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Originally Posted by Ansileran
Yes, the ISBN changed too (it changes for each new edition). For this one book, I know about it but what if you are purchasing books online? You'd just see a new book in a serie you like and purchase it without any further thought (at least, that's what I do). And then you start reading... what a disappointment (and waste of money).
I checked on the BNF's catalogue (equivalent to the Library of Congress in this). It doesn't identify the books as the same... And unless this 12 y.o. detective helped two crying girl named Pam locate their cats while receiving death threats, I doubt the story differ...
I guess there is nothing to be done...
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AFAIK, it depends on publisher who provides the book for BNF or Library of Congress. They have to notify before getting ISBN that this edition has anything to do with the previous edition. Then it will be stated in what is CIP (cataloguing in publication) which is determined by BNF/LC before the book is published.
At least, that's how I was thought in school in 20 century.
Q is if today's publishers went to such schools
Edit: Don't know how CIP is called in French, but my guess would be PIC
