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Box sets are an easy way for product manufacturers to increase sales of their products. Americans purchase box sets not only of DVDs, but also of many other types of products.

For example, many books are sold in box sets. These are normally "series" (a group of books or shows with the same characters), such as a Harry Potter box set or a Nancy Drew box set. Popular trilogies such as The Lord of the Rings can also be purchased as box sets. Sometimes these box sets include special features, such as a DVD of a related movie or TV show, or stickers or jewelry related to the main character.

Other box sets might include all the "works" (things someone has created) of a particular author or musician. For example, there is a box set of four CDs featuring the music of Elton John. These box sets are often released "shortly" (soon) after an individual's death or any other event that makes the individual "rise to prominence" (become famous; become talked about), such as a decision to give a special award to that individual.

Even some foods are sold as box sets, and are often given as "impersonal" (not close or intimate) gifts. For example, a box set of tea might include a few "teabags" (small filter-paper bags filled with tea leaves, placed in a mug so hot water can be poured over them to make one serving) for each "variety" (type) of tea sold by the manufacturer. "Spice" (plant products used to flavor food) manufacturers also sell box sets so that people can "sample" (try) many of the spices the company sells.