In any event, sometimes number lines are accompanied by the words First edition but that does not necessarily mean it is the first printing for example, this would indicate a third printing of a first edition: For instance, in offset printing (see our article which covers offset printing- How Do They Get the Ms on M&Ms?), you can relatively easily remove something from the printing plate, but adding a number would require creating a whole new plate. The reason they remove a number each time instead of, say, just changing one number has to do with the way publishers have historically printed books. So if 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 is at the bottom of the page, it is a first printing if the number one has been removed, so the number line is 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, it is a second printing and if it’s 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, it is a third printing, etc. While different publishers use different conventions for these number lines, generally speaking, the smallest number in the line indicates a books printing. The number line, or printer’s key, often seen on the copyright page of books is simply a method of record-keeping that helps identify the book’s printing and, for some, year of printing a specific book, which may or may not be different than the original copyright date listed elsewhere on the page.Ĭommon examples of these number lines include: I was just wondering why they put that there? Thanks! asks: In the beginning of books on the page where they say who published the book and stuff there is a string of numbers that count to 10.
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