Winning One Pocket Eddie Robin First Edition or Second Edition
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First edition would be worth more to collectors.
It also has the most mistakes and ommissions that were corrected in next edition.
Ken
If I were looking to the book for information, I would want the second edition because of the mistakes in the first. Not really interested in its collector value, but that is just my opinion.
I have the second edition for just that reason. I look to it for knowledge. Don't know that I'll ever sell it, so the price on the open market is irrelevant to me unless someone happened to offer an exorbitant amount I couldn't pass up.
IIRC, I I have an errata sheet that came with mine. I don't have my copy within reach at the moment. If there was another printing I hadn't heard of it. When someone asks which copy is worth more I always think in book collecting terms, not information wise.
It may be important to note if the 2nd actually says that on the copyright page.
It may be important to note if the 2nd actually says that on the copyright page.
My copy says 2nd edition
Ok, thanks! Mine says first edition and has a two full page errata sheet for the first printing.
Amen, Brandon. Unless one is "in it" for the collector value (a market all by itself), I personally purchase books for their knowledge value. That is what books are for. Also, being a published author myself, I personally know what it's like to want a first edition to "just go away," because of the printing/publishing mistakes, etc. As an author, I consider my follow-up works to be more valuable, because the facts are straight, and I'm happier with the content more accurately "representing me."
I have this book in its second edition, as well as "Shots, Moves, and Strategies," and they both were personally signed by Eddie Robin.
-Sean
From what I've seen, lots of times the second edition of this book actually has more value on the second hand market because people who are looking to buy it are looking to use it, and don't want to hassel with the errata sheet.
I have the second edition, and I definitely wouldn't trade it for the first.
I have the second edition, and I definitely wouldn't trade it for the first.
I have both editions.....I'm a book hoarder.....but I lend a lot.
Sean, could you tell us the book you've wrote?
It"s probably something I may not be ready for, but I got friends in your field.
Yes. Second Edition was released in 1996. First edition was released in 1993 I believe. I know generally first edition is most valuable in terms of book collecting. However, there are more demand on the 2nd edition rather than the 1st edition and thus, bringing the value of the 2nd edition even higher than the 1st.
Paul:
Not to take focus away from this thread, but most of my writing is in the field of I.T., and it's been many years since my last title. If you type my name in the Search field at Amazon.com, you'll see the Administrator's Guide I wrote (with some colleagues) for Windows NT. (Told ya it was old, but the back 1/3rd of the book is about network connectivity, Internet, etc. -- and that part was almost exclusively my stuff. Much of that is still relevant, believe it or not.) There are also some now out-of-print books, like Internet Explorer 3 Unleashed (from Sams.net), etc. that are now considered no longer relevant, because technology turnover -- especially in terms of apps like IE -- is quicker than owning/leasing cars these days.
-Sean <-- also owns some books for value/heirloom reasons, but most of the rest are owned for knowledge
Thanx, Sean.
Where the hell WERE you when I was struggling with DOS and a 186?:angry:
