I love this book and greatly admire and appreciate the work and educational content that Kristine Albrecht puts out. This is a very comprehensive and informative book that also includes beautiful photos and spotlights of other growers of dahlias around the world.I bought and pre ordered this book when it first came out and absolutely love it. I bought a second copy recently to give as a Christmas gift to a family member who became interested in gardening. When I examined the new book, I immediately felt like something felt different even though the content seemed to be the same. I grabbed my original print and sure enough there is a difference in the quality of paper and crispness of print. While both are fully legible, the recent print has a more vibrant but slightly cropped set of photos on the cover, while the inside feels like the opposite. Photos inside the newer book look more faded compared to the original print. Text inside are all a bit shadowed, which makes it feel a little bolder. The paper feels thinner so I feel like I can see text on the other side thru the page more… it feels like it was printed on an old school inkjet vs laser printer. That said, both are readable with the same text and photos on the same pages overall.My preference is for the original. That said, if you don’t know any better, you may find this edition just fine, or more than fine given the awesome content in the book! I’m not sure how to verify if this was just a misprint or if that’s just how newer editions are printed, but I thought I would share on here in case that information is useful. If I didn’t have the book already I would still be delighted to have this book on hand as a reference, but if the author or publisher has a choice, I would recommend using the original printer or of similar quality for future printings. I think the text and inside photos look crisper, the feel of the paper was better, and it has less distraction on the page from subsequent page text to show thru.I tried to include photos but realized it’s a bit hard to capture. If anything I think the newer edition probably photographs a little better since the font looks a little bigger or bolder. But I tried to zoom in so you could kind of see how behind the text on the page you see more of the shadows of subsequent page text thru one more than the other (that’s the newer edition). The top bottom photo that is zoomed out, the newer edition looks brighter actually and less shadowed. I feel like it photographs better but in person I think that the original photo colors look more vibrant and less overexposed. Totally probably a minor observation but quite surprising to me.Bottom line though is if you grow dahlias, absolutely get this book and support the grower/author. She is amazing! I wish I had this book when I began growing. It’s the most comprehensive single publication on dahlias I have found.