Same book, different titles

[bruce_garrett]

I recently bought The Digital SLR Handbook by Michael Freeman. This book was

recommended as I am about to switch from a film SLR to a Nikon D200. I eventually found

it online at Blackstones after searching bookshops in Central London.

 

I noticed that Michael Freeman had written another book entitled The Pro Digital

Photographer's Handbook which was out of print in the UK but was available in America.

After further searching I located a copy in the States which arrived today.

 

On reading the second title I sensed a distinct feeling of deja-vu... both books are

identical. There is no reference that they were published under a different title elsewhere

and the ISBN numbers are different.

 

Having said that, the book(s) are well written and informative and will prove very useful to

anyone making the transition from film to digital.

 

Bruce

[Colin O]

The book is published by ILEX Press in the UK (<a href="http://www.ilex-press.com/publishing/product.php?productid=16145&cat=0&page=1">

http://www.ilex-press.com/publishing/product.php?productid=16145&cat=0&page=1</a>) and by Lark Books in the US (<a href="http://www.larkbooks.com/search/SearchBookDisplay.asp?BookKey=839277">

http://www.larkbooks.com/search/SearchBookDisplay.asp?BookKey=839277</a>). I'd noticed this before that ILEX books had a different cover, publisher and ISBN in the US, but I hadn't seen any where different titles were used.<br>

The UK-published book (with UK cover) is listed under the US title on Amazon.com (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904705367">

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904705367</a>)

[bruce_garrett]

Thanks Colin. The ILEX website shows that the Foreign Rights to The Digital SLR Handbook

have been sold to three different publishers in the US, France, Spain and The Netherlands,

but no mention of a title change.

 

When I originally ordered from the Blackstones website, the book was listed and illustrated

as The Pro Digital Photographer's Handbook so I was surprised to receive a supposedly

different volume. Further research on other UK websites showed this title to be out of

print.

 

This is hardly best practice by the publishers as I now have two identical volumes with

different titles. We live and learn.

 

Bruce