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by **Tiffany** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:03 pm

Hi, I'm back at last...

My American penpal has sent me three paperback Discworld books.....
The Fifth Elephant
Night Watch
Going Postal.

She found them in a thrift shop, (our charity shops here). She is a lovely lady.

So I now have three more for my collection.

Is anyone else collecting American versions as well as the British copies?

by **MattK** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:06 pm

I'd actually like to try and get the British version of Unseen Academicals when it comes out. The cover looks so much better, I think.

by **Tiffany** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:11 pm

You can probably order it on the net, MattK. Or, if you know anyone in U.K. perhaps they could post a copy to you.

by **chris.ph** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:47 pm

he knows plenty of people on here tiff

by **MattK** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:20 pm

Tiffany wrote:You can probably order it on the net, MattK. Or, if you know anyone in U.K. perhaps they could post a copy to you.

What?! No one told me I'd have to talk to foreigners for this.

by **Tonyblack** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:36 pm

Matt - you might want to try Amazon.Canada. They do the UK covers and the price is pretty good even with shipping. Just remember the price is in Canadian Dollars not US. :lol:

by **MattK** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:42 pm

Yeah, that probably won't be a huge deal: exchange.

by **Tonyblack** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:47 pm

Blimey there's almost no difference at the moment. :shock:

by **Who's Wee Dug** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:48 pm

Tony the Fo'Paws dealer at Worldcon was giving the same rate for both when you bought anything as he said it was minimal and not worth the bother of converting.

by **Tonyblack** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:01 pm

Going back to Tiffany's first point. I'm not collecting the American covers, but I do have a few anyhow. :lol:

I've even found one or two in British charity shops and rescued them.

I've also got an Advance Readers Copy of Thud! from America.

by **Tiffany** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:28 pm

I haven't seen any American TP versions here, Tony, in charity shops. Lucky you. I always look as well.
The pound sterling is almost the same as the Dollar now.

by **Tonyblack** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:31 pm

Tiffany wrote:I haven't seen any American TP versions here, Tony, in charity shops. Lucky you. I always look as well.
The pound sterling is almost the same as the Dollar now.

It's $1.63 = £1 at the moment. Last year it was around $2 = £1 those were great days! :wink:

by **Tiffany** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:46 pm

I know I looked, tiz costing me a lot more to respond to my pals parcels now. :lol:

by **Who's Wee Dug** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:20 pm

Tonyblack wrote:
Tiffany wrote:I haven't seen any American TP versions here, Tony, in charity shops. Lucky you. I always look as well.
The pound sterling is almost the same as the Dollar now.
It's $1.63 = £1 at the moment. Last year it was around $2 = £1 those were great days!

It certainly was I even came back from the WorldCon in Denver with some dollars.

now I can spend them in Tempe.

by **nattheweirdo** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:20 pm

I had two american paperbacks the light fantastic and the colour of magic, bt i gave them to my friend ( TP obsessed like me

) and got the English versions. awesome for the charity shop bit though

. i have 23 of his books and all from carboots or charity shops

except the last hero (making 24...) which i got seriosuly reduced from a craft sop...dont ask me why it was there I really don't know o.0 it was £1 for the hardback copy!!:O:O must say my friend was not pleased who payed £9.99 for the paperback copy :lol:

X Nattheweirdo

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