160

13 күн бұрын

I Stan this❤ plus it’s just easier to read for me

Glad you included the everyman's library editions. I usually take the dust jacket off and it still looks great. They are my favorite and they hold up really well to being read from my experience. It has a sewn binding and acid free paper. I think its the best value.

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, I had no idea it is printed on acid free paper! Good to know :) Actually since filming this video I purchased a few more books in this edition (got it used & for very cheap) and I'm also thinking about keeping them on my bookshelf without the dust jacket. The covers are just STUNNING.

i’m so obsessed with macmillan’s collectors library !!! maybe i’m just a sucker for the gold pages

@racheldemain1940

3 жыл бұрын

I found the font to small in the book I was given. They do look lovely though I'd you are a serious collector.

@londier4967

3 жыл бұрын

me too!🥰

@charlottejruthauthor

3 жыл бұрын

They're GORGEOUS! The font is a little small, but I'll probably get some anyway ahaha

Hallulujah! I finally found someone equallty obsessed with checking different editions! You just saved me from buying vintage collection Austin! Thanks you

THANK YOU! i really needed to know about the font sizes for these editions

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

Ainin Sabrina yay, I’m glad this video was helpful!

Useful video!! I often spend ages in bookstores just comparing editions 😂 The everyman's library is the dream (althouhh I'm scared to annotate cos its so pretty) I just wish their collection is as extensive as Penguin's.

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

This is the main reason why I would like to live in an English speaking country!!! Just browsing all the books whenever I’d like to 😭

@racheldemain1940

3 жыл бұрын

I only have a couple of Everyman Classics and that's more by accident than intention as I needed a specific book for my OU Degree and the Charity Shop only had that version !

The (even newer) editions of Wordsworth Classics (and especially the Wordsworth Poetry Library) seem to be even better -- nice and easy to open, stay open (without cracking spine) and seem to have better font + page margins/colour than older versions Keep up the great work!

Omg! Yes, I too found the Collins Classics very difficult to read becuase of the tiny font. Totally agree with you on that.. Lovely video and just like how genuine you are 🥰. Keep it up!

I have only had the experience with Oxford worlds classics and feel like it’s a really good choice, though where I live I often don’t have the option to choose editions since there’s usually only one or two of every book the store supplies when it comes to classics which is pretty annoying.

@racheldemain1940

3 жыл бұрын

I have the Barchester Chronicles in the Oxford World Classics and wanted to change them to have them in Penguin Black Classics but might not now as they are very good.

First of all bless you for making our lives so much easier ♥️ second of all, I can confirm that clothbound classics' covers rub off very easily so that's really annoying. And third of all I also own vintage classics edition handmaid's tale but it has a different cover and I could easily break the spine in that one and read more comfortably (also nice big font) so idk, maybe they have some newer/older editions that are made a bit differently. 🤷‍♀️

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

There are definitely exceptions to some of the editions! For example not EVERY Penguin Black Classic has this weird cover that starts chipping/wearing off after trying to read it once or twice... but most of them do lol. I'm not quite sure either why that happens but it COULD depend on the year it was printed 🤷‍♀️ But yea just saying, I am making some generalizations here!

@racheldemain1940

3 жыл бұрын

The font goes into the middle of the book which makes it difficult to read. I got one of Alice in Wonderland for my 50th Birthday last year and admittedly it is for the Shelf as I have a reading copy but I want to keep the clothbound book nice as it was a special gift of my favourite book.

@MintyPookieBear52

2 жыл бұрын

So now I'll have to purchase different editions of Anna Karenina and War And Peace.. Oh no.

Thank you, this was really helpful. I've been trying to find which edition is better and should buy

As a dyslexic person who is very specific about what kind of edition I should read, this book is pure gold! I always have trouble finding information about the font size and the spacing between the lines etc. for when I purchase a book online, so this was extremely helpful. Thank you so much!

i love the international collectors library prints! or any other older or older looking prints that art the standard size!! +I NEED YELLOW PAGES

I started reading with the Penguin paperback classics collection, then I started buying the Everyman's library books which I still love, but nowadays I usually purchase the Macmillan Pocket books because they're easy to carry and less likely to get damaged. I also have the Everyman's Pocket Poets collection an some antique editions of books like Tarzan and The Waverly Novels. Finally I also have a shelf of Easton Press/Franklin library editions of my favorite books.

