I understand that cultural differences make editors opt for different UK and US covers and titles, and in the age of the IT they even adapt the spelling; but why change ‘Eight Detectives’ to ‘The Eighth Detective’? It's confusing and dumb. Doesn't an author nowadays have any power in establishing the title? Should we expect a children's book to be ‘Eight Little Ducks’ in the UK, and ‘The Eighth Little Duck’ in the US?