My blog has moved! Redirecting…

You should be automatically redirected. If not, visit goodbadandunread and update your bookmarks.

My Reviews
Books
Guest Author Schedule
EBUZZ: It's What's for Dinner!
Don't You Want to E-review Too?
Author Interviews
  • comingsoon - Karen Kelley
  • comingsoon - Caroline Linden
  • comingsoon Avon Red: Sylvia Day, Toni Blake, Cathryn Fox, Leda Swann, Delilah Devlin
  • Authors in Blogland
    Reader Blogs
    Author Blogs
    About Me
    My Photo
    Name:
    Location: Texas, United States
    Search

    The Good, The Bad, and the Unread
    web
    Previous Posts
    Recent Comments
    Reading and Reviewing
    Upcoming Books
    This and That
    Archives
    Count Bar
    eXTReMe Tracker

    9/13/2006
    This is prolly a really stupid question
    How can you tell what printing a book is? As in first, second, third, whatever...

    All the ones I have randomly looked at say first. And I know they aren't all apart of the first print run.
    4 Comments:
    1. It's getter hard to tell these days. There's usually a number line/sequence and if the "1" is missing, your looking at second print run. It's quite a complicated issue, really. Some books may state "First Edition" but it's a second print run. I almost always look for a number sequence and if the 1 is missing, it may not be a first edition.

      I stand corrected if there are other ways to discern first edition vs. second, third...etc. Wish they would all state First edition.

      Keishon

      By Blogger Unknown, at 9/13/2006 09:25:00 AM  

    2. That's one way, Keishon.

      Another is that different pubs do it different ways. Some may have the 1, but if it doesn't say First Edition somewhere on it, then it's not first run. Was at work trying to figure this out the other week with a hardback of George RR Martin's first book.

      By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9/13/2006 10:27:00 AM  

    3. Hi Nicole,

      Not stating that it's not a first edition doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't, which is why I say it's difficult to tell these days. More than likely, your right, it's not but if it's the only copy available in hardcover, then it would be a unofficial, "first run".

      I try to look at pub year too to help discern. Tricky business, that.

      Keishon

      By Blogger Unknown, at 9/13/2006 10:46:00 AM  

    4. I don't know the answer, but too is this right, the difference between a publisher edition and a bookclub edition is that the publisher edition has the book price in it, right?

      Cathie
      http://tbranxiety.blogspot.com

      By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9/13/2006 06:25:00 PM  

    Post a Comment

    << Home