Book printings

[Jim Flanagan]

No: HPFGUIDX 5523

For anyone who is interested in collecting HP books, go to our Links 
area and look in "Collectors' Links".  There are a couple of Web 
sites that are very informative.  Even if you're not into collecting, 
these pages show some interesting differences between the various 
editions.

I've bought several early editions using eBay. My wife hasn't said 
anything yet, though she did make a big deal out of telling me the 
other day that she intended to liquidate her Beanie Baby collection 
(yeah right...).

The only significant mistake that I have made with eBay was to 
inadvertently bid on a Book of the Month Club "first printing".  
Otherwise I got some decent deals.  Some of the retail booksellers 
mark up the prices 2X or 3X compared with what you can sometimes get 
on eBay. Like in Poker, you have to know when to stop raising. Caveat 
emptor.

-Jim Flanagan. 


--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Lori Summers <summers.65 at o...> 
wrote:
> 
> I would like to clarify something that's been bugging me as one who 
> works in the book business.
> 
> There are NO second editions of HP books.  The only editions that 
> exist are the first editions.
> 
> There are first PRINTINGS, and so forth.  All the books are first 
> editions.  Unless something is changed and the book is republished 
> after revision, they are all first editions.
> 
> It's been bothering me when I see people on eBay selling 
> Philosopher's Stone "first editions" for a lot of money.  Well, you 
> could sell a hardback you bought yesterday as a first edition 
because 
> it is one.  It's the first PRINTING that's valuable.
> 
> Thank, I'm glad I got that off my chest.  :-)
> 
> Lori