出版知识：图书重印与再版的区别

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What’s the difference between a reprint and a new edition?

A reprint means more copies are being printed with no substantial changes. Perhaps a few typos are being fixed. A new edition means that there has been substantial change: content has been altered in a way that might make a customer complain that this was not the product that was expected. Or, text has been changed to add a new feature, such as a preface or appendix or additional content. Or, content has been revised. Or, the book has been redesigned.

重印: 是对原书的再次印刷，没有改动，或者改动很小。开本、书号、版式、书号是不能变的，可以更正一些错别字

再版: 是对原书较大修改后重新排版印刷。对原书内容和板式改动较大，甚至脱胎换骨般的改动，几乎相当于一本新书了，要按照初版书的方式重新出版。相当于重新做一本书。

再版的图书，不可再用原书号，必须用新的书号；除书名外，其他如封面装帧、开本、版式等都可以重新设计

需要说明的是，再版仅指同一个出版商的出版行为。如果某种图书原由甲出版社出版，后来改为由乙出版社出版，它就不是再版书，而是乙出版社的初版书。