[tpetty]

I'm looking for hardcover versions of Silverthorn and Darkness at Sethanon - kind of hard to find. Amazon.com lists paperback and "library edition" hardcovers for these.

How is the library edition different from a regular hardcover?
Thanks!

[Clarkesworld]

Typically this means that they are more durable than standard hardcovers. The binding is more likely to take the abuse that library books see.

-Neil

[Hobbit]

Quite often (in the UK anyway) this also means that the dustjacket is actually pasted onto the book board covers, rather than loose and separate as normal - stopped them being lost at the library, I guess!

More recent editions that I have seen in the UK libraries have had this AND a dustjacket cover as well, though.

Hobbit

[Legolas]

I have a library binding book that I bought recently and it is a much tighter book than normal hardbacks. I have to work harder to keep it open.

[AuntiePam]

If it's a used book, library edition might also mean that there will be markings and stickers, as well as mylar on the DJ, so you can usually buy those pretty cheap.