UK vs US Book Covers!
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- NOTE: These are the UK versions according to Book Depository. They may vary from what is actually sold in stores in the UK.
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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Paper Towns by John Green
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
Night Owls by Jenn Bennett
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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I don't really like the covers where you can see what the characters look like
Me too because I like to imagine how the characters look like
+Foxluna i agree, i feel like its much better being able to imagine what they look like while reading it, i feel like showing the characters ruins the imagery when reading
Kiara Salonga
yeah!
Anonymous Exactly
Anonymous it matters. of it's art, I love it. of it's a picture of a person dressed as the character, I don't.
I agree about disliking actual faces being on covers, it makes me cringe. I wish the US didn't do it so much since I live there lol
Ashley Seymour saame i love to imagine them
I disagree it feels weird that they don't have faces.
I think the faces of real people is more cringe than the cartoon or illustrated characters of the story, just because it doesn't quite match the aesthetic of the book cover
I noticed Uk editions are so.. dont knkw how to explain this..but its elegant? and so proper? i dont know thw right word but..ya get me?
I feel ya bro
Lokasenna OMG GUYS....i didnt want this to be a fight😂😂 both of your countries cover is BEAUTIFUL
I'm British but I prefer Us covers
Imagination_len
I see where your comming from...btw I'm mostly British.
ItsFreyFrey Xx omg me to the US covers are elegant and proper than the UK bc it made some of the books look like children books bth
Hmm these videos have told me one thing.
I own a weird mishmash of various US and UK covers. Because.........Australia.
Someone random haha same. I think I prefer our covers more tbh.
Someone random same
I know you shouldnt judge books by there covers but i feel like the majority of the UK covers stand out more, they grab your attention and i also feel like theyre aimed more towards the younger audience.
dancingtoelectro
I totally agree!
dancingtoelectro Ikr! I’m totally not biased...
I'm from the UK, and our Eleanor and Park is the same as yours except it's just green instead, weird
Sarcastic Squareflake Ikr...
i agree with you, i love minimalistic book covers. there's this cover for The Rosie Project that is just white, with the title and a lobster on the front it's so clean looking and i love it!!
Cool. I just read The Rosie Project last week and I got it from the library. It was a yellow cover with just writing on the front. I filmed a video review of it so you can see me holding it. I am about to read The Rosie Effect and it's the blue hardcover with just a silhouette of a couple on a bike with a stork following them. Such a cute cover!
I tend to like minimalist covers too
+Karen Runwright +Karen Runwright you do reviews too? Awesome! Me too. I'll go and check it out :) I can't wait to read The Rosie Effect either. Minimalist covers are definitely the ones i'm attracted to most :)
i love the lighting in this video actually, i think it’s so nice and relaxing. it feels like we’re just having a chat with you about books
I disagreed in most of your choices 😂😂 but I do understand why you picked them out, I just chose the most aesthetically pleasing ones 😂
Me TOO!
Me 3
Me 4
ME Five!!
me 6
THE THRONE OF GLASS UK COVERS ARE MY FAVORITE
+LovingDemBooks i much prefer the US ones actually!
They only sell the uk version of the ToG series where i live and i love the sleek white cover on them. But my main problem is WHY DOES QOS HAVE A BLUE BACKGROUND INSTEAD OF PINK now tog and qos kinda look the same and it bugs the hell out of me
+LovingDemBooks when I go to London my first stop will be at the bookstore to get the Throne of Glass covers lolol
+LovingDemBooks I got the UK covers fro Throne of Glass and uhhh, it's gorgeous but it's bad quality. I read it once and like the letters faded and like they're not there. I don't know if it's just that one book but it's not of the best quality.
