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Originally Posted by Anke Wehner
Consider that a publisher in the UK or Australia is vastly more likely to advertise a book in the UK or Australia, respectively. (And to get bookshops to order them to put on the shelves, whatnot.)
Book markets in different countries might have other conventions, too - different styles of covers that sell well, different size of books/quality of paper. Different spelling.
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Another reason is that it's pretty common for a book not to make back its advance in royalties. Two (or more) publishers means two (or more) advances for the author. Two advances are likely to total more than one.