Review: The Sense of Perfection
Posted by Huw,
When 42143 Ferrari Daytona SP3 is released next month a related book entitled The Sense of Perfection will also be available at LEGO.com.
The 230-page slipcased hardback is limited to 5,000 copies and is priced at £70/$80/€80, so is very expensive.
However, it goes into unprecedented detail about every aspect of the design and manufacturing of the set. Consequently, it is one of the most interesting LEGO books I have ever read.
The book begins with information about LEGO's long collaboration with Ferrari and what is now being called the Technic Ultimate Car concept, the series of 1:8 scale Technic supercars that launched in 2016.
There's also an interview with LEGO Group owner Kjeld Kirk Kristansen in which he reveals that he has a life-long passion for fast cars and started building them with LEGO as soon as the wheel was launched in 1962, and that he has a collection of Ferraris, which is his favourite marque.
Part two covers the design of the real car, including interviews with key people in Ferrari and, while it is interesting, it's the next three parts of the book that are most fascinating.
Set designers are the ones thrust into the spotlight when new sets are revealed, and it's easy to forget that there are a multitude of other departments and people involved in the design and production process. It is in this area that the book provides unprecedented detail.
There is of course a chapter about lead designer Ube Wabra which covers his background, his design methodology, and working with Ferrari during the pandemic while the real car was being finalised, but it forms only a small part of the book.
The remainder covers what else happens before the set lands on the shelves and who else is involved, including model coaching, element and graphic design, element testing, mould design, building instruction creation, box design, and element production: subjects that are rarely broached in other publications, and I found it all fascinating.
For example, element designer Esmee Kuenen and mechanical engineer Christel Salling explain how one of the new pieces required for the set, the 2x1 apostrophe panel, was designed and tested to ensure that it can actually be made, and importantly for this set, printed on. It's covered in minute detail and the other new parts are also covered in a similar level of detail. I am not aware of any other book that takes such a deep dive into the subject.
Having said that, it is a coffee-table book so doesn't get too bogged-down in the subjects -- you can pick it up, read a chapter in 5-10 minutes, then return to it another time.
The building instructions chapter is particularly enlightening, offering a rare insight into how they are produced, using hundreds of photographs and building the model 11 times, it turns out!
It's printed on high quality paper stock, full of lavish photographs, and provides the most in-depth look at the production of a single LEGO set ever published. There's no disputing that it's expensive but nevertheless it's a book that the discerning LEGO aficionado will want to add to their bookshelf.
If you have any interest at all in what goes on behind the scenes at LEGO you will find it as fascinating as I did, whether you intend to buy the Ferrari or not.
It will be available from 1st June, exclusively at LEGO.com and, despite the price, is likely to sell out fast.
Thanks to LEGO for providing the book for review. All opinions expressed are mine.
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very interesting! would love to get a copy, but i expect it to be sold out within minutes
@denn said:
"very interesting! would love to get a copy, but i expect it to be sold out within minutes"
You should at least try? :-)
Not the subject for me, but I like the idea and look of the book.
I'd be very interested to read this, but I'm not interested in overpriced, self-imposed production items. You'd think Lego would want to showcase their design process to the masses, not just 5,000 people who can shell out a few hours' wages for a book. ¯\_(?)_/¯
It's interesting to get a book like this. Technic isn't necessarily my favorite theme, but I've often wished that themes I do prefer (especially character/story-based themes with media tie-ins like Ninjago. Elves, Monkie Kid, or Bionicle) could get fancy, high quality books about their concepts and development. The closest we've ever gotten at retail would be the artbooks for The Lego Batman Movie and the Lego Ninjago movie, though sadly those didn't seem to pave the way for more.
Perhaps the high-end Technic theme offers more sales potential for a coffee table-style book like this. But as somebody who delights in the behind-the-scenes info that I otherwise have to collect from scattered sources like magazines, designer Bricklists and social media, and concept artist portfolios, I would truly to see more along these lines,
Interesting subject matter, but oh my goodness that title is so incredibly pretentious.
HOW MUCH for a book?
@lordofdragonss said:
"HOW MUCH for a book?
"
"The 230-page slipcased hardback is limited to 5,000 copies and is priced at £70/$80/€80, so it very expensive."
Love the idea of the book, right up my alley but not a hope in hell I would ever pay more than £20 for something like this. Absolute rip off.