+Book FangirlMoments I have the UK editions of the series and I guess it just must be your copy because mine are fine :)
the UK Mistborn trilogy... just so gorgeous!! 😍 got it over the US version!
phoenixorflamebooks every day we all been lead astray
phoenixorflamebooks not by me I never said I have the light ever used anyone to piss off some one esle but I know who has
I tried to talk to Stacy Johnny had no interest but he been trying to live off my name my findings my info since in Sebring at 35 same wrongs about a brother I can't trust who plots behind my back I was warned about angel reading I got..
you can't trust your own brother was told to me over n over evil list no truth in him..
He said he fignting God if God came down
good test is Michael who is as A God but never said he was God.
77 times have been done n over a long time ago
A traspass
what a traspass
trust pass ageast us
Johnny ain't us
tired of him getting involved in my business mother fucker should be in jail twice now
I live in the uk and my Eleanor and Park is the same as the US one you just showed
Same
That's what I thought
Ready Player One as well
kelly sorcha handy mine's the same as the us cover but it's got a green background
I'm from the uk and I've noticed that the uk covers seem more proper and simple, I dunno the right word but the us covers always seem more busy and arkward
Kane Domican he liked to g.to
I personally like the new US covers (mainly because Alec is on one of them).
Plus, the UK Landlines cover is speaking to me. Yellow and blue is my favourite colour scheme, I am digging it (also probably the reason I adore the Carry On cover so much).
ALEC
Alec is a dear.
For me it's simple, if I don't like the cover I get it on kindle
Wow. You can definitely see how both UK and US covers have progressed since 2016
Your lighting is absolutely fine! For most of these books, I've never even seen the UK edition.
I live in London, and I ALWAYS try to get my hands on the US cover. They're always much more creative in my eyes!
With A Thousand Nights I splurged and bought the UK edition when it came out, the pages are a shiny texture with fold foil on the edges of the pages. Under the cover is also a gold foil scene. Love it!!
This is such a great idea for a video. Absolutely, keep these kinds of videos coming. Love it!
I purposely bought the US editions of the Heroes of Olympus series, because the UK covers of all of Rick Riordan's books are absolutely horrible, but especially the HoO covers.
Your videos are just about what I wondered and had no answers! Thanks for uploading.
Personally the Harry Potter book covers in the USA annoy me. They're just... ugly, cartoonish, and childish- which is fine for earlier novels but the Deathly Hallows in particular is way better in the UK.
Becki P I definitely agree!!!
Becki P I like the US covers on the ones I have that are US. and I like the UK covers on the ones I have that are UK!
Becki P
I really agree!!!!!
UK covers are so bright and eclectic, the colours stand out and design and font tends to be much more cartoonish and playful. A lot of US covers seem to be be more reserved and serious looking, but also more ordered and less chaotic.
I think the Aussie versions of John Greens books are better. Especially paper towns. 😊
i love the UK covers and i had no idea that they were UK covers, when i bought them. But not rly surprised because I have always been drawn to Britain so much! The accent, the celebs, the boys omg everything! Harry Potter's Country people!! 😍
I've hardly seen any of these covers in the UK😂
Andrea Cormack Ikr!
The UK edition of The Graveyard Book has amazing illustrations throughout it
Suprised she didn't compare the Harry Potter paper backs, idk if it's because I'm British but I adore the English paperback, I have the full set and they're beautiful.
I'm from the Netherlands and a couple of years ago I started reading almost everything in English. Mainly because it's a lot cheaper (translators have to be paid too :P) but also because of the absolute horror that happens when they change the covers. Honestly, I don't know who designs these things in the Netherlands but most of the time they completely ruin the book by changing the cover. Why not just keep the original?
Julia Stetter I disagree. I live in the Netherlands too and I have to correct you by saying that most of the ya books in the Netherlands have the exact same book covers as the US edition!
I've just subscribed to you because of this video. I loved this comparison, and I like your personality, so I'm glad I found your channel.
A Thousand Nights is my favourite book cover ever. The pink part on the cover is actually the naked book, and it's a full gold illustration of the Girl and Lo-Melkhiin (front and back), and the purple dust jacket has the cut out which shows their faces. It's beautiful.
