Errington's biography on Rowling, he wrote that Levine wanted “a title that said ‘magic’ more overtly to American readers." Levine was concerned that Philosopher's Stone would feel "arcane," so one of the proposed alternatives was Harry Potter and the School of Magic, which Rowling shot down. Levine, who headed the Scholastic children's imprint that would publish the book, knew he had a winner on his hands-he just had some reservations about the title. publishing rights for what was then known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, forking out a comparably high $105,000 for the privilege. It dates back to when the rights were sold for the first book: Scholastic Corporation bought the U.S. Rowling's most famous creation is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but pretty much everywhere else on the planet, it's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. One of the ongoing anomalies of the Harry Potter series is the differing title of the first adventure.
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