Michael asked this question about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1):
Why did they choose to change the title for the U.S.?
Lila Because they thought no one would want to read anything that had a word as "boring" as philosopher, so they changed it to the more "exiting" one: sorc…moreBecause they thought no one would want to read anything that had a word as "boring" as philosopher, so they changed it to the more "exiting" one: sorcerer.(less)
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