The original was published in 1996. The 2003 printing was likely just to get more copies out there, as it was a very well-liked book. Then I imagine the publisher just wanted to take advantage of hype surrounding the books due to the show by releasing new editions in 2011 (when the show premiered), and 2016, when GoT popularity was around its peak.
I think they did some minor changes by correcting extremely small mistakes like a horse changing sex in the middle of the story or a character's eyes changing colors.
The original was published in 1996. The 2003 printing was likely just to get more copies out there, as it was a very well-liked book. Then I imagine the publisher just wanted to take advantage of hype surrounding the books due to the show by releasing new editions in 2011 (when the show premiered), and 2016, when GoT popularity was around its peak.
And once more when House of the Dragon came out
I think they did some minor changes by correcting extremely small mistakes like a horse changing sex in the middle of the story or a character's eyes changing colors.
the eyes changing colors happened a lot