[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: UK Editions

[Doreen]

I agree with Doreen that the US
hardbacks are rather more attractive to the look and feel (but others
seem to disagree).  The US dust covers have a slightly more textured,
almost recycled  feel, whereas the UK dust covers have a smoother,
eggshell finish.

Neil
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Sorry you misunderstood. I did not say they had a better "feel."
The US hardcovers have beautiful dust covers, with their metallic lettering
and colorful illustrations ... but the book covers, themselves are very
plain, not illustrated.

I may never have paid any attention to them if I had not purchased the UK
editions and compared them. While I do not care for the colors used on the
UK editions, and was a bit disappointed in the size, I love the fact that
the books inside do match the dust covers exactly.

But, I did not buy the UK editions mainly for the looks of them ... I wanted
to be able to experience the book in the exact words in which it was written
by JKR... with all the lovely British terms and spelling.

Another thing which I noticed was the lack of an index page... or chapter
numbers at the tops of the pages. Is this a common British practice?

US - left side Chapter Fourteen         right side - Snape's Grudge
UK - left side Harry Potter                   right side - Snape's Grudge

Also, the only two books that I own in paperback are SS and CoS. Are these
the only two that are available? Mine are SOOO trashed ... They are the only
ones I use for reference ... trying to keep my hardcovers in nice shape...
For GoF, I have a copy which my dog was trying to read one night ... but he
never got past chewing the corners ... he must have thought it was the
digest editon.

Doreen
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