| Product: |
Folio |
| Date: |
18/04/01 (169 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Good quality books that increase in value/
Disadvantages: The price!
I have been a member of several book clubs and joined Folio purely on the grounds of their 'special offer, introduction'
I should warn you that their books are not cheap. The average price is around £20. But it is not quite as bad, or expensive as you may imagine.
Firstly the books are really good quality. When you open them they lay flat, the spine is stitched correctly, the paper quality is good and so are the bindings.
Secondly, from November to January you get colourful 'blurb' describing the next seasons offers. As long as you resist the first few brochures that land on your doorstep, the offers get better and better. So that in the end you commit to buying four books in the year, but get at least six free. This brings the price down to about £10 per book, which is manageable given the quality.
The other advantage is, that if you ever want to sell your books, they actually go UP! in value. Unlike any other books that you buy, you can actually make a profit!
The downside is that this club concentrates its efforts on non-fiction, historical and 'traditional authors'.
But, if you like these type of books, the quality iss so good that you should at least try it once. You can even get a book for free and send the rest back, without having to pay anything but the postage.
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Last comments:
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- 23/04/01 I don't really like any book clubs, don't like to be tied to one retailer in the hope of saving a few pounds. |
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- 18/04/01 I have to say that I found this company dissapointing, the books were definently overpriced and the club had a poor selection. I will not be renewing my membership. Oh and lots of books were out of stock. Very poor in my experience, in fact I better write an op on them. |
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