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When books
are updated, expanded, or modified, they are issued as new editions.
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As
mentioned before, information can be transmitted in a
variety of formats.
Books are
usually are published a single time. The publication is considered
an edition. Most books are first editions. Books can be
republished. If there are no changes, it is the same book, and
it is said to have been reprinted. When books are updated,
expanded, or modified, they are issued as new editions.
Sometimes, the
book will include edition information on its cover, as this one
does.
| First
published in 1988, the 2nd edition appeared in 1995. This
3rd edition was published in 2000. |
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If
the edition statement does not appear on the book's cover
(and it usually does not), check the title page, or the
back of the title page (called the title page verso).
The edition statement will also appear in any detailed description
of a book, e.g., in a bookstore listing or in a library
catalog.
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P.S. If you are into making films, Cabrillo College Library
has this book! One happy reader said: "A must-have...just
in case you don't have a billionaire uncle or aren't one
of Spielberg's kids."
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Books are good sources
for in-depth exploration of ideas. This book, for example, would
have much more information about making feature films than would
a magazine article. However, a magazine article about the very
latest techniques would have more current information
than the book would offer. For current information, you turn to
periodicals.
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