On Nov 5, 2013, at 10:48 AM, R. M. Askren <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ray may correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the publisher went for the > Japanese "obi" style dust jacket...also known as a "belly band." Most > hardback and paperback books in Japan have both a traditional jacket and an > "obi." The purpose of the obi is to identify the book on the shelf, provide > information about the contents and list the price. Many purchasers discard > the band after purchase...something us Feist-fans would never dream of > doing! But the idea behind this book is that we each have an actual > reproduction of Pug's Journal, courtesy of the presses on Sorcerer's Isle. > The dust jacket is simply there to make purchase in our world a little > easier. ;-) > > ラルフ > It's "Obi-ish," as it lacks all the sales info the Japanese usually put on an Obi. Best, R.E.F.
