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Michael Scott	Posted: August 24, 2009 09:43 pm
Hebdomad Group: Admin Posts: 11,667 Member No.: 2 Joined: October 02, 2008	Here is the Dutch cover for The Sorceress -------------------- Michael Scott http://www.dillonscott.com http://www.secretsofnicholasflamel.com http://www.thealchemyst.co.uk http://www.alchemyst.jp http://www.elalquimistaflamel.com http://www.nicholas-flamel.de http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results....?authorid=27479 http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/autho...m?authorID=6740 http://www.randomhouse.com.au/house/index.asp

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Posted: August 27, 2009 03:27 am

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QUOTE (Michael Scott @ July 28, 2009 05:09 pm)

QUOTE (Godsryche @ July 28, 2009 03:52 pm)

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QUOTE (mr_mears @ July 28, 2009 02:13 pm)

Just a qustion... how can you tell if a book is a First Edition or not. I've see a lot of books that say frst edition but obiousley are not.

If I upload the copyright pages of my Flamel books can someone tell me if I in fact have first editions?

You don't even need to do that!

On the info page of a book where the copyright and publishers info is kept, you will see a small piece which tells you which year the edition you are looking at what published.

Below this is a string of numbers, e.g.

1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

If the 1 is present this usually indicates a first edition (assuming the words 'first edition' aren't printed on the page!)

if the string reads

3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

It'll be second edition and so on

so

25 26 27 28

Would be 25th edition (or from the 25th print run)

At least I think that's how it works!

Those numbers are the "printing" number.

the book would still be a "first edition" as "first edition" simply means it hasn't been edited at all. What you are seeing is the same thing as it was when it was first OKed for print.

The "printing numbers" tell you what batch it was printed with.

So a "First Edition - First Printing" would be of the first batch printed by the publisher.

If no edits are made and more books are needed you get the "First Edition - Second Printing" and so on.

Let me clear up this confusion. Most of you know I was a bookseller forever, so this is a question which comes up all the time.

The first edition refers to the first print run. It will usually say First edition © 2008
If there are reprints, there will be additional dates after the first, and usually the word "reprinted."

First edition has nothing to do with "editing." All books are edited (thankfully!) When books are reprinted, it is very, very rare for any changes to be made to the text, unless a glaring error has been discovered.

Michael

Not me!

Mine dosen't say copyright 2008. Mine says "Text copyright 2007" because mine is an ARC. So my cover is different than the rest that I have seen since it has a gold ARC oval on it. So I believe, Mr. Scott that since I read The Alchemyst from an ARC copy, that it makes me one of the original Alchemyst fans!

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Posted: August 27, 2009 05:07 am

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QUOTE (Lucy @ August 27, 2009 03:27 am)

QUOTE (Michael Scott @ July 28, 2009 05:09 pm)

Not me!

My copy says Text Copyright too.

This post has been edited by Zephfire on September 05, 2009 09:34 pm

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Posted: September 05, 2009 07:20 pm

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QUOTE (Michael Scott @ August 24, 2009 04:43 pm)

Here is the Dutch cover for The Sorceress

dosen't the title look even more magical in a different language

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Posted: September 06, 2009 02:56 am

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QUOTE (auraofgreen @ September 05, 2009 03:20 pm)

QUOTE (Michael Scott @ August 24, 2009 04:43 pm)

Here is the Dutch cover for The Sorceress

dosen't the title look even more magical in a different language

I know, right!?!?! What's ARC mean?

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Lucy	Posted: September 06, 2009 08:01 pm
Magician Group: Members Posts: 465 Member No.: 151 Joined: January 19, 2009	A-Advanced R-Readers C-Copy That doesn't mean I am an advanced reader though. Just that there are early copies available before the books go out for sale. Our librarian thought I would like it, and gave it to me. But she was wrong. I didn't like it. I loved it! -------------------- Aura: Sage Scent: Old Books

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