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Hugard's Royal Road to Card Magic is the book you're looking for. It's inexpensive, at the skill level you're after, and is a classic. You'll find it often recommended in threads like this.

A great source for UK buyers to get quality playing cards is JP Games Ltd, which is located in the UK. Their website is here: http://jpgamesltd.co.uk I especially love the new Cobra Playing Cards deck they have produced: Product page...

Sounds either like a scanning error (i.e. in how the ebook got the text), or a font-style error (i.e. in how the ebook is rendering the text). Try a search for "fight" and then a separate search for "right". That will tell you for sure which of these two words is in the digital text, and...

I've written about this elsewhere, but here's a link to an article I wrote that covers this in detail, identifying some of the things that make decks handle differently: Analysing the quality/handling of a USPCC deck vs LPCC/EPCC decks: four key elements...

Getting a deck that is optimized and designed specifically for cardistry can be well worthwhile. One of the top choices is indeed the Virtuoso deck. See my detailed review here: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1751503 You might also want to look into the School of Cardistry decks...

Decks from different publishers will definitely have a different feel. There are many factors, including the paper/card stock used, the type of finish/embossing; handling is also affected significantly by the kinds of coating used. If you want to learn more about this, check out my detailed...

Publishers like USPCC and LPCC (Legends Playing Card Company) make A grade playing cards, but you typically need a large print run. Publishers like MPC (MakePlayingCards.com) are B grade in comparison, but let you do a small print run, with as few as one deck. In my experience, the MPC decks...

I have posted a detailed article on exactly this subject on another site which you may find helpful: Analysing the quality/handling of a USPCC deck vs EPCC decks: four key elements http://www.playingcardforum.com/index.php?topic=10265 In this article I cover things like card stock, texture...

Would Joshua Jay's The Phantom Deck be a good option instead of the Omni Deck here? It is a similar concept, but instead of a single transparent block, you end up with an entire pack of transparent, clear cards. So it is as if the entire deck has just magically turned invisible/clear. It...