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Why Are Book Covers Different In Different Countries?

First Posted: 07/10/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:25 PM ET

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The Guardian:

Albums are sold across the world inside a universal sleeve, blockbuster films branded in a singular style. But novels, by a convention that nobody in the publishing industry seems fully able to explain, must be re-jacketed from territory to territory. It inspires all kinds of illustrative madness, and makes browsing foreign bookshelves a fascinating -- often bewildering -- experience.

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12:43 PM on 05/10/2010
After living in various countries, I find it refreshing that book covers are different. It may be more rooted in cold business practices, but I think it's a bit more personal for the different cultures that their covers are different. It was fun to compare the covers of the Harry Potter US edition to that of the German edition. Anyway, they say that variety is the spice of life!
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10:37 AM on 05/10/2010
Movie posters are different in different countries.
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BlackJAC
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02:44 PM on 05/10/2010
Hell, movie titles are different in different countries. The best example is what Singapore renamed AUSTIN POWERS 2.
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