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HankronYour point is valid, Jay. The one thing is that I don't know if the book readership is intended to include beginners to the area (thus a gallery is more applicable) or to the type of folks on this board (where colore pictures are not neccesary, other than with strange variations or important color issues). At one point an intention was to release it at the time Topps T206 issue, which would suggest that, at least in part, it was to be marketed to beginners to the issue.
The one thing is if you have lots of pretty pictures coupled with academic text, you market it at both the beginner and advanced collector. A 10 year old kid can enjoy an illustrated T206 book without reading a single word.