Showing posts with label wax seal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wax seal. Show all posts

16 October 2007

How to Sell Books

I've written before about how those selling content need to pay more attention to the packaging; it looks like the Vatican has got the message:


The Vatican's Secret Archives, one of the world's great repositories of historical documents, is selling a limited edition of 800 numbered copies of the Chinon parchment.

It is printed on synthetic parchment, comes complete with a reproduction of the original papal wax seal, and is packaged in a soft leather case together with a scholarly commentary.

Each copy will cost just over 5,900 euros ($8,000; £3,925).

Update: Here's an interesting, and rather less flippant, post exploring the same idea (Via Open Access News.)