Thread: Amazon snags Bond
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Old 04-17-2012, 09:33 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Well, they *were* available (out of print) so whoever last had the rights chose not to renew. It goes without saying that the other publishers didn't value them as much as Amazon.
And, let's face it; these are old, dated titles. Not likely to show up on the NYT "bestsellers" list are they? They really don't fit with the BPH business model...
That would be Penguin.
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Penguin UK CEO Tom Weldon said: "We were kindly offered a new 10-year licence but the financial value we placed on it was different to the one [IFP] placed on it. We wish James Bond and the Ian Fleming estate all the best."
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