It's a gorgeous book, and while it's definitely aimed more at the Lego fan than the Ferrari fan, don't be fooled into thinking that it's just for Technic aficionados - as Huw says, it's a detailed look at the process of creating a LEGO set from start to finish. It just so happens that the subject matter is a Technic set, but it will appeal to anyone with an interest in how a LEGO set goes from an idea to the box on the shelf.
It is, though, priced to put it out of the reach of many, which is a shame.
@Bumfluffous said:
"Love the idea of the book, right up my alley but not a hope in hell I would ever pay more than £20 for something like this. Absolute rip off."
Just for the sake of Devils Advocate - the Apple book "Designed by Apple in California" was $199 or $299 depending on edition.
Im guessing this book is aimed at a similar demographic.
@BooTheMightyHamster said:
"It's a gorgeous book, and while it's definitely aimed more at the Lego fan than the Ferrari fan, don't be fooled into thinking that it's just for Technic aficionados - as Huw says, it's a detailed look at the process of creating a LEGO set from start to finish. It just so happens that the subject matter is a Technic set, but it will appeal to anyone with an interest in how a LEGO set goes from an idea to the box on the shelf."
Exactly. Do you have a copy, too?
Damn, that’s a high price. Fortunately I’m not particularly interested in the subject matter
@Bumfluffous said:
"Love the idea of the book, right up my alley but not a hope in hell I would ever pay more than £20 for something like this. Absolute rip off."
I agree that it’s expensive, but £/$/€20 seems overly optimistic to me. A coffee table book like this usually costs in the neighborhood of $40-50. $20 is the roughly price of a standard hardback novel, printed on white paper with no illustrations.
@Huw said:
" @BooTheMightyHamster said:
"It's a gorgeous book, and while it's definitely aimed more at the Lego fan than the Ferrari fan, don't be fooled into thinking that it's just for Technic aficionados - as Huw says, it's a detailed look at the process of creating a LEGO set from start to finish. It just so happens that the subject matter is a Technic set, but it will appeal to anyone with an interest in how a LEGO set goes from an idea to the box on the shelf."
Exactly. Do you have a copy, too?
"
I do. I must confess I'm working for *cough*another LEGO website*cough* and when I got sent the Ferrari to review, they included the book as well. If they gave all reviewers a copy, there won't be many left to go round when it finally goes on sale!
Do all the pictures in the book have the missing elements from the rear (the 2 rear diffusers)?
Quite a BIG error in the instructions and official pictures, but this is sold as a 'premium' book.
Doesn't seem like "The Sense of Perfection"
@Mr__Thrawn said:
" @Bumfluffous said:
"Love the idea of the book, right up my alley but not a hope in hell I would ever pay more than £20 for something like this. Absolute rip off."
I agree that it’s expensive, but £/$/€20 seems overly optimistic to me. A coffee table book like this usually costs in the neighborhood of $40-50. $20 is the roughly price of a standard hardback novel, printed on white paper with no illustrations."
The £20 is what I would ideally like to pay but always knew it would be higher. To be fair the limited natural of the book I hadn't taken into account so that will bump it up a bit. I pick up a lot of the "Art of or making of" style books but don't usually pay more than £20 and often less such as managed to get a "making of Mad Max Fury Road" and a few others for £5 this week.
@Lyichir said:
"It's interesting to get a book like this. Technic isn't necessarily my favorite theme, but I've often wished that themes I do prefer (especially character/story-based themes with media tie-ins like Ninjago. Elves, Monkie Kid, or Bionicle) could get fancy, high quality books about their concepts and development. The closest we've ever gotten at retail would be the artbooks for The Lego Batman Movie and the Lego Ninjago movie, though sadly those didn't seem to pave the way for more."
My first thought seeing this was: what an incredible opportunity for a PR circle-(censored) between two high-prestige brands. Which would make an in-depth book about first-party IP by Lego into self-(censored).
(My first general reaction was remembering how much I hate sports cars, and how hard I ignore this entire line by Lego so those feelings don't tarnish how I generally feel about them. PR and brand marketing runs both ways).
This is one of the rare posts where I like seeing people complain about the thing being reviewed, because hopefully that'll make it that much easier for me to acquire a copy.
This book sounds fascinating and beautiful, and I can't wait to read it.
