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James Bond eBooks: Fleming Estate Cuts Penguin Out Of Digital Property

First Posted: 11/08/10 02:38 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:10 PM ET

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The Guardian:

Last week, in a highly significant move whose implications will have repercussions throughout the industry, the Fleming estate announced it was licensing the ebook rights to the Bond books not to Penguin (which distributes the paperbacks) but to Ian Fleming Publications.

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12:22 PM on 11/09/2010
I hate it when penguins get cut out of stuff! They are humorous, gentle birds. The Last Airbender might not have tanked if there'd been a penguin in it.
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03:39 PM on 11/08/2010
Good for them! They have to protect Cubby's creation.
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