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[Loomis]

I was pleasantly surprised to see a paperback version in a shop at Heathrow the other day, fairly prominently sited. Didn't buy it at the time, but when I looked on Amazon later on it seemed to indicate that the UK paperback was yet to be released. So was this some kind of airports-only edition, or is the new Brit paperback in fact out there already?

[Trident]

I was pleasantly surprised to see a paperback version in a shop at Heathrow the other day, fairly prominently sited. Didn't buy it at the time, but when I looked on Amazon later on it seemed to indicate that the UK paperback was yet to be released. So was this some kind of airports-only edition, or is the new Brit paperback in fact out there already?

I've recieved the paperback two weeks ago from German amazon. 'Printed and bound in the United Kingdom by Clays ltd, St Ives PLC' so I should think it's out already.

[[dark]]

I was pleasantly surprised to see a paperback version in a shop at Heathrow the other day, fairly prominently sited. Didn't buy it at the time, but when I looked on Amazon later on it seemed to indicate that the UK paperback was yet to be released. So was this some kind of airports-only edition, or is the new Brit paperback in fact out there already?

Was it roughly the same size as a hardback? If so, it'd be an international trade paperback. Probably what we'll wind up with in Australia (and Asia). In my travels, I've found airports usually stock them as they're slightly easier to manage while travelling than a hardback book.

[Loomis]

Yes, it was roughly hardbacked-sized, as indeed were many of the other books on display. I think you've cleared it up, [dark]: it's one of those international trade paperback thingies. At the time, I bought Sebastian Faulks' ENGLEBY (paperback and the same size as JAMES BOND: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF 007), and was subsequently a little annoyed to discover that I could have purchased both books together as a special deal.

So there we have it: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY is already available in paperback in the UK.... for the price of an air fare.

[[dark]]

Yep. The formal paperback release (in May next year) will no doubt be your standard paperback size. The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel and Hurricane Gold have also been released in international paperback formats (can't recall having seen The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant anywhere as an international paperback).

[Loomis]

Yeah, I saw a HURRICANE GOLD paperback there as well. Is a standard UK paperback not out yet, then?

[[dark]]

Nope.

28 May 2008 is the date.

[Qwerty]

(can't recall having seen The Moneypenny Diaries: Secret Servant anywhere as an international paperback).

Me neither (and I've definitely kept my eyes open on eBay and the like!) Although, according to the copyright page for the regular hardback edition, it's out there somewhere.

The trade paperback for The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel is quite nice. Comes in a very cool little box with wrapping inside and "INTENDED FOR HER EYES ONLY" written on the outside.

[zencat]

The trade paperback for The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel is quite nice. Comes in a very cool little box with wrapping inside and "INTENDED FOR HER EYES ONLY" written on the outside.

Is that the trade paperback? I thought that was a proof.

[Qwerty]

The trade paperback for The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel is quite nice. Comes in a very cool little box with wrapping inside and "INTENDED FOR HER EYES ONLY" written on the outside.

Is that the trade paperback? I thought that was a proof.

It is. The back says "Exclusive early reading copy - Not for sale or quotation"

I assumed that in this case, the trade paperback's ISBN was actually for the proof (but I could be wrong! Perhaps there is another paperback as well).

I guess afterall it makes sense that the proof wouldn't have an ISBN.

[[dark]]

Cover Art For 'James Bond: The Authorised Biography' Paperback Reprint Revealed

Also, US edition back on the cards?

[Byron]

Cover Art For 'James Bond: The Authorised Biography' Paperback Reprint Revealed

Also, US edition back on the cards?

Hmmm not sure which cover i like better. I prefer hardcover format but based on the description on Amazon it seems to take up a lot of space.

Still to decide which one to buy.

[Qwerty]

Not a bad cover.

Wonder how well the hardback reprint sold.

[zencat]

It's a pretty bad cover.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

The two covers (both US and UK) for the re-release of this book are the worse in recent memory. The US cover is literally a rip off of the O.F. Snelling OO7: James Bond - A Report from 1964 and the UK version is photoshop lame.

No imagination or effort was put into this cover art. The best in my opinion is the paperback cover that came out in the mid 1980s. You can see a variation of this artwork below:

[Shrublands]

Cover Art For 'James Bond: The Authorised Biography' Paperback Reprint Revealed

Also, US edition back on the cards?

More depressingly bad and brainlessly generic cover art for a James Bond book.

It seems that there is a law that says that all Bond books have to have this sort of cover, be it a fact or fiction book, they are always the bloody same.

The British Young Bond novels being a very welcome exception.

Edited by Shrublands, 12 November 2007 - 06:29 PM.

[K1Bond007]

It's a pretty bad cover.

I concur. It's pretty bland. Very 90s feeling.

[Qwerty]

While it's by no means a great cover, I think it's actually a little better than some of the past reprints of this specific novel.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Luckily one can't (shouldn't) judge a book by its cover.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

'James Bond: The Authorised Biography Of 007' UK Paperback Available

Order online at Amazon.co.uk

[zencat]

Yep, that's a good way to think about it, Gabriel.

I bundled my paperback Authorized Bio with Final Fling and they shipped today.

[Loomis]

Now on the CBn main page...

'James Bond: The Authorised Biography Of 007' UK Paperback Available

Order online at Amazon.co.uk

Cheers, but the link you give takes people to the hardcover edition.

The paperback now seems to be available for

[Qwerty]

Ah, so I did--fixed. Thanks for spotting that, Loomis!

[Harry Fawkes]

Just read the book and I think it was brilliant. And the one man I saw as John Pearson's Bond is none other than Daniel Craig believe it or not. It was good to see the origin of Bond and all his earlier adventures.

[Harmsway]

It's a lovely book, really, and I think it stands up with the best of the continuation novels (especially since it has such a delightful concept). The strength is clearly in Pearson's fleshing out of the Bond background, more than anything. Delving into Bond's origins can be tricky, but Pearson does it beautifully.

It does deserve a better re-print, though, with a nicer cover and such.

[Pete]

I've just started reading this and what I've read of it so far it's really interesting. The problem is (and I know it was written years ago) it doesn't tie in with Higson's books. Higson must have read Pearson's book on Ian Fleming as there are too many similarities to Young Bond & Young Fleming. I just wonder why he never drew from JB:TAB.

[zencat]

Charlie told me in our first CBn interview that he hadn't read TAB.

"I deliberately steered clear of anything post Fleming. My books are designed to fit in with what Fleming wrote and nothing else. I also didn’t want to be influenced by any of the other books, particularly the Pearson one (which I gather is actually rather good). One day I’ll read them. But for now my Bible is Fleming."