999 SEK in Sweden, equal to $101..
@CCC said:
"It is clever marketing. If there were 50000 printed or it was unlimited, they probably wouldn't sell very fast. But announce only 5000? They'll hit that number very quickly. Buy two! One to read and one to keep sealed. And maybe another for investment. Although if they do what the did with the BDP Castle in the Forest set and accidentally take orders for 10000, will it be so valuable later on ...?"
There's nothing clever about it. It's the oldest trick in the book, no pun intended, and personally I'm burnt out by these artificial limited editions of any product. If you don't want my money, fine, it's your problem not mine.
Also, too bad Huw will be the only person in the world to read it, with the other 4999 copies kept sealed for future profit :P
@jamiest said:
"Do all the pictures in the book have the missing elements from the rear (the 2 rear diffusers)?
Quite a BIG error in the instructions and official pictures, but this is sold as a 'premium' book.
Doesn't seem like "The Sense of Perfection""
Can't say that all the pictures have them missing, but certainly the ones on the first few pages, including the classic, low level, full page 'front and rear' shots do.
In some ways I'm glad it made the news, because I had such a sinking feeling when I got to the end of the build and saw those two pieces sitting there. At least I've been able to add them in now.
Thats a pretty normal price for a keepsake, limited edition book of this nature. DC's Absolute Editions of their graphic novels are typically even more expensive and they are not usually limited print runs. If they were, they would go for even more.
@Padmewan said:
" @Lyichir said:
"It's interesting to get a book like this. Technic isn't necessarily my favorite theme, but I've often wished that themes I do prefer (especially character/story-based themes with media tie-ins like Ninjago. Elves, Monkie Kid, or Bionicle) could get fancy, high quality books about their concepts and development. The closest we've ever gotten at retail would be the artbooks for The Lego Batman Movie and the Lego Ninjago movie, though sadly those didn't seem to pave the way for more."
My first thought seeing this was: what an incredible opportunity for a PR circle-(censored) between two high-prestige brands. Which would make an in-depth book about first-party IP by Lego into self-(censored).
(My first general reaction was remembering how much I hate sports cars, and how hard I ignore this entire line by Lego so those feelings don't tarnish how I generally feel about them. PR and brand marketing runs both ways)."
I think your perspective is from somebody who is disinterested in how Lego sets/themes/etc. come to be. For my part I'm EXTREMELY interested in the creative work that goes into my favorite sets and themes, and love learning about the process that takes those things from mere concepts to finished products. While I'm more or less ambivalent to sports cars, Technic or otherwise, I would love if the professional creative work done for other themes could be published in a high-quality book both to document and archive the work that went into them and to potentially serve as inspiration for independent fan builders like myself.
I'm not that interested in the subject matter of the set, but I've always been fascinated by Lego's building instructions, so the fact the book goes into that makes it somewhat appealing.
I wonder if there's any chance that Lego would also offer an electronic version / PDF later? A digital edition wouldn't change the exclusivity of the physical books but would make the information inside available to more people. Perhaps it could even be done closer to the $40 price mentioned above.
@Angry_Warlock said:
" @Bumfluffous said:
"Love the idea of the book, right up my alley but not a hope in hell I would ever pay more than £20 for something like this. Absolute rip off."
Just for the sake of Devils Advocate - the Apple book "Designed by Apple in California" was $199 or $299 depending on edition.
Im guessing this book is aimed at a similar demographic. "
This is the problem. Lego is becoming more and more a marketing company, like Apple, instead of a toy company. They try more to be cool instead the "only the best is good enough"
Lego is targeting their customers to rich people, who can pay overpriced sets (in average), and overpriced complementary, limited edition items, just to ensure that only rich people or scalpers can buy them.
Meanwhile quality of the designs and parts are decreasing (again in average). When the 4th generation took the control of the company, they focused in Apple'ize Lego, and every year I'm more distant from the company, not the toy (and trust me that I've been one the most involved AFOLs in the world a decade ago).
I like the concept of this book. I don't even mind the price too much. I just don't like the subject.
If something similar had been produced to go with the Titanic 10294 I would have snapped it up!
Love the look of this book and it will most likely be amazing but the price is just ridiculous. This is info they should want all lego fans to see and have access to instead of making it unavailable to most people because of price and quantity. or give out a free or cheap version and still have this for the die hard fans. kind of disappointing really.
