Publishers edition

Princess Ivy · 10-24-2005, 07:33 PM

i've been looking at editions of books for sale and have come accross the term 'unbound' edition. does anyone know what this means?

10-24-2005, 08:56 PM

Not a clue.

Princess Ivy · 10-24-2005, 09:54 PM

:biggrin:

littlemissattitude · 10-25-2005, 02:46 AM

Hmmmm.* I don't know, but the only thing I can think it might be is a set of unbound galleys, the things that go to the author for proofing and corrections after the type is set but before the books are printed. But that's just a guess.

There are also bound uncorrected proofs.* I don't know who all those go out to, but my library system has a fair amount of them in the shelves.* I think one of the places they go are to reviewers, but they always have warnings on them that they are uncorrected and that the final book might appear in a different form.

10-25-2005, 03:50 AM

I have an unorrected proof copy of Deadhouse Gates

But I have no idea whether it is "bound" or not

littlemissattitude · 10-25-2005, 07:39 PM

Are the pages loose? If so, it's unbound. If it's in the usual book form, it's bound.

Princess Ivy · 10-26-2005, 10:52 AM

my dilema is that i have a book for sale, not wanting to under or over price i've checked out amazon but they only have unbound copies, which are selling for upwards of £50! mine is a ratty old paperback. hehehehe, don't think i'll get that for it, but still nice to know what i'm comparing with. the amazon description only says unbound, no warnings about not being same as other published eds etc....

10-28-2005, 03:58 AM

Ah, ok. I thought it was some really complicated criteria

Bound, then...

littlemissattitude · 10-28-2005, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess Ivy

my dilema is that i have a book for sale, not wanting to under or over price i've checked out amazon but they only have unbound copies, which are selling for upwards of £50! mine is a ratty old paperback. hehehehe, don't think i'll get that for it, but still nice to know what i'm comparing with. the amazon description only says unbound, no warnings about not being same as other published eds etc....

Isn't there any way you can communicate with them and ask what "unbound" means, in that context?

Princess Ivy · 10-28-2005, 10:28 AM

probably, but it's more fun to ask here