Was this book published in the UK first?

[Stacey]

I'm in the U.S. and this book just became available on Amazon Kindle here yesterday. I know it happens a lot, that authors are published first in their native countries, but are all the reviews here from UK readers or did people here get their hands on advance copies?

Anyway, I am thrilled to finally have the new Bolton/Lacey Flint in my hot little hands. She can't write these fast enough for me. I'll get started as soon as I do the dishes and clean the litter pans... Life... It gets real :).

[Sandy]

Yes, it came out in the UK before being released in North America.

[Stacey]

I was wondering how all those people got it before me :). Thanks!

[Gary]

It is annoying. I don't really think books need to be Americanized for us. While probably not an issue with this book, I frequently wonder what terms have been changed for the American market.

[Stacey]

Exactly. You can spell the word "organise" instead of "organize." Somehow, I think my stupid American brain will be able to put it together. Speaking of...

All this talk of globalization (globaliSation?) apparently doesn't apply to media (a year wait for Downton Abbey in the U.S.???). I hate the lag time but, even worse, I hate when, as an American, I can't get a book, cd, or movie produced in in the English language outside the U.S. unless I go the import route. For instance, English author Belinda Bauer's awesome book, Blacklands, managed to get published in the U.S. but if you want anything she wrote before or after you have to order it as an import. You can't even get her other work in e-book format. Wth? How does Amazon not have any pull in this regard?

[Gary]

One of the annoying things about Brit TV shows on PBS is that often edit them down by a few minutes to fit in their 90 minute format. I watched an Inspector Lewis some time ago that didn't make any sense to me and found out a scene that might have helped me understand the plot had been removed or shortened. This is despite the fact that at least locally they fill the out the hour with unimportant promos.

[Stacey]

I don't think PBS where I lives does that. Even during pledge drives there are no interruptions. But if they did and I found myself confused, thanks to missing info, I would be kicking up a serious fuss.

[Gary]

You would never know just from watching. The editing is seamless, but the plots might not make complete sense. I think all of the broadcasts in the US are the same.

[Stacey]

Scary. I'd have to get my shows on Netflix to see what has/hasn't been done. I'm thisclose to getting rid of cable altogether.