Publishing Error

[zykieea]

I found a very nice book yesterday that was inserted into its binding upside down.  I know most errors are not worth anything, but I am asking about this book because it is in very good condition.  You would think it might be collectable.  The book itself has little to no value but a question is usually valuable to someone.

[mtgraves7984]

Did you buy it? 

[lamber9347 · Accepted solution]

You should list it up for auction and maybe you'll get some interest. Best of luck to you....

[katzrul15]

Would need to know book, what condition??

Binding error alone would not make a book worth more, might actually make it worth less.

[maxine*j]

Among serious book collectors, that is considered a manufacturing defect and lowers the value of the book, as do all manufacturing errors.

As to the new breed of collectors, assuming any of them have any interest in books, who knows?   They seem to get excited when someone in China misspells a word on the tag of a cheap mass-produced toy.

It's impossible to discuss the value of any book without knowing the title, author, publisher, edition, condition, and so on, however, with or without manufacturing defects.

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[zykieea]

At a garage sale

[zykieea]

Thanks

[zykieea]

the book is 0-590-22862-5.

When Will This Cruel War be Over?  The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson.

Published by Scholastic

[maxine*j]

The book can be had for less an a dollar, on several different on-line venues.   In fine condition, it might fetch $5.00 on a good day.

It is not collectible as an object (so to speak) because it's just another mass-produced book, physically ordinary in every way.   Scholatic books are pretty cheaply made.

It is not collectibel for its content because educators panned it for the pretense that it's a real diary, when it is complete fiction.

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[zykieea]

Thanks, I agree there is little value but the error interested me enough to ask.  I put it up for auction just to see.  If it sells great if not in to the donation bin.  I do thank you for the help.

[maxine*j]

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@zykieea wrote:

Thanks, I agree there is little value but the error interested me enough to ask.  I put it up for auction just to see.  If it sells great if not in to the donation bin.  I do thank you for the help.

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You're welcome, although I probably just told you what you already know.  Anyhow, tt's worth a shot at auction, because someone in that new breed of collectors might just go for it, so obsessed with errors as they seem to be.   Good luck!

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[momdadsstash]

If the garage sale holder bought it through Amazon Kindle , having faults makes it  not unique at all, according to tons of the reviews.