Loved the video! It was very informative and very helpful, exactly what I needed. Keep up the amazing work! 💕✨

This was such a good video! I loved hearing your perspective. There are drawings in my Penguin Black Classic edition of Oliver Twist (it's the older Black Classic though). I have never read from the Collins classic editions but I will have to check them out. I really love Oxford World Classics, however I've found the pages are super thin, which can be a bit annoying to annotate as it bleeds through lol.

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like it's the case with Charles Dickens books then! Thank you for telling me :) Oh no, I don't annotate often, so I didn't even take that into consideration :( Good to know though!

Nice job young lady.Have been collecting books since l was a teenager(1960's)Youth had gone but the the joy remains!

Great video and I loved how you gave information on the different editions. I have in my classics the Penguin and Barnes and Noble Editions mainly. I've recently started to collect the Oxford and The everyman.

Love everyman’s library and Macmillan Collector's Library one is super quality and elegant and the other is just beautiful 🤩

Thank you for the nice video. My favourite editions are Everyman followed by Penguin Black Classics. I think among the ones you’ve shown only Everyman have acid-free paper. That’s my only gripe with Penguin, Oxford and Vintage. The paper starts looking horrible after some time. This is even worse in Wordsworth editions. Oxford have great collection but the font seems a bit dated. Surprisingly, I’ve found that if you wait then you can get good deals on Everyman which makes it almost at the same price as Penguin Blacks.

I really needed this! Thank you so much!

Such a helpful video! I lived in a non english speaking country and it quite hard to find other edition of classics than Collins and Wordsworth. But I'm pretty comfortable with Wordsworth edition for reading classics (so much affordable too:)

I fell in love with Wordsworth books in August, they were cheap, high quality and were the best kinds of books... classics! I’m sure I spent close to 100 euros on these books...

@rishabhsharma2804

Жыл бұрын

What the hell is the name bro ? Are you from Turkey ?

@thespidermanoftheottomanempire

Жыл бұрын

@@rishabhsharma2804 I am literally Spider-Man of the Ottoman Empire I don’t know what more you want from me

@rishabhsharma2804

Жыл бұрын

@@thespidermanoftheottomanempire Dope! Can you shoot webs or is it just gozleme ?

As you'll all know by now, Penguin are gradually transitioning all their black-cover paperback Classics to the new designs as highlighted here at 16.20 mins. I actually prefer the newer versions. Not least their whiter paper & that the authors names are set in (to me) somewhat clearer white lettering on the spines. My older Penguin Classics paperback editions would sometimes be exposed to sunlight &, even after a relatively brief time, the older orange lettering would start to fade. Occasionally, even new copies bought online arrived with slightly faded orange lettering on the spines. At least with these newer versions, the clarity of authors names displayed in white are likely to show far greater longevity, regardless of occasional exposure to sunlight.

I found this very helpful and informative - thank you! I love keeping even my paperbacks on decent condition, so “not breaking the spine” is a key factor for me. :)

When I was in UNI I prefer to buy worsdworth classics because I can't afford other editions. I've been meaning to collect Oxford World Classics and Penguin Classics. I loved hearing your perspective, This is such a lovely video!

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

I'm really happy this video is helpful to other people, thank you for your nice comment 😊

Brown pages are the best.

@margaridasungoluiz7160

13 күн бұрын

Yessss❤

Awesome vlog! I also like white pages but everyone is different. I am very picky about the covers so I have to like the covers of the books.

I've recently ordered online the black spine penguin classic, in different languages. The quality of the paper can differ depending on the country, the font also and its size and/or spacing. I've also bought the clothbound collection, because I wanted to have classics to read many times over the years, since I like analyzing them. It is true that the penguin clothbound collection wears off really quickly, but even this isn't the reason for not keeping them. The worst part for a somewhat investment -thought to be used many years- is that the pages in this collection aren't sewn, but just glued, which means that probably after reading them a couple of times, they can fall apart. In conclusion, for this type of books, that I want to enjoy many, many years, I opted for Everyman's library. Alternatively, I search for old books, which paradoxically, printed in 60's and 80's, are in a better shape than the new ones.

