You can now buy the physical version 100 best albums list That's Apple Music releases this year – if you have some serious cash to spend, that is. Apple Music: 100 Best AlbumsThe 208-page coffee table book, produced by luxury print company Assoline, is available for preorder today for $450 with an estimated shipping date of November 25. Thankfully the shipping itself is free.
One explanation for the high price is that availability is extremely limited – only 1,500 copies are available, each numbered on the back and inside of the book. The book's design is also very luxurious, including a “custom-designed translucent acrylic slipcase with the Apple Music logo” that protects the white linen hardcover, and gold foil on the page edges and spine lettering. Then, Apple has released similarly expensive books before – At least it has words.
The book's introduction is provided by Zane Lowe, Creative Director of Apple Music. Otherwise content is pulled directly from the digital edition's text entries Apple Music's 100 Best Albums ListIf anything, readers are actually missing A lot of the original content, such as videos (for obvious reasons) and additional imagery, is not included, so it is largely targeted as a collector's item.