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"Second Printing before Publication"
"Second Printing before Publication" -- what does this mean? I'm looking at
Cheever's Falconer, but I have also seen it on other books. -- Robert Pearson http://www.rspearson.com/ ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
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on 01 Sep 2004 in rec.collecting.books, Telicalbook chanted thus:
"Second Printing before Publication" -- what does this mean? I'm looking at Cheever's Falconer, but I have also seen it on other books. It means that there was so much interest in the book, with large pre-orders form booksellers, that the initial print run was deemed insufficient, so they printed another lot. Presumably this is considered a marketing point by the publisher, as there's no other reason I can think of that they need to state it. -- Alfred Armstrong Unusual books unmasked at http://www.oddbooks.com/ "The eye has been described by scientists as a small-sized volcano" - Webster Edgerly |
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In that case, does it count as a first printing? And then, do they have
3 first printings? Francis A. Miniter Alfred Armstrong wrote: on 01 Sep 2004 in rec.collecting.books, Telicalbook chanted thus: "Second Printing before Publication" -- what does this mean? I'm looking at Cheever's Falconer, but I have also seen it on other books. It means that there was so much interest in the book, with large pre-orders form booksellers, that the initial print run was deemed insufficient, so they printed another lot. Presumably this is considered a marketing point by the publisher, as there's no other reason I can think of that they need to state it. |
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"Francis A. Miniter" wrote...
Alfred Armstrong wrote: Telicalbook chanted thus: "Second Printing before Publication" -- what does this mean? It means that there was so much interest in the book, with large pre-orders form booksellers, that the initial print run was deemed insufficient, so they printed another lot.... In that case, does it count as a first printing? And then, do they have 3 first printings? Nope. A second printing is a second printing...is a later printing. -- Jon Meyers (To reply, lose your way) |
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Jon Meyers wrote:
"Francis A. Miniter" wrote... Alfred Armstrong wrote: Telicalbook chanted thus: "Second Printing before Publication" -- what does this mean? It means that there was so much interest in the book, with large pre-orders form booksellers, that the initial print run was deemed insufficient, so they printed another lot.... In that case, does it count as a first printing? And then, do they have 3 first printings? Nope. A second printing is a second printing...is a later printing. So, if we have a book various copies of which state the following: a. 1st printing before publication b . 2nd printing before publication c. first printing d . second printing What is the true order? And which is the real first? Francis A. Miniter |
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"Francis A. Miniter" wrote...
Jon Meyers wrote: "Francis A. Miniter" wrote... Alfred Armstrong wrote: Telicalbook chanted thus: "Second Printing before Publication" -- what does this mean? It means that there was so much interest in the book, with large pre-orders form booksellers, that the initial print run was deemed insufficient, so they printed another lot.... In that case, does it count as a first printing? And then, do they have 3 first printings? Nope. A second printing is a second printing...is a later printing. So, if we have a book various copies of which state the following: a. 1st printing before publication b . 2nd printing before publication c. first printing d . second printing What is the true order? And which is the real first? You'd never see this. The true first printing--which is, of course, always before publication--would be identified in the normal way. If there were a "Second printing before publication" (which might also be labelled as "First and Second Printings before publication"), it would be followed by the third printing. The only publisher I can bring to mind that uses this form is Knopf, which uses this system: 1st printing states "First Edition" 2nd printing states "Published [month day, year] / First and Second Printings before publication [month, year]" OR "Published [month day, year] / Second printing before publication [month, year]" OR "Published [month day, year] / Second printing [month, year]" (this last is used when the 2nd printing comes after publication) 3rd printings would simply add to the above forms the line "Third printing [month, year]" (And presumably, if there were a third printing before publication--I think perhaps I've seen one, but I can't recall for sure--it would follow one of the first two forms above for a second printing.) After a few reprints, perhaps as few as two or three, the form becomes "Published [month day, year] / Reprinted [X] times / [X + 2]th printing [month year]" -- Jon Meyers (To reply, lose your way) |
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