Great video, totally agree with some of your picks. One thing I'd say is just how helpful the explanatory notes in some of the editions are. Sometimes reading classics you don't realise lots of the subtle meanings that are lost to time. The black Penguin classics and the Oxford classics both have them in incredible detail.

@Discov81

11 ай бұрын

Which is better in terms of notes and introduction? Do you mean the newer black penguins?

Very helpful video! I recently noticed that I struggle with smaller fonts so I really appreciate that you mentioned the font sizes and spacing! I need to collect more of the Everyman‘s library editions they‘re so classy and beautiful, I really like their minimalist but elegant design. Also my favourite paperback editions are definitely the Penguin black classics but you’re right they‘re not very sturdy, although I love the look of used books with broken spines so that‘s also a reason why I love this editions so much haha.

I love Everyman Library books too. I only have one book in that. "If on a winter night a traveler" I also like the Pushkin Press publication of Stefan Zweig novellas. And the Shamballa Library's publication of Book of Five Rings. Those are my prettiest books. I remember enjoying reading them.

This was a very useful and good video. Please do more of these!

This is super helpful, thank you for sharing! ✨

i have astigmatism as well so it was comforting seeing that i wasn't the only one losing my place in the text while reading, especially after getting tired (and yeah my eyes get tired more easily too). i have 3 books in clothbound penguin classics edition an the pages are white but the font is technically small or at least in my copy of war and peace. also you have to force it open to read the words in the middle of the book

Thank you. Your video is very helpful to someone who is very picky about font size.

My copy of a Tale of Two Cities in the Penguin English Library edition also has those illustrations, so I'm assuming they're included in a lot of A Tale of Two Cities books! :)

I thank you for taking the time to make this video. Very informative indeed. And it's also lovely to perceive a beautiful you. Thank you, keep it up. 🌻

The newer penguin Black Classics have illustrations in all books with that black and white picture on the cover. I have Oliver Twist and Bleak House of those but o prefer the versions that have the painting on the front. That is the set I have most of my Classics in. The only ones I have that are different are The Barchester Chronicles which are in the Oxford World Classics.

this happened to me with a tale of two cities too!

Very helpful video! Thanks a lot. Recently, I also started to focus more on books with a normal or bigger font. Everything else is so exhausting. I read The Woman in White in the Wordsworth edition and the font size was way too small, the cover was ugly as hell and it lost its “film” (like your edition of the Handmaid’s Tale). I prefer Vintage, Penguin Classics, Oxford World Classics and Penguin English Library editions. If you want to have some background information about the author or the story also Norton Critical Editions are very well done. 👍🏼 Bloomsbury also published 9 books in a special edition with very nice covers and bigger font size but, well it’s only 9 books... 😂

Informative and cute in a funny way 😂

Thank you! I have books from all these editions, except Macmillan. Most of my books are from the Penguin Classics series (black spines). All in all, I think they are the best in terms of price, cover art, font size, paper quality and additional materials (introductions and notes). Oxford Classics are as good but a bit pricier and have a less wide-ranging collection. BTW, the two Penguins (black spines) you showed are the same. The only difference is the new cover design.

@graybow2255

2 жыл бұрын

@@ariragogna I'm not sure if you mean the different colors used by Penguin. If so, Penguin publishes the largest collection of classics (English and foreign) in two main series with a uniform design: The Black Spines series and The Modern Classics series. The Modern Series has fancier book covers and is limited to the 20th century and usually does not include supplementary materials as in the Black Spines. Penguin publishes titles from those two series in other much smaller series but with different covers and paper quality (such as Deluxe or Hardcover editions or the Drop Caps series), hence costing more. All in all, I think the Black Spines are the option to go to.

