Empty page before title

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I would like to add a full-page sized image before the title. However, when using the code below an empty page appears after the image and before the title. If I change the document class to article, the empty page does not occur. How to remove this extra page in book class?
documentclass{book}
title{Title}
usepackage{pdfpages}
begin{document}
includepdf[fitpaper=true]{example-image}
maketitle
end{document}

Werner · Accepted Answer

That's because the page numbering for book requires a recto (odd) page for all titles (including those for parts and chapters). article has no such restrictions since it typically doesn't deal with double-sided printing that has recto and verso pages. The easiest way to circumvent that in your situation is to place the image on "page 0" rather than "page 1" by adding addtocounter{page}{-1} (or setting it verbatim setcounter{page}{0}).
documentclass{book}

title{Title}

usepackage{pdfpages}

begin{document}

addtocounter{page}{-1}% To ensure the title is set on an odd page
includepdf[fitpaper=true]{example-image}

maketitle

end{document}

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