Emily Rhodes

Inside Books: Beauty in the hands of the beholder

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Call me superficial, but I would far sooner buy a beautiful book than an ugly one.

It’s something to think about when Christmas shopping — a concern that’s only magnified when it comes to buying a book as a present, rather than for oneself.

It’s also something to bear in mind in the broader context of the battle of physical books versus eBooks.

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