Talk:List of chess books
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[edit] Multiple editions of books
Was it the intention to list all the versions used of a particular book? For instance, with Oxford Companion, Sunnucks and Golombek, we regularly use different editions/publishers. Sometimes the differences are fairly cosmetic, whereas in other cases, there could be significant differences, corrections, material added/subtracted etc. Whatever is decided, it may need a note in the intro to inform future editors and readers. Brittle heaven (talk) 09:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Well, my original intention was not to list all the versions. I intended to list maybe the first version, and the last one if the first one is out-of-print. However that brings some problems with books who have regular revisions (like MCO) because in that case there could be significant differences of content between two versions. A critical case is when an opening is judged sound in a version but dubious in a latter version. SyG (talk) 10:18, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, opening theory accuracy is always going to be a monumental task, both in terms of updating the articles themselves and also, keeping the reference material contemporaneous. For the purposes of this list though, I like your idea of using 1st Ed. and latest Ed. This way, the list shouldn't get too long, while the 1st Ed. gives the historical context and the latest Ed. the most accurate, up to date info. Brittle heaven (talk) 10:54, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
