Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
bought the paperback edition of the book and it is awesome. in fact its brilliant.

what is exclusive to the hardback? amazon.com does not say.

if there anything special enough to warrant me saving aside money to buy the hardback?

i got the paperback version for dirt cheap on ebay.

The complete storyboard collection for the early drafts--so you get the most complete re-creation of the discarded storylines which is very interesting (notable ones include how Kenobi survives his duel with Vader and Vader ripping the arm off a rebel officer on the blockade runner) as well as a really interesting story conference transcription where Lucas fleshes out the backstory for all the characters in early 1977. If you already have the paperback i wouldn't re-buy it, but at 50 pages its a pretty substantive bonus, even if its mostly pictures.