What are the Differences Between Paperback and Collector’s Editions Strategy Guides?

More often then not as of late, companies publish two versions of strategy guides, a traditional paperback guide and a collector’s edition. In the case of publishers Piggyback and Future Press, they only publish a hardcover collector’s edition. But when there are two versions, what are the differences? Is there a difference aside from the hardcovers?

Well, sometimes, no. However, sometimes collector’s editions have extras that make the extra cash worth it other than looking pretty on your shelf. I pulled a number of samples I had of both types of strategy guides to show the various differences between them and what sort of extras a collector’s edition may entail. Simply put, not every collector’s edition may be worth it to you, but here are some examples of what you can find in these collector’s editions strategy guides.

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