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I've always thought there is only 1 type of light novel for this series (which
is translated to other languages).  
But I saw on [Amazon](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0759531048)
that they are offering to sell 3 types of the same light novel.

You can see that below the title section, where it says "See all 3 formats and
editions". After that, you need to press the arrow on the left side to see all
the 3 novels.

I'm wondering what are the differences between them.


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Is there more than 1 type of light novel in the Spice and Wolf series?


These are just the different cover release versions. At one point, Yen Press
was printing these with a slipcover case on them that shows a more "appealing
cover" for the Americanized audience. However, not everyone liked this.
They're not available anymore and were a limited print only, so the versions
Amazon has listed are the normal and slip covered version (plus the one they
fulfill, the none slip cover one.)

[You can find the original press release
here.](http://www.yenpress.com/2009/11/spice-and-wolf-the-solution/)

I actually own some of these, although I usually display the original Japanese
covers as I prefer them. I've attached some photos so you can get a good idea
of how they look in real life.

I hope this helps.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TZMPp.jpg) ![enter
image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ylY8.jpg)


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