British versus american book covers

As someone who has written as many text books in american english as in british english, the differences are part of my daily existence. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter. Today i decided that i would do those this cover vs that cover things. The text of the harry potter novels stayed almost the same over the ten years it took rowling to write the saga. British editor darren nash says, the primary job of a cover is to sell the book so, by definition, a cover that results in high sales is a good cover. The idea behind this post is that i compare us and uk book covers and tell you which one i prefer.

Every week, the thread tackles your book questions, big and small. Even with the first set of book covers, it becomes apparent that the uk has made more of an effort to tailor the book covers to attract children and adult readers. Sixty american english words and their british english. Posted on august 24, 2017 august 24, 2017 by avisitfromthebooksquad. Book into the angled seats and you will probably leave disappointed. But this book will definitely draw more attention to american trade bookbindings as a fine art. Lord of the rings has that really nifty piece of art, and i dont know, theres something about the american gods cover that i really, really love. According to rock criticwriter dave marsh in his book, the heart of rock and soul, grand funk was touring with the british group humble pie in early 1973. The left are book covers from our overthepond friends, while book covers from the good ol u. Pensieve comments view 8 thoughts swirling around the pensieve. Book american airline flights with british airways avios. Difference between american and british versions of harry. All the nfl, mlb, nba, nhl and college scores and betting information you need.

On tv, more than a decade later, it can explore more of these themes from a. The us cover seems to try to appeal to audiences by including a items and snippets of scenes from different parts of the book in one illustration. Sixty american english words and their british english counterparts although the spellzone course was written in the uk, it covers both british english and american english spellings. All the while, a cookie is just as complicated a concept if you take into account american english and british english. A vague, illustrated history of modern book design in 19. The british covers depict a major event in the book, while the american covers depict a series of objects and a person from the book against a common backdrop. Exhibition date, spring semester 2014this gallery exhibit highlights some great examples of decorative, cloth book bindings from 19th century british and american book publishers. See also british and american english 2 which treats spelling differences. Im from portugal, and usually the portuguese cover of a book is just the usa cover or the uk cover with the tittle written in portuguese. The volume is well written and researched and beautifully produced.

I think the various covers of the hp books first made me aware that covers differed from. While british english favors the spelling of words as they originally appeared in the language theyve been borrowed from for instance, the word cheque american english spellers generally write the. One version is almost always better than the other, so ill these. Catalogue is spelt catalog, without ue in the end in the united states, and so on. And seeing how even sewn bindings are beat up when i get a book from the library, i cant imagine how british library books fare. But it is in terms of pronunciation that british and american english differ most. British airways charges 7,500 avios for a nonstop award flight within north america that covers up to 650 miles in distance or 9,000 avios for one up to 1,151 miles. American versus british rail travel in the 19th century. Yesterday i came across a literary hub post comparing the covers in 2018, and its fascinating to see the u. As weve done for several years now, we thought it might be fun to compare the u. American gods is doing exactly what neil gaimans book. I recently wrote a post about my 16 best book covers of 2016, so i want to compare some of my favourite uk and us covers.

The us cover emphasizes that the boys in the boat is about american athletes while the uk cover refers explicitly to hitler, both choices that make sense given their different audiences. Minskys art of american book covers 18751930 is, granted, a very specialized area of book collecting interest. The book covers on display were arranged by decade. I did a post like this a while and i promised that i would do it again when i had more book covers to talk about. Given a choice between american airlines vs british airways business class, american has the edge as long as you get their lieflat seats. By the 20th century, however, the dust jacket was a yummy tortillalike extension of the book design. The examples here were published between 1804 and 1903. December 3, 2016 december 3, 2016 kirstysbookshelf100.

In the uk, a cookie is a soft, squishy, and moist biscuit. I must have listened to ten or more conference talks on british and american english. But ill take a durable book and a sewn binding any day. The academy of british cover design 2020 designed by joseph bisat marshall studio designed by joseph bisat marshall studio. After one performance, the two groups were drinking in a bar when they began arguing over the merits of british versus american. During this time melissa designed the book covers, created the print book layouts and ebook files, designed and maintained websites for the company as well as some of the authors. American versus british rail travel in the 19th century trevor k. Todays british english spellings mostly follow johnsons a dictionary of the english language 1755, while many american english spellings follow websters an american dictionary of the english language adel, websters dictionary, 1828.

Great britain rail passes and train tips from rick steves. Looks like a mid90s movie poster about technoraves or some. Thus, british english has colour and centre, where american english has color and center. Today well be comparing covers from across the pond and seeing which i prefer. The original book galleys depicted an even whiter version of cassel on the cover if thats possible, but he still looks pretty darn caucasian to me.

Why do american and british publishers create different covers for. I love the composition of the title, and the smaller image of the boat against the vast ocean and sky really communicates the. Group discounts of around 20 percent are available for three or more people traveling together on britrailbrand passes. The tunic i would think could be substituded nicely with a wool ike jacket which i find from time to time in thrift shops albeit typically in small sizes. Covers sports picks, odds and news from sports betting. In the early 18th century, english spelling was inconsistent. Differences between british and us versions of ps the. Leguin has been vocal about how her characters are depicted on book covers for decades, yet publisher after. Whether the cover art is good is a not just a matter of personal taste.

The new club world seats may be a game changer when they launch and may turn the tables. Its really a shame, because i often prefer the uk cover art. A basic rule of the thumb that covers these words is that american english spelling tends to be simplified and pronunciationbased. Almost two years ago, the whole family moved from washington d. I would make some comment about not judging a book by its cover, but meh, we all do it, why not just enjoy the beautiful book covers for what they are. When scholastic was publishing harry potter and the philosophers stone in america, they decided to rename the book harry potter and the sorcerers stone. The different spellings of a words are highlighted throughout the course, and you can choose whether you would prefer to take a british english or an american. British and american covers will follow their own rules and break them at will. The american covers are on the left, and clicking through takes you to a larger image. Book cover art is an interesting element of the literary world sometimes fixated upon, sometimes ignored but, as readers, we are undoubtedly swayed by the little billboard that is the cover of every book we read. This deal cannot be combined with the family pass deal kids 515 travel free on most britrail passes with each adult traveling with an individual adult or seniorrate pass one child per adult.

And that, alone, makes american godseven for those who have read the booksuch a fascinating new series. American and british english spelling differences wikipedia. How to tell the difference between cookies and biscuits. They claimed that the american and british uses of the word philosopher were a bit different, so therefore sorcerer was a more appropriate word. Nineteenthcentury british and american book covers. Differences and changes in the text the harry potter lexicon. You can read more about why this day is celebrated here the internet means choosing whether to use american spelling or english spelling no longer just depends on what country you live in. The page numbers listed are from the first edition hard cover versions of the first book. Earlier we discussed dutch schools and french schools, and today, i thought it would be fun to discuss english schools too lets start with jessica rushing. Uk covers are generally better, but i think i prefer the us covers of lord of the rings and american gods. In both british and american english, the date can be written in abbreviated forms, either as a group of numbers separated by hyphens, slashes or periods, or with the first few letters of the month. British and american english also differ in terms of spelling.