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[Qwerty]

Could just be Amazon trying to get the right/wrong info up. Have to see if they change again.

[zencat]

The UK EDITION is now available.

A paperback?

[Qwerty]

Zen, isn't that what they did with the most recent UK Fleming reprints though? I seem to recall both hardcovers and paperbacks being available.

[clinkeroo]

The UK EDITION is now available.

A paperback?

It is stranger than that. They list a dumpbin of 40 hardcover copies going for over four hundred dollars at A.UK, but they don't list individual copies of the HC yet. Let's just get 40 of us together to order the HC, and that will be that .

[zencat]

The UK EDITION is now available.

A paperback?

It is stranger than that. They list a dumpbin of 40 hardcover copies going for over four hundred dollars at A.UK, but they don't list individual copies of the HC yet. Let's just get 40 of us together to order the HC, and that will be that .

Yes, that is strange. I noted that "dumbbin" listing in my article. It looks like there will be a UK hardcover edition, but Amazon doesn't have it listed yet. I wrote to IFP to see if they can clarify this for me.

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EDIT: Got my answer back from IFP and made it it's own thread here:
SilverFin paperback only in UK

[Brix Bond]

Knowing that the value of new James Bond books appreciates somewhat, I'm very keen to get a hold of a first edition hardback copy so I'll be interested to know the moment Amazon.co.uk lists them.

Also, what is a 'dumpbin' copy?

[zencat]

Knowing that the value of new James Bond books appreciates somewhat, I'm very keen to get a hold of a first edition hardback copy so I'll be interested to know the moment Amazon.co.uk lists them.

Also, what is a 'dumpbin' copy?

A "dump" is a display case pre-filled with books for bookstores. This one lists 40 SilverFin hardcovers. That's a good sign. Means they're putting some promotion into this. Having a dump is more than they ever did for Benson.

I worked in a bookstore after High School and I remeber the day we got a "dump" filled with Icebreaker paperbacks. I still have the header card for that.

[Qwerty]

So, none of the Benson books ever got those "dump" bin copies?

[Tanger]

So, none of the Benson books ever got those "dump" bin copies?

Why do you think that nobody apart from Bond fans even knew of their existence?

[Qwerty]

So, none of the Benson books ever got those "dump" bin copies?

Why do you think that nobody apart from Bond fans even knew of their existence?

I would have thought perhaps Zero Minus Ten. They only got less and less known of as they moved on until he finally stopped with The Man With The Red Tattoo.

[Goldeneye.]

In my life, I will NEVER, EVER pre-order any of these spin off books. I just hate spin offs of popular series. It's so stupid to have them IMO!

Edited by Goldeneye., 23 September 2004 - 06:49 PM.

[[dark]]

Not sure if this has ever been discussed, but Amazon.co.uk lists the UK paperback as having 384 pages.

Depending on the typeset and such, could this be one of the longer Bond books so far?

[zencat]

Not sure if this has ever been discussed, but Amazon.co.uk lists the UK paperback as having 384 pages.

Depending on the typeset and such, could this be one of the longer Bond books so far?

Good point. Actually, this would make SilverFin the longest Bond novel, beating Goldfinger (317).

[[dark]]

How bizarre.

Then again, those Harry Potter doorstoppers are fairly large, too.

Here I was thinking we'd end up with a Goosebumps-sized novel, when instead, it seems we'll be getting the longest Bond book yet. Moreover, we're getting two of these in the one year, as opposed to the annual Gardner and Benson outings.

Still, Young Bond. *shudders*

[Tanger]

Just pre-ordered my copy from Play.com
It's only

[Qwerty]

And now the paperback version.