I find peculiar that publishers don't try to make physical books more durable and beautiful: if they're going to be art objects, using the cheapest possible pap

I find peculiar that publishers don't try to make physical books more durable and beautiful: if they're going to be art objects, using the cheapest possible paper and bindings seems counterproductive. The Thor Power ruling is a big part: https://www.sfwa.org/2005/01/05/how-thor-power-hammered-publishing/ https://www.sfwa.org/2005/01/05/how-thor-power-hammered-publ..., but I'd think that there should be a desire to make buyers of physical books feel they're getting something substantial.