
In some cases, advanced copies of the hardcover edition were printed in paperback form. Occasional books such as The Leopard (Summer 1960), The Days Were Too Short (Autumn 1960), and Papillon (Autumn 1970) were not published in English originally but were abridgments of translations. Pre-1992 Canadian editions also contain different titles.) ( Note: UK editions seem to have been somewhat different from USA editions.
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The series was produced for 47 years (1950–1997), until being renamed Reader's Digest Select Editions. In later years they added a Volumes 5, and then a Volume 6, going to a bi-monthly schedule by the early 1990s. Each year the company produced a Volume 1 (winter), Volume 2 (spring), Volume 3 (summer), and Volume 4 (autumn). įor much of their publication schedule, the volumes were issued four times each year. Despite this popularity, old copies are notoriously difficult to sell. The series was popular a 1987 New York Times article estimated annual sales of 10 million copies. The series was published from 1950 until 1997, when it was renamed Reader's Digest Select Editions. Most volumes contained five (although a considerable minority consisted of three, four, or six) current best-selling novels and nonfiction books which were abridged (or "condensed") specifically for Reader's Digest. Reader's Digest Condensed Books was a series of hardcover anthology collections, published by the American general interest monthly family magazine Reader's Digest and distributed by direct mail. JSTOR ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).

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