Cheap US books could write off British spellings and leave readers angry if ...
Cheap US books could write off British spellings and leave readers angry if copyright rules are changed, publishers say The Publishers Association fears the new rules would Americanise British books CEO Stephen Lotinga: 'We will see an influx of 'cookies, sweaters and sidewalks' Survey showed 63% of Brits would be annoyed if US spellings were used
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Britain could be flooded with books using US spellings and words if ministers push ahead with changes to copyright rules, say publishers.
Book rights are currently sold in a way that allows them to sell titles at different prices in different territories.
This supports the British book industry and authors.
But the Government is looking at an ‘international exhaustion regime’ which could open the way for internet retailers to flood the market with cheap imported editions.
Stephen Lotinga, chief executive of the Publishers Association, said: ‘We will see an influx of cookies, sweaters and sidewalks instead of biscuits, jumpers and pavements – as well as the missing u’s and z’s instead of s’s that drive Brits bonkers
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