Forward the Foundation - Paperback edition?

[Neville Hallam]

In article <CFM0z...@dcs.ed.ac.uk>, b...@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Bruce McAdam) says:
>
>In article <2an1er$1...@cat.cis.Brown.EDU>, ce...@hydra.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (C. Evangelinos) writes:
>> Does anyone have any information on when the paperback edition of
>> Forward the Foundation is going to be out?
>>
>> Constantinos
>
>
>I bought 'Forward the Foundation' last week in paperback. It was published by Doubleday and
>looked just like the hardback. It cost £8.99 (British pounds) and I presume it is out
>everywhere. Ask your Bookshop.
>
>Bruce McAdam (Computer Science Undergrad. Edinburgh)

What you bought is called a Trade Paberback, this comes out several months
after the Hardback, and a few months BEFORE the regular paperback. The
only reason for their existence I think is to get the keen fan purchasers who
do not want the Hard Back to spend more money than they would on a
regular paperback, by tempting them earlier. The production costs of a
trade paperback are not that much higher than a reqular paperback, yet the
cost is several pounds more. Pure profit I think!

I must say however, I am very surprised if the regular paperback is not out in
the States yet, I alswasy assumed that they were several months ahead of us
in terms of paperback releases.

Anyway, don't feel bad about being tempted by a trade paperback, I bought
the hardback which is a total profit making way to by books for the publishers.

Neville Hallam

[C. Evangelinos]

Thanks for the info - but they don't seem to have it over here in Providence. I
guess I'll have to wait - especially as I don't want to buy any of the "trade
paperbacks" previously mwntioned.

Another question - several years ago I bought a book called Opus containing Opus
100 and Opus 200 of Asimov's books. Did a similar Opus 300 ever come out? He
certainly wrote more than 400 books (including nonfiction).

Constantinos

[Andrew Brown]

In article <CFnrs...@newcastle.ac.uk> N.A.H...@durham.ac.uk (Neville Hallam) writes:

>What you bought is called a Trade Paberback, this comes out several months
>after the Hardback, and a few months BEFORE the regular paperback.

So that's what it is - I've seen this "trade paperback" in bookshops and
wondered what it is. I assumed it wasn't the "real" paperback, and wouldn't
have bought it as it's too large and wouldn't look right alongside my other
Foundation paperbacks!!

Does anyone, then, know when the regular paperback is coming out in Britain?

Andy.

[Bad Bob]

ce...@hydra.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (C. Evangelinos) writes:

> Does anyone have any information on when the paperback edition of
> Forward the Foundation is going to be out?
>
> Constantinos

April '94

[Jay Shorten]

In article <2ast7c$f...@cat.cis.Brown.EDU> ce...@hydra.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (C. Evangelinos) writes:

>Another question - several years ago I bought a book called Opus containing Opus
>100 and Opus 200 of Asimov's books. Did a similar Opus 300 ever come out? He
>certainly wrote more than 400 books (including nonfiction).

Yes; there was an _Opus 300_ but no _Opus 400_.
Jay Shorten
jsho...@julian.uwo.ca

[Archie Medrano]

In article <2ast7c$f...@cat.cis.Brown.EDU> ce...@hydra.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (C. Evangelinos) writes:

>Another question - several years ago I bought a book called Opus containing Opus
>100 and Opus 200 of Asimov's books. Did a similar Opus 300 ever come out? He
>certainly wrote more than 400 books (including nonfiction).
>
>Constantinos

Opus 300 exists but is out of print. I've been looking for it and
still haven't found it.

Archie

--
Archie Medrano (amed...@euclid.ucsd.edu)
"The most exciting phrase in science, the one that heralds
new discoveries, is not 'Eureka' (I found it!) but
'That's funny...'" - Isaac Asimov