Earlier this week I ordered a book Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African Americans Taught us to Laugh from Barnes and Nobel. While researching, I noticed the book I ordered (hardback) was published November 2006 and they have a newer version (paperback) released January of 2008 (with 5 more pages.)

The thing is, I can't find anywhere on the web that says it's 5 more pages of book information, just that's it went from 243 to 248.

Not only is it 5 more pages, but more interviews (121 vs 125.)
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I'm sure they have an online email or 1-800 # to assist and can facilitate a return for you....

i dunno, but it sounds like a damn good book.

BklynBabe said:

Yeah thanks, I'm gonna return it (just checked the website) and should have payed more attention. I like hardbacks way more tan paperbacks, so I didn't even check the paperback (I assumed it was exactly the same just different covers.)

whistle said:

From the snippets I read, it is. I was checking up on Robert Townsend and he's doing a documentary based of this book to air this month on Showtime.