Publication Date

ownedbycats · 03-29-2022, 12:40 AM

Mostly out of curiosity:

Do people here prefer the original publication date, the publication date of the specific edition, or (via an extra column) both?

Karellen · 03-29-2022, 01:12 AM

Definitely the ORIGINAL PUBLICATION!!

Why would I want, say The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was published in 1979, listed as published 2018 because that happens to be the date of that release that I purchased? (crazy if you ask me

)

If I buy the Bluray of The Matrix, I expect it to be listed in 1999, not 2022 because that is when I purchased the newly released box set of the four movies.

jbacelar · 03-29-2022, 03:01 AM

I'm only interested in the date of the original publication.
I have it in a custom column, and I don't even look the date that comes with the book.

theducks · 03-29-2022, 09:00 AM

Depends

If it is just a reprint (format edits only), then the original date (eg Project Gutenberg)
If there 'corrections' (bah! on PC ones) or other MAIN content differences, then it is a new edition.

Using @Karellen BluRay example: Star Trek TMP added effects and backgrounds (Vulcan), so it is a new Edition that is different from my original Laserdisc version

JSWolf · 03-29-2022, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Depends

If it is just a reprint (format edits only), then the original date (eg Project Gutenberg)
If there 'corrections' (bah! on PC ones) or other MAIN content differences, then it is a new edition.

Using @Karellen BluRay example: Star Trek TMP added effects and backgrounds (Vulcan), so it is a new Edition that is different from my original Laserdisc version

That is a good point. The Stand is a good example. Two editions and two dates.

Wiggo · 03-29-2022, 01:24 PM

Edition publication date. But actually I don’t care about the date, especially with fiction.

03-29-2022, 12:40 AM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Publication Date Mostly out of curiosity: Do people here prefer the original publication date, the publication date of the specific edition, or (via an extra column) both? Last edited by ownedbycats; 03-29-2022 at 12:43 AM.

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03-29-2022, 01:12 AM	#2
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,611 Karma: 9500498 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	Definitely the ORIGINAL PUBLICATION!! Why would I want, say The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was published in 1979, listed as published 2018 because that happens to be the date of that release that I purchased? (crazy if you ask me ) If I buy the Bluray of The Matrix, I expect it to be listed in 1999, not 2022 because that is when I purchased the newly released box set of the four movies.

03-29-2022, 03:01 AM	#3
jbacelar Interested in the matter Posts: 421 Karma: 426094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Spain, south coast Device: Pocketbook InkPad 3	I'm only interested in the date of the original publication. I have it in a custom column, and I don't even look the date that comes with the book.

03-29-2022, 09:00 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Depends If it is just a reprint (format edits only), then the original date (eg Project Gutenberg) If there 'corrections' (bah! on PC ones) or other MAIN content differences, then it is a new edition. Using @Karellen BluRay example: Star Trek TMP added effects and backgrounds (Vulcan), so it is a new Edition that is different from my original Laserdisc version

03-29-2022, 01:24 PM	#6
Wiggo Leftutti Posts: 549 Karma: 1717097 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Bavaria Device: iPad Pro, Kobo Libra 2	Edition publication date. But actually I don’t care about the date, especially with fiction.

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