Cover questions...

Thu Jan 23 19:31:57 UTC 2003

Sorry - seeing all the Jennifers made me want to respond.

Technically, these are *not* the "adult" covers.  The adult covers are
a UK phenomenon, where they put a b/w photo (of some kind) on the
front of a book, whether hardcover or trade paperback.  By trade
paperback, I'm talking about the large versions (usually about 5.25" x
8") with the same cover illustrations as the hardcover's dust jacket.

The books you're talking about (text only, no pictures) are the "mass
market paperback" versions of the book, which differ in that they're
the standard 4"x7" size, with "cheap" (IMO) paper and they usually
cost around $4 (US).

So while there is no "adult cover" available as such in the US, the
mass market paperback versions are as close as you could get - and you
might as well think of them as such.

Yet another Jennifer (JenP), putting away her measuring tape.

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, shufan <shufan90 at y...> wrote:
> Yes, those are the "adult" covers.  That is how I got started
reading the HP books, I purchased one of the adult cover paperbacks of
SS while in line at the grocery store after seeing the movie.  The
adult versions are no different from the children's version, because 
I recently purchased all of the books in hardcover as a gift to
myself, to have a matching set of course, and to get free shipping for
Book 5.  
>  
> Enjoy
> One Jennifer to another.
> 
> 
>  "Jennifer R. Wilson" <jenw118 at y...> wrote:
> Hi everyone!  I've been meaning to ask this, but I wanted to check
another store first.  
> 
> Are they selling the adult HP books in the US now?  The last fww
times I've gone to Wal-Mart, I've seen "Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets" in a solid red with gold/silver print text.  
> 
> Is this one of the "adult covers"?  I just found it interesting,
though I didn't have the time to really look and see if there are any
differences.  CoS was the only Potter book I saw with this definitely
more adult looking cover.

> 
> Jennifer