I think I like the book more than the set, Lego really should ‘pull the curtain back’ a bit more on their design / manufacture process - I find it all absolutely fascinating
$80 for a book (hardcover) is peanuts. Most highly technical books (this one is in that category) usually fetch much higher price. Good quality books are also expensive - have a look at the Folio Society (foliosociety.com) what they do is classic books with proper cover (leather) and illustrations if necessary by renowned artists, etc. Some of these books are several hundred dollars - you can currently buy the limited edition Lord of the Ring for a measly CAD$1950. If sci-fi is more your thing, you can get Dune for only CAD$945. For the paupers, you can get The Three Musketeers for CAD$450.
If you want high quality books for a book shelf in your living room, they have you covered! (disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with this company - but I bought quite a few of their books when I was living in the UK).
I would probably buy this book as it is a subject that interests me but what I am against is having to fight to get it. I will try, if it's gone before I get to the site then no harms done, I'll still do my nights just fine.
Price not problem. Subject not problem. Limited is problem.
Likelihood of me getting one = 21%
@graymattr said:
"I'd be very interested to read this, but I'm not interested in overpriced, self-imposed production items. You'd think Lego would want to showcase their design process to the masses, not just 5,000 people who can shell out a few hours' wages for a book. ¯\_(?)_/¯"
This guy gets it.
@HOBBES said:
"$80 for a book (hardcover) is peanuts. Most highly technical books (this one is in that category) usually fetch much higher price. Good quality books are also expensive - have a look at the Folio Society (foliosociety.com) what they do is classic books with proper cover (leather) and illustrations if necessary by renowned artists, etc. Some of these books are several hundred dollars - you can currently buy the limited edition Lord of the Ring for a measly CAD$1950. If sci-fi is more your thing, you can get Dune for only CAD$945. For the paupers, you can get The Three Musketeers for CAD$450.
If you want high quality books for a book shelf in your living room, they have you covered! (disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with this company - but I bought quite a few of their books when I was living in the UK).
I would probably buy this book as it is a subject that interests me but what I am against is having to fight to get it. I will try, if it's gone before I get to the site then no harms done, I'll still do my nights just fine."
Most folio society books are not leather bound, at least none of the ones I own or have seen are :).
They are however beautiful books
@Slave2lego said:
"I think I like the book more than the set, Lego really should ‘pull the curtain back’ a bit more on their design / manufacture process - I find it all absolutely fascinating"
Indeed. When people wonder why knock-off and imitator brands are so much less expensive than LEGO, it’s partly because of the cost, time, talent, testing and effort that goes into producing the real thing. If more people knew what it took, they might be more willing to pay higher prices. LEGO is shooting itself in the foot in making that knowledge only available to a small audience. It should be part of its wider comms strategy. Silly LEGO.
@Terreneflame said:
" @HOBBES said:
"$80 for a book (hardcover) is peanuts. Most highly technical books (this one is in that category) usually fetch much higher price. Good quality books are also expensive - have a look at the Folio Society (foliosociety.com) what they do is classic books with proper cover (leather) and illustrations if necessary by renowned artists, etc. Some of these books are several hundred dollars - you can currently buy the limited edition Lord of the Ring for a measly CAD$1950. If sci-fi is more your thing, you can get Dune for only CAD$945. For the paupers, you can get The Three Musketeers for CAD$450.
If you want high quality books for a book shelf in your living room, they have you covered! (disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with this company - but I bought quite a few of their books when I was living in the UK).
I would probably buy this book as it is a subject that interests me but what I am against is having to fight to get it. I will try, if it's gone before I get to the site then no harms done, I'll still do my nights just fine."
Most folio society books are not leather bound, at least none of the ones I own or have seen are :).
They are however beautiful books"
True. The 'regular' collection of books is really nice but not leather. Most 'Limited Edition' are truly something special. These books also keep their value very well (in some cases may even be viewed as an investment)
Going by the direction LEGO has taken over the past few years, it's no wonder that KKK "has a collection of Ferraris".
All those billions of profits we generate for him and his family every year have to be spent somehow.
I'd rather see them spend part of their profits on improving the quality of their products. But hey, that would probably mean a couple Ferraris less for his collection...
Looks good but I'm not that interested in Ferrari. If they had done a book like this about the Titanic and the making of the LEGO Titanic set then I would be VERY interested.