I have recently discovered here in Sydney Australia the Chartwell Classics series. They are hard covered, printed in China on high quality paper with a nice font. Really beautiful editions! Most importantly, they are much cheaper priced than any comparable hardcover series I have seen.

Wordsworth Classics and Everyman Library for the win, followed by Oxford Classics.

This is a lovely and very informative video! I love the wordsworth classics they are so cheap, I am in uni, and I can annotate them without fealing guilty.

This is such a useful video! Thank you so much

This video is very helpful! Thank you!

i usually go for signet classics (affordable, it's really cheap and small, have introduction inside) but lately i want to have more hardcover edition and i'm torn between wordsworth collector edition and penguin clothbound... both are so pretty...

@redeemed-gen-z

2 жыл бұрын

How's the durability/longevity of Signet Classics? I heard they're known for being disposable compared to other classics. I'm worried since I just bought a mass market edition of 1984 and it has pulp paper

I’m reading Villette in the Penguin English Library edition. It’s has plenty of notes and an essay in the end.

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

You are quite right, I also have Villette in that edition and it has notes. I am not surprised, since a big chunk of that novel is in French, so the notes are necessary. That being said, I also own 13 other books in Penguin English Library Edition and none of them have notes. There are exceptions to some of the things I mention in this video for sure. I am generalizing to an extent. But I would say that those exceptions prove the rule 🙂 Also, I did mention the introduction-like essays in my video.

0:43 same This video was sooo relatable

thanks like your review , very clever choosing modern classics .

My favorites: 1. Everyman's Library. In general, these are my favorite for the combination of great quality and great price (relative to quality). 2. Modern Library. Similar to Everyman's Library in terms of the combination of quality and price. I tend to prefer Everyman's slightly more, but honestly it could be more or less a toss-up between Everyman and Modern Library depending on the particular book in question (e.g. Moby Dick in the Modern Library has Rockwell Kent's absolutely beautiful artwork). 3. MacMillan Collector's Library. These are great little books as long as one doesn't mind the fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand size. They're super affordable too, at least in the USA. Currently around $15 or less. 4. Library of America. As far as I know, it only has American literature (e.g. Melville, Twain, Faulkner). Also, the paper is a bit thin, with associated issues (e.g. bleed-through), whereas I tend to like heavier gsm which tends to be more opaque like in Everyman and Modern Library. Still, the Library of America produces high quality volumes that are worth owning. 5. Folio Society. This the highest quality, but also the highest price. I'd love to own one of these someday, but I won't be able to afford it any time soon!

Enjoyed your video…..thank you. Love the Oxford World Classics…….and Penguin Black Classic Editions.

It’s so funny when your bookmark slipped out of the book I instantly recognized the shop you bought it from in Montreal hahah

In my opinion, off-white pages look better. Of course, the production cost is more.

I WAS A PUBLISHER, and a Bertelsmann sales person paper over years yellows there is acid and bleach in whitening paper and the washing is expensive so better is like art / archival paper. The fibers represent the type and recipie of new/ recycled wood pulp and durability due to pressing finishing and polishing. Covers aer either laminated or have a printed varnish or uv lacquers an and can use solvents. They have to weigh costs all the time becasue many paperbacks books are destroyed without ever being sold thru. Bookstores basically returned old./ bad selling books as a regular procedure. Consignment. Distributors grind up full time 1000s of book per week and erturn the ripped off covers to prove they did not sell the book credit rec'd. It was a legally bonded procedure. If you find coverless paperbacks they are likely "illegal" from a scrupulous dealer. Yes they may give you one but it is never meant to be sold but destroyed fro rcredit to avoid resale and they would increase the book price latermif reprinted. Wasteful in my mind. Like dated unsold bread being picked up from stores & tossed a week later. Variety is everything. They use many printers and some counterfits from overseas.

This was a very helpful video. Penguin English Library and Vintage Classics are the editions I tend to go for most often. I only ever bought one Penguin clothbound and yes the pattern started to wear off and look patchy, so I won’t buy them again; they look lovely for display but are not very practical as reading copies.

