hamradio
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The amount of print one can buy for peanuts via Amazon, eBay, etc. is amazing, and the prices put even a great brick-and-mortar used bookseller to shame. So cheap that it's usually not even worth the hassle of going to the library to borrow the book.
I picked up a typography book earlier today via Amazon for $11 shipped. I spotted another design book that I loved dearly and was very hesitant to return to the library (and ended up renewing for almost a year...), $13 shipped. This got me thinking about other cheap books, and I remembered one sitting on my shelf that set me back $10:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Steam-Railroad-America/dp/0810982013
I was hesitant to buy this book. I like trains, but I don't like trains to the point where I care about actual specifics of them, and figured a book about trains was going a tad too far. The book cost next to nothing and I set my expectations low, and was very pleasantly surprised. Nice quality print with great medium and large format work of 'golden age' Americana. A satisfying purchase that is a keeper on my shelves.
Surely there must be other photo books of this sort--cheap, mass-printed, and good. Anyone else have a budget favorite? Not books about process or technique, but showcasing work. I'm looking for under $15usd with shipping and easily available from a major website. Something about looking at an actual book of photos is far more enjoyable than flipping through a gallery on a screen.
I picked up a typography book earlier today via Amazon for $11 shipped. I spotted another design book that I loved dearly and was very hesitant to return to the library (and ended up renewing for almost a year...), $13 shipped. This got me thinking about other cheap books, and I remembered one sitting on my shelf that set me back $10:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Steam-Railroad-America/dp/0810982013
I was hesitant to buy this book. I like trains, but I don't like trains to the point where I care about actual specifics of them, and figured a book about trains was going a tad too far. The book cost next to nothing and I set my expectations low, and was very pleasantly surprised. Nice quality print with great medium and large format work of 'golden age' Americana. A satisfying purchase that is a keeper on my shelves.
Surely there must be other photo books of this sort--cheap, mass-printed, and good. Anyone else have a budget favorite? Not books about process or technique, but showcasing work. I'm looking for under $15usd with shipping and easily available from a major website. Something about looking at an actual book of photos is far more enjoyable than flipping through a gallery on a screen.
