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Is there precedent for this, though? Given the existence of capitalism for a while now, it seems like publishers would have honed in on this technique in the pa
by aliasxneo 4y ago
Is there precedent for this, though? Given the existence of capitalism for a while now, it seems like publishers would have honed in on this technique in the past. Then again, my knowledge is limited here, so maybe it's not new.
- cmh89 4y agoThe Bible is a good example of a book that has been changed for its audience. They also make changes to books to update language. They make modern versions of the Canterbury Tales https://www.amazon.com/Canterbury-Tales-Version-English-Classics/dp/0307743535 https://www.amazon.com/Canterbury-Tales-Version-English-Clas... It's decently hard to find examples due to the discussion of Roald Dahls work. I just seriously doubt Scholastic is doing this for any other reason than making sure their books are never found to be objectionable.