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for confirming and I'm glad you found the video helpful! I personally like paperbacks anyway, they are so much more comfortable to read 😊

@mariams300

3 жыл бұрын

What about the penguin English library? Do they get damaged easily? I purchased one with the black spines and omg it gets damaged so easily yo

@lorikate5660

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariams300 not as easily damaged as the black spines in my opinion, but also not the most durable

@racheldemain1940

3 жыл бұрын

I have the Penguin Black Classics for most of my books and yes the odd scratch on the side but the introduction, notes and the fact that the book stays open while I am reading make up for that. These were also the editions we were asked to use when I did my English Language and Literature Degree with the OU . I never wrote in the book itself , I used the big post it notes .

@lorikate5660

3 жыл бұрын

@@racheldemain1940 I agree, the black spines are good editions overall, especially for study

Everyman's library pages aren't always thick. The designer is/was intelligent because when it comes to long books like Anna Karenina, the pages are thin to make the book lighter and less thick but books like 1984 or say Iliad, the pages are thick and for books like Animal Farm, the pages are REALLY REALLY thick.

I really appreciate this video. Thanks you ❤

A lot of my classics are in other languages so I always buy based off which translation I like the best or is the most highly rated. Which sometimes really sucks bc the translation I like isn’t always in the format I like. #firstworldbookproblems

wonderful presentation and thank you..

Kind of off topic but the sound of rain the background is very calming

am i the only one who loves tiny font? it’s something so comforting about it lol

Does anyone know of Arcturus's line of classics? My local Books-A-Million is really pushing them in their classic section.

i also dislike the new penguin black classics design. not sure why they felt the need to change from the old design which is iconic and timeless. hopefully they revert it but it's probably too late now.

written before i watched the vid when buying a classic, if it was written in english, then get as best quality as you can afford, eg penguin over wordsworth classics. if its a book you love, try and go for the hardback version. if its an ancient book that has been translated, i google to find the most accurate translation as that is my thing others preferr the most readable translation ..this is not my thing so you should go for the translation your prefer...be it accurate or readability. once found again if its a book you love, then get the hardback, otherwise get the paperback. another rule i have is to never buy these pop up publishers that when you open the book its like cheap photocopied paper ...i find a lot of these types for philosophy. thats it. remember the better quality the book, if you love the content; you will love the book even more. another thing ...when buying a hardback with sheath, i always remove the sheath and put it in a specially made hard sheath whilst reading the book and then put the sheath back on when i have finished throwing it around. sometimes it is best to buy second hand good condition books that are expensive when brand new...eg the loeb versions of plato, which have both the greek and english translation on opposing pages, are hardback and have a nice green sheath, and are the most word for word accurate translation.

I don't like the new black and white drawings on the covers of the Penguin Black classics - bring back the old paintings! I find the Barnes and Noble classic paperbacks to be of similar quality and content but with more durable spines than the Penguins, so I tend to collect those and go for the Penguins for more obscure titles. In the US we also have available Library of America which are similar to Everyman's in quality - hardcover, usually collecting multiple works per volume, and acid free paper, ribbon bookmark, etc. LOA only features American authors, though. They are often available pretty cheap used. I can't stand a book that is not readable, so I shy away from editions that look fancy but don't hold up such as the Penguin clothbound classics or some of the fancy paperbacks that are super stiff and hard to open.

I'm a bit late for this video, but I'm also so irritated by the Everyman's Library editions! First of all the missing notes are sometimes really annoying (I read Villette in that edition and there was SO MUCH FRENCH and NO TRANSLATIONS which is why I constantly had to use Google Translator to understand some things) and also all my Everyman's Library books have different fonts and in some the pages are more white, but in others they are very yellow. Thanks for that lovely informative video!

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

Not late at all, for some reason KZread started recommending this video to a bunch of people so it's getting some views these days 😅 But wow, I read Villette and I was annoyed just by constantly going back and forth between text and the notes so I connot even imagine how frustrating it must have been to read it WITHOUT any notes! Oh, I didn't know they differ so much from book to book, it's a shame. Thank you, I'm really happy this video seems to be helping a lot of people 🥰

Hi! Where did you buy the Macmillan’s edition? It’s so nice

@abbie7343

3 жыл бұрын

They sell many of them on Amazon for a pretty reasonable price!!

