Yep, there are good reasons to go for a cheaper edition (e.g., people can buy dozens of copies to pass out without breaking bank) and also to go for a more expensive edition. It makes sense to have one version that’s very optimized for affordability (the current version, which is good-quality but roughly at cost), and a separate version that’s optimized for other criteria. My main uncertainty is about which features Less Wrong readers are likely to care the most about, and how much those features are worth to them.
Definitely think it’s a good idea to go for the two optimized versions. Kinda like many (most?) of the classic novels from history: cheap mass edition + luxurious “pro” version. (Not that the content would actually differ between them, unless there’s some good reason for that I’m not thinking of; “Hey, the leatherbound version has more original post text and tangents!”).
Yep, there are good reasons to go for a cheaper edition (e.g., people can buy dozens of copies to pass out without breaking bank) and also to go for a more expensive edition. It makes sense to have one version that’s very optimized for affordability (the current version, which is good-quality but roughly at cost), and a separate version that’s optimized for other criteria. My main uncertainty is about which features Less Wrong readers are likely to care the most about, and how much those features are worth to them.
Definitely think it’s a good idea to go for the two optimized versions. Kinda like many (most?) of the classic novels from history: cheap mass edition + luxurious “pro” version. (Not that the content would actually differ between them, unless there’s some good reason for that I’m not thinking of; “Hey, the leatherbound version has more original post text and tangents!”).