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That said, the boat/bullet embossed on the boards adds a touch of class and there is something that is so correct about seeing the Cape logo on a Bond book.
Regarding the book itself, PussyNoMore will keep his powder dry until he's read it but, if he's equaled or bettered 'TM', the man Horowitz deserves to be knighted for his service to 007 !
If memory serves, Horowitz said on twitter a couple months ago that he didn't know of a special edition with extra material. Perhaps Waterstones and IFP changed their minds afterward. In any case, the lack of coordination is annoying, though I'm grateful the Fleming material is being made available to the public.
As of today at lunchtime ,this is not the version of the book signed by AH however,that is available to order .
Yes, it's me who say it because Horowitz said it to me :
https://i.imgur.com/VhXalUW.png
In the same time, we can blame the whole thing : the treatmeant should be in all editions. There are absolutly no for good justification for his absence on the other editions.
But it's cool to see Warterstone changed it's mind (and I hope my complain on twitter helped to do it).
Their inability to work with the Publisher and get the most simple things correct has the Pussy scratching his well coiffured head in wonderment.
Events go unadvertised and are notified at the last minute. Nobody knows exactly which is the special edition and even the launch evening at RFH is preempted by signings elsewhere.
As for the ‘Fleming’ original content, does anybody even know if the ‘Goldsboro’ special edition includes it as a separate feature or is it simply just embedded in the copy ?
Frankly IFP couldn’t organise an orgy in a brothel.
It makes PussyNoMore’s blood boil.
That said, he is calming down because he is on chapter five and so fare, so very good and at the end of the day that is what matters.
Looks like the book is getting some marketing, at least.
https://www.gofundme.com/vivekgohil
It is interesting that 'James Bond' takes a very minor positioning in all advertising - including the dust jacket.
Given that he is the principle capital it seems a strange strategy.
In and out in a short period.
Places referenced are Restaurant Cattelin in the medieval district, central station, the Opera House and Strombron Bridge.
Agreed. A stupid strategy more like!!!!
Pussy's assumption is proven to be correct !
Read the book mes amis but it is fair to say that ClarkDevlin could be the better informed agent.
Must get back to FAAD. Mon Dieu it’s good !
I thought about that. It seems like "Anthony Horowitz writes a James Bond novel" is the marketing strategy, rather than "a James Bond novel, written by Anthony Horowitz". The same was the case with his Sherlock Holmes books, if only by looking at the covers.
Didn't bother to go back to the other continuation books for comparison, but it was the same story with Solo too, wasn't it?
You are correct but back in the day, Raymond Hawkey’s covers for PAN turned out to be the biggest selling Bond collection of all time and his order of prominence was JAMES BOND followed by title and author given equal second billing.
It interests Pussy from a marketing perspective because when he looks at the elements quickly - as the casual consumer does - he doesn’t see BOND it just looks like Anthony Horowitz has written a new book! A little amateur peut etre?
Did you order from Amazon? Did you even get a shipping notification? I did not.
The PAN covers are a good example of the opposite in terms of marketing. Even if the name James Bond hadn't featured in such a prominent way as with the PAN covers, they could have made it pop out a little more. One thing is to question the publishers regarding the marketing, but what about Ian Fleming Publications? Surely they have something to say?
No Major it’s not just you. As 007 himself knew it is what lies between the covers that counts !
That said, maybe it’s just PussyNoMore it’s as easy to do good cover art as it is bad and he thinks Bond deserves only the best !
Torgeirtrap poses a good question. One would have thought that IFP would have something to say but performance to date would suggest that their taste buds aren’t in great shape.
Would be interesting to hear from the publisher/book cover designer(s) about the marketing/design process. I think there was a video on Youtube (which I can't find now, unfortunately), which showed an event where there was this room decorated with 50's interiors, for the release of Trigger Mortis. Wonder if we'll see something similar for Forever and a Day.
I think I spotted you. Will say hello at the break. I’m in the front row in the brown jacket!
Wearing a carnation and a silly hat and reading The Times? ;)