Difference between revisions of "Mills and Boon Special Edition"
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From July 1985 to June 1986 the UK titles were almost identical to the North American Edition. From July 1986 to April 1995 they had again a different [[International Standard Book Number|ISBN]] with the [[Harlequin]] [[ISBN Prefix]], but kept the covers and series numbering. | From July 1985 to June 1986 the UK titles were almost identical to the North American Edition. From July 1986 to April 1995 they had again a different [[International Standard Book Number|ISBN]] with the [[Harlequin]] [[ISBN Prefix]], but kept the covers and series numbering. | ||
| − | This changed in | + | This changed in November 1993, when with a double #823 [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] discontinued to issue the American Edition on a 1:1 basis. Titles from the [[Harlequin American Romance]] and [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] imprints were included and the series now had a special [[Mills and Boon Special Edition By The Numbers|Mills & Boon]] numbering. The books kept their [[International Standard Book Number|ISBN]] from the North American release, which makes it rather difficult to distinguish between the editions. |
When [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] renovated it's ''Silhouette'' imprints in March 2007, the imprint's name changed from [[Silhouette Special Edition]] to '''Mills & Boon Special Edition''' and the [[ISBN Prefix]] of [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]. | When [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] renovated it's ''Silhouette'' imprints in March 2007, the imprint's name changed from [[Silhouette Special Edition]] to '''Mills & Boon Special Edition''' and the [[ISBN Prefix]] of [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]. | ||
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| + | Image:Hardy Tears and Red Roses GB.jpg|<center>1982, Hodder & Stoughton</center> | ||
Image:Mallery Tender loving Care GB.jpg|<center>1992, Silhouette</center> | Image:Mallery Tender loving Care GB.jpg|<center>1992, Silhouette</center> | ||
Image:Ferris Hardworking Man GB.jpg|<center>1993, Silhouette</center> | Image:Ferris Hardworking Man GB.jpg|<center>1993, Silhouette</center> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:58, 20 November 2008
The Silhouette Special Edition titles were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 1982 by Hodder & Stoughton, six month after the start of the North American Edition. At that time Silhouette still was a division of Simon & Schuster. The UK titles had the same covers and numbering as the US Edition but their publisher's ISBN: UK-Edition and US-Edition
Harlequin Enterprises Limited bought Silhouette in 1984 and from January 1985 on the UK-Edition was published by Harlequin's UK-based branch Mills & Boon. The UK titles still had the same covers and numbering as the US Edition but a Harlequin ISBN Prefix, whereas the US-edition still had the one of Simon & Schuster: UK-Edition and US-Edition
From July 1985 to June 1986 the UK titles were almost identical to the North American Edition. From July 1986 to April 1995 they had again a different ISBN with the Harlequin ISBN Prefix, but kept the covers and series numbering.
This changed in November 1993, when with a double #823 Mills & Boon discontinued to issue the American Edition on a 1:1 basis. Titles from the Harlequin American Romance and Silhouette Intimate Moments imprints were included and the series now had a special Mills & Boon numbering. The books kept their ISBN from the North American release, which makes it rather difficult to distinguish between the editions.
When Mills & Boon renovated it's Silhouette imprints in March 2007, the imprint's name changed from Silhouette Special Edition to Mills & Boon Special Edition and the ISBN Prefix of Mills & Boon.
1982, Hodder & Stoughton 
1992, Silhouette 
1993, Silhouette 
1994, Silhouette 
2000, Silhouette 
2006, Silhouette 
2007, Mills & Boon 
2008, Mills & Boon