I agree with you except the city of bones. ☺️
I love the UK Paper Town cover as well! And yes, I love the US Queen of the Tearling cover so much as well
I read Between Shades of Grey this month after seeing you talk about it and the author's new book on your channel. I thought it was great and insightful so looking forward to her latest novel!
I'm British but prefer US for following : They Both Die In The End, Hazel Wood (Green background and gold foreground), When The Moon Was Ours (boy and girl silhouettes)
P R right lol..two right
5:00 actually is smoke from a candle:) nice video!! loved it
it is actually smoke from a cigarette in the newer version. he wanted it to be a cigarette originally but the publishers didn't agree so it was a candle but it was recently changed to how he wanted it :)
+Hails Hearts Nyc ohhhhh i didn't know that, haha thanks for the info, xo!
I much rather the U.S. cover of An Ember in the Ashes!!
I'm really surprised that you didn't do the Harry Potter series.
And with Elanor and Park, I have one that's the same as the American one but with a greener background :/
+Elizabeth Facer Mee toooo
+Erica Bridgewater there's about two million different editions of that book.... special edition, collector's edition, special collector's edition... you get the idea 😂
+lol lol yeah i knoww
Me too. I've never even seen the "uk" one in waterstones
Katie Sylvester neither have i lol i don't think i've seen it at all!
The UK editions of Throne of Glass are beautiful. Its set on a white background, so Celeana and surrounding colours stand out well
Hey! I'm Sara and I'm new to your channel, so few days ago I wanted to start reading more, so I found your channel and I loved it and I want you to help me start reading more and what books do you suggest me reading.
Thank you. ❤️
loved the video! Please do more like this! it was very interesting.
I loved the books you picked! So fun. Thank you.
I'm from the UK and in bookshops most of the copies I've seen are the US copies! I wonder why
Really? In Waterstones?
yeah! In foyles too and other mainstream shops like Tesco + Sainsbury's with book sections!
I love how Rainbow's US covers are really minimalist and stick with a simple theme vs. the UK covers all have a sort of doodled, busy quality to them
Really enjoyed this video :) I completely agree with you about the US cover of Queen of the Tearling although I currently own the UK edition (since I live in the UK) - I was wondering if you could talk about different classics editions? I hear so much about different editions but never any comparisons of those editions. Thanks and loved the video :)
Yessssss please!
The Graveyard Book has two different editions with two different illustrators: Dave McKean (dark blue cover) and Chris Riddell (light blue cover). You can buy both editions in in both the UK and US with their respective covers.
I loved this video because it was interesting and a really fun idea to make☺ I also watched some other videos from your channel and i had to subscribe it! Keep going girl 😄💕
A Thousand Nights has beautiful end papers and a beautiful design under the cover in the UK cover and has a gold pattern on the pages when the book is closed.
Eleanor Kate you think people would learn my brother not me
says Jesus is the way to the father
not Johnny for wanting to be around me
if u know I don't get along with my brother why the fuck would anyone do such a thing?
why?
my door isn't his
he has no real keys to anything
Eleanor Kate why the fuck would u want betrayal me the same way
no one asked but i thought it would be fun to go along so my opinion:
1- (city of bones) UK
2- (landline) UK
3- (attachments) UK
4- (eleanor and park) US
5- (looking for alaska) US
6- (paper towns) US
7- (the queen of the yearling) UK
8- (the bronze horseman) US
9- (Amy and rogers epic detour) UK
10- (second chance summer) UK
11- (Graveyard book) UK
12- (leviathan) UK
13- (a darker shade of magic) UK
14- (vicious) US
15- (ready player one) UK
16- (a thousand nights) US
17- (an ember in the ashes) UK
18- (night owls) UK
19- (the selection) UK
20- (the book thief) UK
i know lots of the covers have changed but this is my opinion of the ones in the video
I love looking at the covers for books from different places! I typically buy just the US ones (because that's where I'm located) but if there's ever a book that's just super pretty and I must have the other cover I will!
