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Will Harry Potter books be worth anything 10 years from now?
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I have seen the Amazon.com preorder page for HP6. It is #1 as of now - even not yet published. I have never encountered anything like this in the last decade or so. I have not ordered it because I see from abebooks andalibris that I can get a new or like new copy of previous HP books for a lot less than the sell price. Do you think HP6 will appreciate in value or not considering that almost everyone that I know has a copy (or two) of the books. Someone told me that the children's edition (bloomsbury) may be more valuable than the adult edition because most these are actually being read by children so few will survive in fine condition. I just hate the designs for these edition though. jose |
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Other than 1st editions of the earlier stories, I very much doubt there will be
any valuable Potter books a decade from now. IMHO even the early 1sts won't be worth all that much. -- Bob Finnan http://bobfinnan.com |
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The first three books published by Bloomsbury in their true First
Editions have commanded high values now for several years however there has been a noticeable drop in these values in the past few months which suggests the bubble may already have burst. Books 4 and 5 were published in such vast numbers as First Editions that they command no real value at all and even sell for less than the original retail price. The special collectors editions of the first three books have also increased substantially in value over the years but again the prices are dropping. I believe the hype is finally fading! ASD |
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"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message ... wrote: Hi, I have seen the Amazon.com preorder page for HP6. It is #1 as of now - even not yet published. I have never encountered anything like this in the last decade or so. I have not ordered it because I see from abebooks andalibris that I can get a new or like new copy of previous HP books for a lot less than the sell price. Do you think HP6 will appreciate in value or not considering that almost everyone that I know has a copy (or two) of the books. Someone told me that the children's edition (bloomsbury) may be more valuable than the adult edition because most these are actually being read by children so few will survive in fine condition. I just hate the designs for these edition though. jose That depends in part on the longevity of Potter's popularity. But 10 years is too short a time to judge. As another poster suggested, the early books will garner much more value than the later ones will, as production runs for the firsts printing were, naturally, shorter. Take Jacob Abbott's "Rollo" series. Abbott, born in 1803, was possibly America's first children's author. He was highly popular in the mid-19th century. But the popularity did not hold up. "Rollo on the Atlantic" now goes for about $20.00. Then there was Thomas Bailey Aldrich, whose novel "The Story of a Bad Boy" [appropriately enough about a mischevious boy named Tom] inspired his friend Samuel Clemens to write "Tom Sawyer". A first edition of that book carries an asking price in excess of $200. One may also see Harry Potter as a modern version of Thomas Hughes' series "Tom Brown's School Days" and "Tom Brown at Oxford". These too were highly popular at the time and have retained some continuing interest. True first of those two can be quite expensive. Francis A. Miniter I'm curious about the factors behind this on the demand side. Does nostalgia play a role in the timeline of these values? (Perhaps this doesn't apply to your specific older examples, but to 20th century work.) Do 40- and 50-ish readers start yearning for copies of their childhood favorites, and does that then produce another little boom, later to bust again I suppose unless the work stays in print? Thanks. - Todd T. |
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Hi,
I am not familiar of the "Tom Brown.."series but it only validates my belief that this HP series demand will go down after Rowling publishes her 7th story. The reason I ask is because I have this "urged" to go and buy 1st editions of the 1-5 HP books. I usually have this "urge" once in a while. Unfortunately or fortunately I did not have the cash at the time. |
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Todd T wrote:
"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message ... wrote: Hi, I have seen the Amazon.com preorder page for HP6. It is #1 as of now - even not yet published. I have never encountered anything like this in the last decade or so. I have not ordered it because I see from abebooks andalibris that I can get a new or like new copy of previous HP books for a lot less than the sell price. Do you think HP6 will appreciate in value or not considering that almost everyone that I know has a copy (or two) of the books. Someone told me that the children's edition (bloomsbury) may be more valuable than the adult edition because most these are actually being read by children so few will survive in fine condition. I just hate the designs for these edition though. jose That depends in part on the longevity of Potter's popularity. But 10 years is too short a time to judge. As another poster suggested, the early books will garner much more value than the later ones will, as production runs for the firsts printing were, naturally, shorter. Take Jacob Abbott's "Rollo" series. Abbott, born in 1803, was possibly America's first children's author. He was highly popular in the mid-19th century. But the popularity did not hold up. "Rollo on the Atlantic" now goes for about $20.00. Then there was Thomas Bailey Aldrich, whose novel "The Story of a Bad Boy" [appropriately enough about a mischevious boy named Tom] inspired his friend Samuel Clemens to write "Tom Sawyer". A first edition of that book carries an asking price in excess of $200. One may also see Harry Potter as a modern version of Thomas Hughes' series "Tom Brown's School Days" and "Tom Brown at Oxford". These too were highly popular at the time and have retained some continuing interest. True first of those two can be quite expensive. Francis A. Miniter I'm curious about the factors behind this on the demand side. Does nostalgia play a role in the timeline of these values? (Perhaps this doesn't apply to your specific older examples, but to 20th century work.) Do 40- and 50-ish readers start yearning for copies of their childhood favorites, and does that then produce another little boom, later to bust again I suppose unless the work stays in print? Thanks. - Todd T. I know of parents who have bought and read to their children the stories on which they were brought up, at least up to 9 years of age. That probably causes another boom. Look at the Dr. Seuss revival, for instance. Just try to find a Seuss first printing. But once the kids get to be 10 or more, different factors operate. First, they become naturally rebellious, and will not accept the parent's reading list (or other agendas for that matter) any longer. Second, they are influenced by the latest trends and fads and want to do what their neighbor's are doing (a phenomenon that has become more pronounced over the years). So I think that age group is less susceptible to generational revival of young persons' classics. This would seem to indicate that a sub I suppose I am a bit different. I was brought up in the 50s by a mother who was not only a voracious reader, but a knowledgeable reader as well and I became an avid reader myself by age eight. I got a lot of my late 19th century, early 20th century book knowledge from her. Side note: For some fun young persons' reading, try Kipling, "Stalky & Co.", also an English boy's school story. This book is, I believe, still readily available. Francis A. Miniter |
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