@Feroz said:
" @denn said:
"very interesting! would love to get a copy, but i expect it to be sold out within minutes"
You should at least try? :-)
Not the subject for me, but I like the idea and look of the book."
heh i don't stay up that late anymore, no worries. i'll certainly check the website when i get up around 0530, i suppose i could get lucky
@CCC said:
"I guess the simple equation is how many hours of enjoyment do you expect to get per hour of work."
When I'm thinking that Lego is too expensive, I just have to think of my sister spending £200+ per month on cigarettes and suddenly Lego feels like an absolute bargain!
well, a sports car and a limited number of copies are two turn-offs for me. if they want to showcase their product design process a d celebrate their perfection that way, I'm not invited to the party.
do this for a creator- or ideas-set, or better a small product line as a whole, call it "how we make good building toys" and sell it for the same price (I know how hard it is to make a really good book from concept to content to design to production) but without the exclusivity, and I'm all in.
I would love to read this book, but it's WAY too expensive for me! Though, to be fair, it's probably pretty close to what scalpers would try to sell it for if LEGO gave it away for free...
Looks very interesting how a set is designed in the minutae, but I'm not interested in Ferrari. Gonna be excited to read it when somebody inevitably scans to pdf or whatnot.
Slightly off topic, but that apostrophe piece in white would make a good ‘hanging toilet roll’.
Scalpers will pick this up to bundle with the set for a true collectors item.
It really looks like a wonderful book....which makes it all the more sad that the majority of the 5000 copies will probably be kept sealed as an investment item, and will never be read. But it is kind of appropriate for a book about a set based on a car that by most buyers also would rarely be driven.
I thought I read somewhere on another web site that Lego would make it available as a pdf. Wishful thinking? Would love to read it, but would rather buy $80 of bricks.
@sjr60 said:
" @CCC said:
"I guess the simple equation is how many hours of enjoyment do you expect to get per hour of work."
When I'm thinking that Lego is too expensive, I just have to think of my sister spending £200+ per month on cigarettes and suddenly Lego feels like an absolute bargain!
"
No joke! Plus the extra costs coming her way soon.
I consider books to be in the same realm as Lego. They are both endlessly fascinating, enduringly useful, and evoke my childish feeling that anything is possible and everything can be discovered and learned.
However, I like the new 8 wide SC cars, but there's no desire in me for Technic. I really like the Lego design parts of this book. On the fence about whether to purchase.
@Huw
Was it sent sealed in cellophane, or just loose in the slipcase ?
Mine came in cellophane. It's got a label on it saying it's limited to 5,000 copies, but it's not individually numbered.
For a high-quality, low-production run book, that is a very reasonable price. For example, I bought a copy of Driving Style: GM Design’s First Century @ 240 pages for $75, and that was in 2005.
Where was the book printed? For $80, I’m guessing China, though it would be nice to be wrong.
@denn said:
"very interesting! would love to get a copy, but i expect it to be sold out within minutes"
Ask you local library to get one. Librarians want to know what people want to read
@Slave2lego:
There was the Unbound crowdfunding book. I don’t know if it’ll be possible to buy a copy anymore, but the subject that got picked is a deep dive into LEGO elements.
Seems Australia misses out again. What's new? Thanks LEGO!!!
No Target Ideas set and now no exclusive book. I thought regional exclusives were not happening anymore. Hopefully I'm wrong here!
A limited edition coffee table book makes just as much sense as a limited edition LEGO GWP, coin or poster. They should have at least given access to the pdf version of it to all owners of the 42143 set. Aw well, I'm sure someone will scan it eventually...
TLG should publish a general book showing us the development process of a set from start to finish. And make it an unlimited run and for a fair price.
@MutoidMan said:
"For a high-quality, low-production run book, that is a very reasonable price. For example, I bought a copy of Driving Style: GM Design’s First Century @ 240 pages for $75, and that was in 2005.
Where was the book printed? For $80, I’m guessing China, though it would be nice to be wrong."
It was printed in Poland.
This isn't showing up on Lego Australia so I suppose that means that we aren't getting it. If we did, I expect the price would be north of $200 anyway.
100€ in Finland
It shouldn't be half that
@Mr_Orange said:
"This isn't showing up on Lego Australia so I suppose that means that we aren't getting it. If we did, I expect the price would be north of $200 anyway."
