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Post by B. on Oct 12, 2011 11:51:14 GMT -5
I personally own the edition that opens either side like a cupboard and has a picture of Handler (as Snicket) on the front. What about you? Also I'm sorry if I missed out any.
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Post by csc on Oct 12, 2011 11:55:35 GMT -5
I have the Pony Party one.
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Post by Dante on Oct 12, 2011 11:57:11 GMT -5
A.k.a., the original HarperCollins (US) hardcover, the HarperCollins paperback, the original Egmont (U.K.) edition, and the Egmont 2007 reissue? I have... all of them except the HarperCollins paperback. I think the original HC hardback is the best because it effectively has three covers, all of them original; the initial Egmont cover is all recycled, which is quite disappointing.
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Post by csc on Oct 12, 2011 12:06:50 GMT -5
Mine is not hardcover and it has the disguise. I bought it in Brazil though and the publisher is not the same either.
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Post by B. on Oct 12, 2011 12:12:29 GMT -5
@dante You have three different copies!? Wow, wish I did!
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Post by Dante on Oct 12, 2011 14:25:49 GMT -5
Mine is not hardcover and it has the disguise. I bought it in Brazil though and the publisher is not the same either. Ah, I don't know anything about the non-U.S./U.K. editions. It's good that you could get the TPP disguise; none of the U.K. editions ever had it, although according to some accounts it might've been a promo that came with some copies of THH here...
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Post by csc on Oct 12, 2011 14:52:56 GMT -5
Here the publisher is called "Cia. das Letras". "Cia." is an abbreviation of the word "Companhia", which means "Company". So, in all, it means "The Letters Company". It publishes lots of good books, and I guess it just decided to keep the disguise, after all it is pretty awesome. Although none of the books are hardcover here. Most books around here are paperback and there's no difference at all to me. But anyways, I digress. You probably weren't interested at all, I just thought it would be nice to mention, because you seemed interested in other editions (were you?).
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Post by B. on Oct 12, 2011 15:07:10 GMT -5
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Post by Dante on Oct 12, 2011 15:26:34 GMT -5
Here the publisher is called "Cia. das Letras". "Cia." is an abbreviation of the word "Companhia", which means "Company". So, in all, it means "The Letters Company". It publishes lots of good books, and I guess it just decided to keep the disguise, after all it is pretty awesome. Although none of the books are hardcover here. Most books around here are paperback and there's no difference at all to me. But anyways, I digress. You probably weren't interested at all, I just thought it would be nice to mention, because you seemed interested in other editions (were you?). That is interesting, actually - that you don't really see hardbacks, in particular. I'm not really sure what the purpose of the hardback is anyway, although I'm not entirely sure how the disguise would fit on without it. But it's pretty cool that you still got it, and I guess that shows that you have a publisher which understands the fun of the series.
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Post by csc on Oct 12, 2011 17:05:31 GMT -5
It fits just like the hardcover ones.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Oct 12, 2011 18:18:16 GMT -5
I own the HC paperback, which doesn't have especially impressive cover art, but does have the page glossiness that is present in the hardcover.
Does the original Egmont open like a cupboard? How does that work, exactly?
I've seen a couple paperbacks with dusk jackets before; the paperbacks tend to be more durable, and the dusk jackets less so (than the hardcover versions, that is). Hardbacks are more lasting, I think, and often the pages are of better quality, but they have enough drawbacks (dusk jackets, space occupation, price) that one wonders why they occupy such a substantial part in the marketplace. Well, actually, I can think of a couple of reasons - but yes, it's interesting how these things vary between countries.
Edit: That said, I haven't voted because I'm not quite sure what the poll options are referring to. Are Dante's translations accurate, brunch?
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Post by Dante on Oct 13, 2011 1:47:49 GMT -5
Does the original Egmont open like a cupboard? How does that work, exactly? Imagine a normal paper-over-board cover, like most editions of ASoUE have. Now imagine that the front cover only extends halfway across the front page, while the back cover is super-long, hinges over the side of the book, and flaps over to cover the rest of the front cover. That's what it's like. ...I actually just went and checked my copy of the U.A. to make sure that was right, because it sounded so implausible. If people are confused, I can take a photograph.
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Post by B. on Oct 13, 2011 2:28:05 GMT -5
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Post by Dante on Oct 13, 2011 5:12:51 GMT -5
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Post by B. on Oct 13, 2011 5:35:46 GMT -5
I own the edition above. Which of the three editions that you own, Dante, do you like the best?
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