I just bought a new book by everyman library. It's "The Red and The Black" by Stendhal. And I like to read a book while listening to the audiobook. But the translation of the audiobook is different from the book's translation.

I got the picture of Dorian gray in penguin classics but it’s in the new verision i think some still do old and some do the new verision

21:14 Where did you buy the book

I make my choice based primarilly on the quality and accuracy of the translation. Penguin, OW, Pushkin Press, and Alma are at my top.

Floppy classics!

So helpful! Where is every man’s library and PEL printed?

Thank you

The Barnes and Nobles ones have notes and are floppy.

I bought two of the penguin clothbound and they do rub off, and the books are too tightly bound i end up with my arms tired

@racheldemain1940

3 жыл бұрын

I think they are probably more for show. I have one of these , Alice in Wonderland. It is white with Flamingoes on it. It was a 50th Birthday present last year and is my all time favourite book. I have a reading copy in the Penguin Black Classics as well.

Please put a review on Leatherstocking Tales By James Fenimore Cooper

Have you ever examined the Chiltern Classics editions ?

Are pantianos classics reliable?

I’m team the yellow pages ✋ I don’t like white pages because it’s remind me of textbooks

You didn't mention fingerprint classics 🤔

I'd prefer the Oxford Classics or the Penguin classics. The Vintage Classics are not much helpful. I purchased Vintage Classics editions of Franz Kafka's The Trial, Faulkner's Light in August and London's White Fang during my university years. Those editions don't provide much other than the text. If you need to understand the background of the book or the author, you should go for the Penguin or Oxford ones. Try avoiding the Wordsworth Classics too.

@AniasBellJar

3 жыл бұрын

I probably should have prefaced the video with a disclaimer saying that I didn't study literature so I'm not reviewing those books from an academic standpoint. You're right though, Vintage Classics do not have notes and I should have mentioned that in the video. I am interested though, why are you not recommending Wordsworth Classics? Are the notes not very good? Thank you for the comment, I think it would be useful to know that kind of information for people who need those books for classes.

@mynameissiddharth

3 жыл бұрын

@@AniasBellJar I should be the one thanking you. You were kind and sincere enough to reply to my comment. I had commented on other book haul videos previously and everytime my assertions had gone unregarded after which I deleted them. Wordsworth Classics are very popular in India as they come cheaper than the other international publishing houses of the classics. But I found the Penguin and the Oxford ones very helpful as they provided the notes and all the necessary information. I hence believe they are better than the Wordsworth editions. Pardon me if I irritated you with any aspect of my rhetoric. Thank you again young lady and may God bless you.

Thank God the mic changed!

Very helpful!. I have been tempted to buy some Macmillan because they look so pretty but the small size and especially font is a problem for me. I have astigmatism too so yes, I totally understand you. I have two Brontë vintage classics book in that small size and they are so pretty but hard to read them (unless you don't mind breaking the spine to bend them). Just a comment on the Black penguins, I used to buy them more but with the newest editions I found the font had increased and it was actually a problem for me to read. Maybe not with all books, but definitely with the long ones.

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Oxford world classics are good in terms of paper and font ,but it's too costly than penguin .i prefer penguin classics old edition and penguin English library .

Are you Polish?

Always Wordsworth

I just don't understand how people can be breaking book's spine. Do they have their arms growing right out of their ass or what? In my HUGE collection of books there's only one with a broken spine and it was done not by me but by a barbaric kid that had no idea how to open books. And this one specific book angers me to a point of complete rage even though a lot of time passed after the incident.

Wow I envy you so much, you must have a lot of money to afford all of these books

@BritniAlexander

3 жыл бұрын

She may have collected them over a long period or gotten them second hand. I get a lot of classic books at the thrift store for $0.50

I got Wordsworth's Frankenstein and it has a horrible Siv Jansson speaking for Mary Shelley at the start pushing her own agenda. I want the story, not some hack scholar musing on politics.

Going too fast while showing the books.

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