An Ember in the Ashes is exactly the same in the UK as it is in the US. That cover for the UK appears everywhere but never actually exists physically. Weird.
I've seen the uk once in waterstones thought I own and prefer the us one
On the hardcover of the U.K. A thousand nights is pink and squishy with gold lines forming pictures and it's really pretty
The paperback US cover of The Queen of the Tearling is absolutely beautiful as well. My version is very best up but it looks like a fairy tale.
I tend to have a preference for the UK covers of most books, but it's pretty cool how different the covers are even though the language is the same
I really enjoyed watching this. Maybe you can make another video about covers in other languages?😊✨
I've never seen the UK version of An Ember in the Ashes until now but I kind of like it because it matches the cover for the sequel pretty well.
Hi i'm from Germany, i like you and your Videos so much. I can't stop to watch they. Sorry for my Grammatic Problems 😁
To be real, I liked the HP uk edition best.
Hermione Malfoy Same...I’m not biased of coursed...sure I’m not...
Hermione Malfoy they keep doing the same shit n wrong brother
This lighting is very cool. I like it for being different.
I personally preferred most UK editions.
For both the Morgan matson books, they now sell mostly the us style covers in the uk
Though I agree with Amy & Roger's Epic Detour that the front isn't all that fab, the back is what makes that cover. I literally only bought it because the back of the book looks like a post card which I find super cute
Im confused, I have never seen those Rainbow R covers in the uk?
+Rosie Threakall i went off of what book depository said as the UK edition, they just may not be the most popular ones :)
this was a really interesting and fun video! i really enjoyed it!!!
McKenzie Kate lol
McKenzie Kate and everyone wonders why I get pissed off
found out now
i just bought that queen of tearling book....yes the cover is amazing
Your book shelf looks just like..... i wanna come to you and read non stop!
Such a fun video! I mostly agreed with you, but not with Vicious. I definitely like the dramatic UK vicious better. I'm also shamelessly going to steal this idea for my blog ;)
Your book shelf is envy
I've actually got the film cover for the book thief. Its what attracted me to it when I picked it up in my supermarket. I don't normally prefer film covers on books but I much prefer it on the book thief.
I was the exact same! Usually I don't film covers either but I really like the girl on the cover and how it looks
same here, i think it looks better than the other editions.
The UK actually have a new edition of Second Chance Summer, it's so pretty!
Hey! Actually, the smoke on the cover of looking for Alaska is not from a cigarette, but from a candle. The original idea had the candle on the cover but then they cut it.
Loved the video! I subscribed yesterday and I’ve been watching your vids non stop since then ♥️
Eleanor & Park in the UK, their is another version with the exact same cover as the US besides the background of the book is green.
for Eleanor and park I only ever see the u.s one in uk shops??
I live in the UK and my Eleanor and Park book doesn't look like either of them
Eleanor and Park is like the US one but the paperback version is green I'm not sure about the hardback though
Ashley Malone hey I need to talk to ur brother trying to steal things from you
no shit u wouldn't say
Jessica good looking out the Christmas kiss
I'm from Brazil and I really like the cover of "The book thief" we have here ("a menina que roubava livros"), although here unfortunately we don't have many editions in hardcover. Sometimes I think, idk, the US covers have too much information and distoant colors. Anyway... I really like your Channel, and also liked this video, sorry for any grammatical errors and greetings from Brazil! :)
I love the UK TMI covers I'll be buying them instead of the US ones even though they are a little more expensive
I think I accidentally forgot to finish Morgan Matson's Second Chance Summer, but from the beginning it seemed to be a book dealing with pretty heavy themes (with some hope on the horizon) so the UK cover seems much too upbeat to me!
I'm from the UK and I've never seen those covers before, I've only ever seen/owned the US versions
same
Me neither
I actually wanna get Fangirl Collectors Edition from Indigo Books instead of my local bookstore or Amazon because it's a yellow cover.
