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Here's a Look Inside Apple's New $200 Photo Book
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I'm personally a huge sucker for art books. I don't know if I'll be buying this one in particular, but the art book that I got with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim makes me drool every time I open it. There's just something about holding a high DPI, color book in your hands that is so satisfying after looking at fake, digital images on screens most of the time.
Please. You need to get real and wake up. The blind a$$ kissery is disgusting.
That self-congratulatory book took them 8 years to make and should have been designed and MADE in the USA. Not China.
I don't agree with the new President-elect we have coming up, but expect him to kick Tim Cook's a$$ soon.
8 years? You can't make crap like this up!
Apple, I salute you! That's courage.
Probably already asked, does it have a headphone jack?
Apple, I salute you! That's courage.
Probably already asked, does it have a headphone jack?
I have the game and WANT that book. I think it's out of print though, but I'm a fan of art books. Just not the extravagantly priced ones when it should be economically accessible for all to see and have.
You link an exception. A quick review of the same site shows a much lower average price even for the same category. But as other posts in here clearly show, it's in the eye of the beholder. Even John Gruber's Daring Fireball quotes are particular. But hey, the most important thing for some in here (not referred to you) it's to show off how smarter they are.
My first thought upon seeing this book, was remembering how Steve Jobs threw out the Apple Computer museum when he returned to Apple HQ. He said that looking backward was not what he wanted people to do.
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That said, I've paid a lot for similar books about Dieter Rams, but they at least had some info as well.
Personally, I'd love to see an official inside Apple history of who really developed certain devices, and why some design decisions were made.
For instance, who was the developer who first showed flick scrolling to Jobs? Who really decided that the iPhone battery case should look the way it does? And so forth.
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That said, I've paid a lot for similar books about Dieter Rams, but they at least had some info as well.
Personally, I'd love to see an official inside Apple history of who really developed certain devices, and why some design decisions were made.
For instance, who was the developer who first showed flick scrolling to Jobs? Who really decided that the iPhone battery case should look the way it does? And so forth.
Yep, this sort of books are $$$.Just go to Taschen.com, $300 would be cheap, some of their books go to the thousand$.
I'll be waiting for the updated thinner version of this book...in gloss black of course 
Really? If that is the case then it's really cool of them. Can you show me a link to this?
I'm temped to buy it already, but if that's the case I'll surely get one.
A handful of Apple stores around the world is not "many stores." Yes, you can buy online, but the same is true of the art books I mentioned.
So you're ok with the likes of Kim Kardashian? This is vanity, nothing more. If the profits were going to charity then I'd of been behind this 100%, but it's just a greedy move on the ones that can't get enough of the kool-aid.
If Apple can't make a book called "Designed by Apple in California" in California that's a pretty sad indictment of the company. Heck, I'd even be cool if they did it in one of the other states where people actually need the work.
It's the inherent fake-ness and disingenuous-ness of marketing a Chinese product as American.
By going to China, it sends the message that Apple is a vacuous, empty corporation that's only interested in profits. For this price I'd have expected a made in America product. I don't care if my $20 iPhone case is made in China but I wouldn't pay $200-$300 for a made-in-China book.
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That's the world we live in. Globalization, cheaper to manufacture overseas. I know a lot of people including me want these jobs back here but it won't happen. I would think this book would cost at least double if it was made in USA.
well I find that insulting. Please reflect on the nonsense you post. This adds nothing to the thread, being a personal attack.
If I got one I'd be pissed someone was dumb enough to spend that $200+ on a picture book.
It pays for the research, which is very expensive. These are just product marketing shots, which they had anyway.
I should stay out, but no news on this front. 70 % of post history starting with snarky attitude, to say the least.