u/livens

I just received the Children of Time box set by Orbit. The hardcovers of these books are usually astronomically priced, and the Broken Binding editions are sold out. So this box set priced at about $50 on Amazon seemed like a great deal. Until I opened the first book and noticed how thin the paper they used was. Not only is the text on the reverse side bleeding through, but you can pretty much read the opposite page through the paper. Very irritating to read a book printed like this. I'll be returning this set.

Does anyone know if the trade paperback editions are printed on better paper?