It makes one wonder what WOULD come out in 2027 if this is the FS ‘downecaling’

I assume a third edition of the Annotated Hobbit is still in the works, so that one could also be released as the/a 90th anniversary edition. I’m betting on the HC version of the latest Folio Hobbit.

Eye_of_the_Black_Tower wrote:

It makes one wonder what WOULD come out in 2027 if this is the FS ‘downecaling’

An "even more ultimate" edition with an extra painting, probably...

The late Stu wrote:

I agree to some extent. Though I could see them wanting to bring the Folio-LE downscaling forward to this year precisely because it gives a small gap until 2027. Right now the market is hot and consuming almost anything HarperCollins throws at it. Two years is a long time and the economy is very uncertain. I'm not sure they would want to push things back if they see a potential for easy money, now. In some ways the 2027 anniversary is support for them getting a Folioesque Hobbit out early, with a 70th anniversary one coming out in October 2027 or thereabouts.

It would be a good test of the market for sure; can you release three deluxe editions of the same book in five years and they all sell? Maybe we will find out!