Is this just so adults can read it hoping other adults would mistake it for your run of the mill "I bought this at Albertsons" novel?
2007-05-12 00:38:49 · 4 answers · asked by DM The Blue 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I asked a cashier at a book store here in Canada about the different covers. She told me that because a lot of adults were reading Harry Potter, as well as kids, they chose to print different covers so that adults didn't feel funny about carrying around a kids' book. The adult covers are darker and edgier looking, but the content is still the same. Personally I don't care what other people think about the books I read. I read to enjoy not to impress.
2007-05-12 10:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Instantkarma♥♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is. Frankly, the UK kids' covers are a bit cartoonish, and apparently British grown-ups don't like walking around with what is very obviously a kids' book. The adult edition covers are simpler and more 'sophisticated'. I guess the American editions don't encounter this problem because the illustrations aren't as, well, loud, and if you don't like them you can always take the dust jacket off and carry an inoffensive two-tone book.
2007-05-12 10:38:03 · answer #2 · answered by Michaela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort of.. yeah. I'd much rather be seen with a non-colorful book during my work commute.
It's also marketing. An adult would prefer to buy a book that looks it was written for adults.
2007-05-12 07:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by Nidal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i find the cover more appealing than the one for the kids.
I think it's part what you've said and part marketing towards adults with a cover that they are more likely to find appealing.
2007-05-12 09:31:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