Book of The Month (BOTM)

[Tami]

Are editions from Book of the Month allowed? I understood they weren’t permitted in the catalog, but I couldn’t find anything using the search function in the group. Just checking!

https://www.bookofthemonth.com/

[Scott]

I think they are usually duplicates of mass market ISBNs, so they wouldn't need a separate entry.

[Tami]

Scott wrote: "I think they are usually duplicates of mass market ISBNs, so they wouldn't need a separate entry."

Oh, okay, so they are allowed. I thought they weren't. I just came across a bunch of those added as ACEs and was wondering if that was permitted because it's the first time I've seen that. I thought they weren’t allowed since BOTM is subscription-based.

[Scott]

Well, it's not that they are allowed per se, it's just that the regular version would already be here (or could be added) and the cover wouldn't be any different.

I have seen Science Fiction Book Club editions here, though, and they do often have exclusive covers. So I guess if they did have a different cover they would be allowed.