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Same words, new paper, proof the first run sold out of excuses.
means To print a work again, typically unchanged, after the original run has sold out or demand continues.
from Straightforward carpentry of English: the prefix 're-' (again, back) bolted onto 'print,' which traces to Old French 'preinte' / Latin 'premere' (to press). The word just describes the act plainly — pressing the plates again — and has meant exactly this since printing itself became a trade worth repeating.
- not a revision
- text usually unchanged, errors included
- publishers love it
- zero editing cost, pure profit margin
- collectors hate it
- first editions keep value, reprints dont
- comics exception
- reprints often fix coloring or paper quality