Not showing here in Canada either :(
@AddictedToStyrene said:
" @denn said:
"very interesting! would love to get a copy, but i expect it to be sold out within minutes"
Ask you local library to get one. Librarians want to know what people want to read"
as a librarian, we wouldn't be able to buy a copy either - not available through the regular purchasing channels. county funding and all that. fun to dream like that, though!
What time should it be available on 1st of June? Like a midnight for every country or like a midnight in the US?
@Krtek said:
"What time should it be available on 1st of June? Like a midnight for every country or like a midnight in the US? "
Difficult to say. This is my experience in the Netherlands. I stayed up for the Space Coin. I think around 00:00 things became available, but not the coin.
Went to sleep, woke up and started refreshing around 08:00 again. At this time the website still showed the previous coin with the message that it's sold out. I gave up after half an hour?
Curiosity brought me back and around 09:30 I was able to order the Space Coin. I think the window for this was very short, I checked back after half an hour or a full hour and the coin was listed as sold out.
So that was my experience in April 2021. I don't know if things have improved since.
@Krtek said:
"What time should it be available on 1st of June? Like a midnight for every country or like a midnight in the US? "
We will try and find out.
Can't make my mind up about this one.
On one hand, it's a lovely piece to go with the set. But at £70 most Lego fans are more likely to want to put the money towards a set.
I'm not sure how many Ferrari enthusiasts are going to want to buy a book about how a Lego set was designed, they are more likely going to want fuel to put in their car.
I'm just unsure whether this will be an absolute sell out, or one that will be in the bargin bin in 12 months time. I can see a lot of scalpers trying their luck, but I guess it all depends on how many are actually available for sale out of the 5000 printed. Assuming 250 have been given to Lego employees, 250 given to Ferrari employees, some given to AFOL review groups, etc.
but then look how quickly the 20'000 limited edition crawler sets sold out.
We will see,
@Paul_DLH said:
"Can't make my mind up about this one.
On one hand, it's a lovely piece to go with the set. But at £70 most Lego fans are more likely to want to put the money towards a set."
Of course you could just get the book now, and get the set in 9-12 months, when it's pretty much guaranteed to have been reduced by £70 or more!
@Huw Are you able to find out about availability to countries like Australia and Canada where this is not showing up yet?
@The_Toniboeh said:
"100€ in Finland
It shouldn't be half that "
90€ in Slovenia
Is this the most expensive non-lego product that lego ever sells?
@NeptuneIce:
What do you mean “No Target Ideas set”? It’s only a Target exclusive in the US. Everywhere else it’s just a regular Ideas set, and will be available on LEGO.com, even if it never shows up in local stores.
@denn:
Most of what you’d be able to purchase for libraries are actual library editions, right? I know these exist, and can be quite different than retail copies.
@Feroz:
The coins got really screwy launches towards the end. I can’t confirm the actual US launch time of any coin besides the fifth, which was held back for a mid-week 9am launch, and still showed up late. Nobody noticed the Castle coin and case going live, I did get Pirate right after midnight, but I don’t remember if I had actually been paying attention to the time. I forgot to claim an Octan code before going to work, and it was a frantic drive home to do so after reading how fast they ran out in Europe. Space went live at least three hours early here, which I only found out about by reading a comment here. This should work more like any product launch. They may turn on the queueing system, if they expect people to bum rush the site, but in the US everyone should get access to it as soon as Eastern time zone hits midnight. Canada should have a similar experience. I have no idea how it’ll work in Europe, where one warehouse will service nations located in multiple time zones. Things didn’t go well with Coin 5 and Ulysses, so they may try to make things fair for everyone involved (i.e. no more staggered access to shared stock), but whether that will be allocating reserved stock to each individual nation, or giving everyone simultaneous access, I don’t know. Your best bet would be to call and ask.
@vader11:
You didn’t know they once had a line of furniture?
@PurpleDave said:
" @vader11:
You didn’t know they once had a line of furniture?"
Apparently not. But after a quick look, they all seem to have "studs" on them so kinda have lego on it or at least lego compatible. This book doesn't even have studs or lego compatible. Just a paper book. So unless there's a more expensive book before and other stuff that has no studs on it, this is one of the most expensive non-lego things they sell.
@vader11:
Some did, sure, but I don’t see any on 9806, 9402, 9405, or 9817. I don’t see any prices, either, but I expect they all ran more than this book.