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Yes, there was a separate American edition. (Even the title of the first volume was changed: the original "philosopher's stone" became "sorcerer's stone" for th

• toyg 7y ago
  Sometimes I wonder if the editing world is arbitrarily building barriers in order to justify its continuous existence.
  • dragonwriter 7y ago
    In the case of HP1, the title difference was based on the perception that the alchemical reference in the original title would be less evocative in the American youth market and “sorceror’s stone” would convey the intended idea better to that audience due to cultural difference. I don't know if test marketing or focus groups were involved in that judgement, but I wouldn't be surprised.
• aitchnyu 7y ago
  In India, the book has "Philosopher's" and the movie has "Sorcerer's". I learned only recently America had "Sorcerer" in both book and movie, I thought the Americans renamed only the movie.