Hi Dark, Actually, from what I've read what happened is when Joanne Rowling sold the rights for the first Harry Potter book to Scholastic they were bound and determined to name the book Harry Potter and the School of Magic. There was a furious argument between Joanne and the publishers, and they eventually settled on a compromise. As it turned out the title they agreed upon was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Exactly why Scholastic insisted on a name change nobody really knows, but apparently Scholastic felt that the original name of the book was inappropriate for American children or some such non-sense. Either way that's what I've heard, and explains why there are esentually two different versions of the same books.
Cheers! On 3/5/11, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, that's more dire than I thought, i just thought it was the usual > hollywood idiocy. > > I'm surprised Jk didn't stop that one. > > Beware the Grue! > > dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
