UK vs US editions
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I like the black cover ones ,they look cool and I would never have read Terry Pratchett books if Kirby stayed the cover artist,because it was the cover that got me to read Thud!,then the name made me read the some of the others.I intent on buying the Kirby ones until I get to the Kidby ones(which I really like 
) and in my opinion the US ones are down right ugly
) and in my opinion the US ones are down right ugly Nothing to do with Dicworld books, but I recently bought a book from amazon. ca to replace a British copy lost years ago. The book was Solzhenitsyn's A Day in The Life, and the copy I received is an American imprint. All I can say is, it's not the book I remember. I'm fairly certain the British copy left all the Russian slang in, with asterisks so you could check the meaning at the bottom of the page. The edition I now have, has no Russian words whatsoever, and a lot of Americanisms which in my opinion, simply don't fit with the tone of the book. It's hard to remember that you're reading about a prison camp in Siberia, and not perhaps, Texas. Also I feel it's a bit insulting to American readers, it almost suggests that they won't be able to understand or enjoy the text unless it's put in familiar language. And surely half the pleasure of reading books from a different culture is to get some of the flavour of that culture?
I dont have any Paul Kidby's. They dont seem to have them here. I have 4 josh kirby's and 8 rubishy computerized images from harper collins
Thats why i always read them with them only open a sliver and try to peer down the page
They dont seem to have them here. I have 4 josh kirby's and 8 rubishy computerized images from harper collins
The_Discworldaholic said:
No i agree with you Fizz im a purist collector with over 500 in my collection now but i do like the new covers, its just a shame they fall apart so quickly, (theyre not glued very well i think )
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Well said.
Sometimes I prefer the US covers, sometimes the UK covers - depends. Either way, I'm not all that bothered by what's on the outside. I tend to think what counts is what's between the covers. I've also read both versions of many of the books and I can't say I noticed a huge difference other than a lot of extra "U"s in one.
Sometimes I prefer the US covers, sometimes the UK covers - depends. Either way, I'm not all that bothered by what's on the outside. I tend to think what counts is what's between the covers. I've also read both versions of many of the books and I can't say I noticed a huge difference other than a lot of extra "U"s in one.
poohcarrot said:
How will better marketing increase sales of DW books among the initiated? It's the uninitiated that should be the target for marketing. 8)
It's the uninitiated that should be the target for marketing. 8)
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Of course I originally meant uninitiated, but the fingers don't do what the mind commands sometimes.
J-I-B
