Andrew d’Entremont Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I have two copies of the same book, published at different times by different publishers. One is the original first edition, and the second is a 15th anniversary edition, revised and updated. My question is, how do I enter the 15th anniversary edition? Should I enter it as a new book since it is a different publisher, or should I enter it as a variation of the first edition? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J. Castaneda Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 use the 'Printings' drop down option in the issue details window; suggest setting it to '2' (2nd printing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew d’Entremont Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 Sounds good. Should a note be included that the Publisher is different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew d’Entremont Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 Also of note for this particular book is that the actual content is a bit different as it has been revised and updated with the page count being higher. I'm just wondering if it would be more accurate to refer to it as a variant. I'll go with whatever the consensus is, I just want to make sure I'm doing it right moving forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Can you supply the titles? They may need to be in two different titles. I can do a little searching with the Titles and Publisher (and any other information like Printings and dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew d’Entremont Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 The title is Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist. The first edition was published in August of 1989 by Doubleday and has 293 pages. The 15th anniversary edition was published by Bantam in July of 2004 and has 353 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Okay. I will look into this and get back with you. However, for the 2nd printing, the Published by Bantam should be in the Notes. (Also, I doubt it is an actual 2nd printing but we will see). And I would suggest not to use periods (they can give the system problems at times). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew d’Entremont Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 Thanks. Should Author names also not include periods when there is an initial involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Sorry, I meant to end sentences. they are valid in Name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Here is what I can find:Raymond E. Feist Prince of the Blood Type Cover Pub Printing Pages Cover Artist Price Date Publisher: Doubleday HC 18.95 8/1/1989 1st 393 Kevin Eugene Johnson HC/A 8.98 2/1/1990 SFBC 308 Kevin Eugene Johnson Science Fiction Book Club Edition; Cover Catalog Number: 15750 HC 22.00 11/1/1992 2nd 293 Don Maitez Publisher: Bantam HC 25.00 7/1/2004 1st * 356 Liz Kenyon MMPB 7.99 7/1/2005 1st 432 Liz Kenyon MMPB 4.95 6/1/1990 1st 396 Kevin Eugene Johnson MMPB 5.99 1/1/1994 5th 351 Don Maitz *I don't have information about 1st printing but I assume it is. you have the book and could tell better Personally, I would create 3 separate titles: Title: Prince of the Blood (Doubleday) Publisher: Doubleday HC 1st HC/A SFBC Title: Prince of the Blood (Bantam) Publisher: Bantam MMPB 1st MMPB 5th (there are 2nd - 4th printings but I don't have information on them) Title: Prince of the Blood 15th Anniversary Edition (Bantam) Publisher: Bantam HC 1st MMPB 1st When you start having different publishers and different printings, it can get messy and you may box yourself into a corner later. It is easier (and less prone to problems) to have the separate titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew d’Entremont Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 I had actually considered creating a separate title because of the changes to content and Publisher, so that's what I'll go ahead and do. Thanks for the speedy response and thorough research! And just out of curiosity, where did you pull your information from? Your source might save us both some time in future situations like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I have found this to be a pretty good site for books: https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi I also do some searches on Amazon and Ebay to see If I can see any inside information. PS Very good series, by the way. I would have got to it eventually but i have several hundred books to get through (and I started a Z and am working backwards to A as I rearrange my bookshelves... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald Lashley Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 4 hours ago, Andrew d’Entremont said: I have two copies of the same book, published at different times by different publishers. One is the original first edition, and the second is a 15th anniversary edition, revised and updated. My question is, how do I enter the 15th anniversary edition? Should I enter it as a new book since it is a different publisher, or should I enter it as a variation of the first edition? Thanks! If it is a different publisher, I think it is a new book. I would enter it as a new book and submit it if it's not already in the system. I know when I've done that, the entire run shows up in the next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Unfortunately, it is not that straight forward. As an example, Company A publishes a Title with Printings 1 through 5. Then the company is bought/merged with another company, and the publisher of the book changes BUT the next book a 6th printing. If you split it into two titles, the second would 'start' with 6th Printing. However, if after the merger, the next book IS a 1st printing, then, yes, I would make two titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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