I have the UK Graveyard Book, apparently. I actually got it signed a few years ago.
the UK edition of a thousand nights is so much more beautiful than the picture makes out, the pink and gold bit is a cut out and the hardcover is all pink with the gold figures that you can see. the pages and the spine also have an incredible design on them. i have no interest in reading it but its on of those books that are so beautiful that i would possible buy it...
Hundred percent agree with you about The Selection. It annoys me so much and I hate looking at the UK cover on my shelves. I think the Ready Player One US cover was international though, cause that's the one we got here too. Also I've never seen that cover of Paper Towns, the one we have is yellow and has a cartoon van on it. It matches the style of Looking For Alaska. We've had so many redesigns of John Green's covers though, originally they were all horrible. So horrible that I've since repurchased most of his books with the newer covers. And I agree with you about UK covers always having faces or people on them. It sucks so much cause I personally hate having a giant face on book covers, and the US editions are always so much lovelier.
I agree with all your preferences, especially with The Selection. I always found the pink looked so odd, like it was a printing error, or something. Nine times out of ten, I usually prefer the US covers of books. I like that I can find both options at my Chapters sometimes for certain series, like Throne of Glass. And speaking of that series, I definitely prefer the US covers. :D
Slated/Shattered/Fractured series by Teri Terry, to me the UK cover is more effective and the US seems a bit busy, but also having met the author and talked about the girl on the cover it just seems to fit the UK cover more
I live in Ireland and we have the US cover for Elenor and Park. Which is kinda weird because usually the UK covers are our covers.
I enjoyed this video so much. Do more!
Is your sweater from American Eagle? I think I have the same one!
The thing that I dislike the most about UK covers is that we always get paperbacks when in the states they get pretty hardcovers, especially for YA. A few YA books I have in hardcover but most are in PB, which is sad :(. I like the Queen Of The Tearling more in the UK edition (which is hardcover funnily enough). Also An Ember In The Ashes, which is in hardcover as well - the actual hardcover book is gold, which I love. But in general I prefer the US covers just because they're hardcovers. The Throne Of Glass US covers are really pretty for example :). We just have white paperbacks in the UK. Do Canada have any special editions of YA books?
Is that Kaya Scodelario on the cover of the UK The Bronze Horseman?? Looks a lot like her!
My choices:
City of bones: US
Landline: US
attachments: UK
Eleanor and park: US (I live in the UK and the cover is the same?!)
Looking for Alaska: UK
Paper towns: UK
the queen of the tearling: US
the bronze horseman: US
Amy&roger's epic detour: US
Second chance summer: UK
The graveyard book: UK
Leviathan: US
a darker shade of magic: UK
Vicious: US
Ready player one: UK
A thousand nights: US
An ember in the ashes: UK
night owls: UK
The selection series: US
The book thief: UK
I prefer the US cover of Paper Towns. I suppose for me the thumb tack on the map is just more symbolic and I prefer the minimalist style in the case of Paper Towns. Understand your choice though. That being said. I totally agree with your choices for The Graveyard Book, Ready Player One, An Ember in the Ashes, Night Owls, and The Book Thief. For mostly the same reasons as well.
Agree 99% of your decision !!!!!
I love book covers with a lot of detail
I really like the UK version of The Gracekeepers, but I can't find it anywhere for a reasonable price. Do you have any suggestions on where to purchase UK books?
BookDepository.com.
I think some of the U.K. covers you can get, but are harder to get hold of (I'm British)
This has nothing to do with books but where did you get your cardigan?? It's beautiful!
I specifically ordered Brandon Sanderson's The Final Empire in the UK edition because I much prefer the UK editions of his books (most if not all) over the US editions.
For so many of the U.K. Books they are actually different to the ones shown here if you go into somewhere like waterstones. Love this vedio❤️😍