bethany725 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I checked around first to see if there was an existing thread discussing this, so Mods: please weave this post into the proper place if I somehow missed an existing thread. I was book shopping yesterday, and came across a book called "Spellbound" by Jane Green. I'd never seen the cover or heard the title, and was pretty sure I'd read all of her published books. I skimmed the back, but most of her books I'd read so long ago that I had trouble remembering if I'd read this one. I put the book back, planning to research Jane Green's site when I got home to see what was going on. I was thinking it may also be published under another title in the U.S. When I searched Jane Green's site, the book wasn't listed at all under her "books" section. Baffled, I did some Google searching and found out that it IS a second title for the book that I know as "To Have and To Hold." Was thinking it may be handy to have an easily accessible list somewhere on this board of books with multiple titles, for easy look-up in the future? For example.. now I know about Jane Green, and I know Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" also goes by "Shopaholic Abroad" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" also goes by "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic"?? Any more that anyone knows of right off? Also, neither Kinsella's nor Green's sites list more than 1 of the titles under their "books" section which is really confusing.. I get the sense that many authors don't like being forced into "multiple titles" area, but it's confusing to look at their sites and not see the books listed by ALL of the titles sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I've never come across it before, but I imagine it's a tad confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 One of Stuart Macbride's books was retitled for the American market - Broken Skin became Bloodshot. Also, Marley: A Dog Like No Other is bascially an adaptation by John Grogan of his own book, Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog. Seems a bit pointless to do an adaptation of your own book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) There was a thread like this once as I remember posting in it but I can't find it either so I guess it was culled! I can understand the Shopaholic Abroad/Takes Manhattan, as America isn't actually abroad if you're American! Emily Barr (or rather, her publisher) is a culprit and I nearly got caught out by ordering Solo by Emily Barr from Amazon. I don't know what made me check the reviews* as I don't normally read them until after I've read a book, but luckily I did as I discovered it was a renamed Atlantic Shift, which I'd already read. Her book Cuban Heels was also renamed Cuba but that was at least a bit more obvious! Very recently I nearly ordered Wycliffe and the School Bullies but checked with someone who runs a W J Burley site and found that was renamed from Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls, which I've already read. It pays to check! * Just checked Amazon again and there is no synopsis for the book! Edited February 2, 2009 by Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Oh, they've retitled Q&A by Vikas Swarup because of the film Slumdog Millionaire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crotalus_p Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I've never come across it before, but I imagine it's a tad confusing. Not really if it was published under another title it’s usually mentioned in one of the front pages with the copyright notice , If you open up a copy of the golden compass you should see that it was originally published un the uk/Ireland as Northern lights Seems a bit pointless to do an adaptation of your own book...I am sure he thaught the same thing untill the publisher offered him a masive check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Ah I see. I got The Northern Lights ages ago, good book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Oh, they've retitled Q&A by Vikas Swarup because of the film Slumdog Millionaire! Have they really? Changed the book title? That's just stupid! (Well Slumdog millionaire is actually a better title I think but I find it weird to change it just because of the film...) And of course there is Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone/ sorcerer's stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Oh my gosh, I completely forgot about the HP book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaira Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I've noticed this in some books by James Patterson. Cradle and All was first published as Virgin, Black Friday had previously been out by the title of Black Market, and then See How They Run went first by the name of The Jericho Commandment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainFreeze Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Karin Slaughters Skin Privilege is called Beyond Reach in the US. There are some others but I can't remember them off the top of my head. I'll add them when I think of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreader Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 This happens. Anne McCaffrey's Dragons Eye is under a different name once sold outside of America, well I'm sure about the UK, Dragonflight, if I remember correctly. Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis is now renamed Lilith's Brood in the latest edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Not really if it was published under another title it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I checked around first to see if there was an existing thread discussing this, so Mods: please weave this post into the proper place if I somehow missed an existing thread. I was book shopping yesterday, and came across a book called "Spellbound" by Jane Green. I'd never seen the cover or heard the title, and was pretty sure I'd read all of her published books. I skimmed the back, but most of her books I'd read so long ago that I had trouble remembering if I'd read this one. I put the book back, planning to research Jane Green's site when I got home to see what was going on. I was thinking it may also be published under another title in the U.S. When I searched Jane Green's site, the book wasn't listed at all under her "books" section. Baffled, I did some Google searching and found out that it IS a second title for the book that I know as "To Have and To Hold." Was thinking it may be handy to have an easily accessible list somewhere on this board of books with multiple titles, for easy look-up in the future? For example.. now I know about Jane Green, and I know Sophie Kinsella's "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" also goes by "Shopaholic Abroad" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" also goes by "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic"?? Any more that anyone knows of right off? Also, neither Kinsella's nor Green's sites list more than 1 of the titles under their "books" section which is really confusing.. I get the sense that many authors don't like being forced into "multiple titles" area, but it's confusing to look at their sites and not see the books listed by ALL of the titles sometimes. You'll need to watch out for Jane Green's next book as well, as the US title is Dune Road while the UK title is Girl Friday. In her blog, she put a little aside about the reasoning: I finished the first set of edits on my new book today, Dune Road in America, and Girl Friday in the UK (different markets with different needs require different titles, but we Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Quote: Originally Posted by Janet That's not much use if you're purchasing online though, is it?! It's not much at all! OR if you happen to be trying to bargain with a book-seller and you only have time to hurriedly check out Jane Green's website from the Blackberry! Time is ticking, and when you don't see it listed, you just move on and vow to research it later. They should REALLY come up with a good system for this. And for example, with "Q&A ".. it's NOT listed in the copyright passage, because Q&A was published FIRST. It may well be listed in "Slumdog," but that doesn't help me much if I'm holding "Q&A!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Some of Carole Matthews' books have different titles when published in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Richard Montanari's - Play Dead is called Badlands in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crotalus_p Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 That's not much use if you're purchasing online though, is it?! No but if you are buying online you have more time to research it and everyone knows that if you research one book you are bound to find 3 or four more that you have to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. I think it's known as the Sorcerer's Stone in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceinwenn Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Apparently Lee Child has books with multiple titles. I didn't know this until I looked at my Librarything recommendations today & saw what I thought was a new book by him. Turns out it was a book I have already read, just with a different name. No idea whether he has more than one book like this, but the one that I have come across is The Visitor/Running Blind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. I think it's known as the Sorcerer's Stone in the US? That's right. Compassion and Mercy by Jodi Piccoult are the same book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I was looking at the book that Kate has just read - Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber - and the following comment was left in the feedback section... This book - Back on Blossom Street - is the same as Wednesdays At Four; don't get caught like I did and buy them both! Very annoying and expensive mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Compassion and Mercy by Jodi Piccoult are the same book I didn't know that. Good job I didn't go out and buy Compassion! Having read it, I prefer the title Mercy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffyblue Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Jennifer Donnelly's book "A Northern Light" is called "A Gathering Light" in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon is called Outlander in the USA. I actually prefer the American title for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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