[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: UK Editions

[Neil Ward]

I said:

> 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.

Doreen then said:

<<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 was just paraphrasing and probably thinking about the overall look of the
books with the covers on (i.e. not using 'feel' in the literal sense, if
that makes sense...).  Usually, I don't like dust jackets at all, so on my
regular UK copy of GoF I've taken it off and put it away somewhere.
However, when I saw those hardback US editions in New York, I really liked
the dust jackets and would want to keep them on the books.  The metallic
lettering and that jagged font is very much nicer than the boring old fonts
Bloomsbury have used and the colour choices are much more harmonious.
Interestingly, some of the UK tapes and CDs have the British pictures with
the US lettering stuck over the top - and, in general the covers of the
audio versions look a dreadful mess.

I do like the monochrome 'adult' covers of the UK versions (not that I own
any of them).  I think they are more stylish than the regular covers and I
wish they'd do those in hardback.  I've only seen them in paperback and
audio formats.

Neil
FFA