Under The Dome Length (?)

[Hartley]

Hi , been lurking around and looking at the Board for what seems to be a long time now . Never sure how stupid any questions I may have would sound (bit like being back at school) but here goes . Didn't qualify to order a signed copy of UTD as it's only available in the US and I live in the UK , so , when ordering my UK copy it would appear to have far fewer pages than that which is available in the US . Can anyone help clarify ? Although I get mine from a local bookseller Amazon.com list it as 1088 pages and Amazon.co.uk list it as 896 pages . Am I missing something here or will I be missing something if I buy it in the UK?

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

No, it's usually down to layout, design and typography, so obviously Hodder UK will save a few trees (hope they don't use the tiny point size they used for DT7 - that HURT!).

Long days and pleasant nights

[jchanic]

Because of different pagination, etc. the UK edition is a number of pages shorter than the US edition. All the words are there, however. You're not missing any text.

John

[demorgan]

Where would one try to order the hodder's s/l anyway?

[jchanic]

I check the Hodder & Stoughton site at least once a day:

http://www.hodder.co.uk/books/work.aspx?WorkID=157548

John

[Hartley]

Thanks for those replies . Do we know if Hodder have given any hints yet or even mentioned it on their site ? I keep looking but haven't come up with anything yet .

[Akira]

Hi , been lurking around and looking at the Board for what seems to be a long time now . Never sure how stupid any questions I may have would sound (bit like being back at school) but here goes . Didn't qualify to order a signed copy of UTD as it's only available in the US and I live in the UK , so , when ordering my UK copy it would appear to have far fewer pages than that which is available in the US . Can anyone help clarify ? Although I get mine from a local bookseller Amazon.com list it as 1088 pages and Amazon.co.uk list it as 896 pages . Am I missing something here or will I be missing something if I buy it in the UK?

Well I'm not sure what the UK or US releases will actually be but the ARC is 1072 pages with a couple at the end with a note from the author. Other sites have various sizes, like Goodreads lists it as 1100 pages.

[AndyDufresne]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

No, it's usually down to layout, design and typography, so obviously Hodder UK will save a few trees (hope they don't use the tiny point size they used for DT7 - that HURT!).

Long days and pleasant nights

I had the exact opposite when I was reading Lisey's Story, also the Hodder and Stoughton version. I know the font has to be read by everyone, but that font was enormous. I thought I actually ordered the version for short sighted people, if there's such a thing. I ordered the American version of 'Under the Dome' (love that cover), so it doesn't really matter to me personally. But around a thousand pages is a pretty long story, regardless of the font or anything. Can't wait for it.

[keropi]

Amazon.com list it as 1088 pages and Amazon.co.uk list it as 896 pages .

I just wonder how or who designs the page layout: some books use large font and more pages such as From a Buick 8, some books smaller font still more pages. Stupid Question, but comparing Under the Dome to IT, which has more WORDS? And so far, what is the longest novels?

[Moderator]

Each publisher does their own typesetting/design. I don't have a reference that includes the word count for each of Stephen's novels so can't tell you which one is the longest in actual words.