Are book club editions more valuable?

In terms of monetary value, book club editions are usually at the bottom of the pack, practically valueless. (They don’t even rate a definition in the most-recent edition of John Carter and Nicolas Barker’s ABC for Book Collectors, an essential reference for book-trade terminology!)

How is a book club edition different?

Paperback book club editions are often a little larger than the trade paperbacks. The paper used for the pages is often thinner and of lesser quality than trade editions. Book club editions also may have four or five numbers printed in a contrasting box on the back of the book.

What is a Stephen King book club edition?

The basic definition: A book club edition (BCE) or book of the month club edition (BOMC) refers to a book printed by a “book club” with cheaper materials than the original publishing house, and is generally not worth much to the serious collector.

What makes a book a 1st edition?

What is a first edition book? A book can go through several print cycles, sometimes with edits that add in author notes or additional material, so the book in its original form – during its initial release (or first printing) to the public – is what is generally defined as a first edition by collectors and sellers.

Can a book club edition be a first edition?

This means that book club editions are the same as trade editions. They can be identified as first editions simply by consulting the publisher’s statements for first edition identification. These book club editions are also a different size and printed with a different paper stock than the trade editions.

Are first edition books valuable?

First editions are sought-after by book collectors and a first edition is usually more valuable than a later printing. A first edition signed by the author will have even greater value.

How do I know if my shining is a first edition?

First Edition Identification and Notes Published in 1977, the first editions published by Doubleday have “First Edition” on the copyright page and R49 code printed on the bottom inside corner of page 447.

Why are first edition books so valuable?

Why do some people collect first editions of books? Book collectors value first editions because it’s the closest one can get to the author’s intent. The author is usually more invested and involved in the first printing process because it’s the first time their work is born and introduced to the world.

How can you tell if a Dr Seuss book is first edition?

Seuss books presented, the first edition book can be identified without the dust jackets. In nearly all cases, the book is also the first edition/first printing. In a couple of cases, the book is the first edition/’first or early’ printing. We describe ‘Availability’ for each of the books.

Are book clubs worth it?

Book clubs are a miraculous source of information and fun for those that love books. You can find awesome new reads, discuss your thoughts with fellow readers, and perhaps even live a little longer, as studies have recently shown. Luckily, there are a number of online book clubs out there you can join instead.

Is there such a thing as a book club edition?

There are some titles that first appeared in hardback form as a book club edition after first being printed in paperback. While they are not first editions, they stand up to time better than the paperbacks and may have value, if for nothing else, as a good reading copy.

What is the difference between a first edition and second edition?

Reprint Publishers and Book Clubs. A first edition is the first printing of a book. It’s true that a first edition may have one or more printings and that a second edition will normally be noted only if there are actual changes, usually major, in the text.

Is a first edition book worth anything?

You know that first edition printings describe a book that is likely to be worth more than a second printing or later edition, but what of that hardcover on your shelf that appears to be a bit smaller than the others? Is that worth something, too? What is a Book Club Edition?

How do I find the name of a book club?

You can often find the name of the book club on the copyright page. Often, book club editions will have an string of numbers on the last page of the book near the margin, running vertically, just before the endpaper. Book club editions also may have four or five numbers printed in a contrasting box on the back of the book.