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The Hook and The Eye: A Felix Leiter Adventure by Raymond Benson

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  • BounineBounine
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Thank you for your support and information @Bounine happy to post the interview. I'm going to get the physical book, as I like to read a whole storybook at once.

    You’re welcome.

    Yeah, I was thinking about getting the book for the same reason. One would think that one would be able to download the entire e book at some stage. I do prefer reading actual books, though.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited 2:24pm Posts: 5,023
    https://x.com/TheIanFleming/status/1924827459989483947

    Cover reveal. One more week!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,052
    That's very cool.

    I'll just repost it so it shows up here:

  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,658
    Great title but... is it absolutely necessary?
    Or, as a friend of mine used to say: "Is this really a relevant contribution?"
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
    Posts: 2,571
    Will this be available as paper/hard back as well, or just eBook?
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,052
    I love the cover but is it perhaps slightly more 30s than 50s?
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited 5:14pm Posts: 5,241
    Do people even still buy e-books nowadays? I've certainly downloaded older texts/books to read on my laptop, but have never paid for a new book this way in my life... I always assumed it was one of these weird 21st century quirks where readers generally continue to buy proper books.

    IFP really do make some odd decisions nowadays... I guess I can see what they're going for with the serialisation thing though...
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 5,023
    007HallY wrote: »
    Do people even still buy e-books nowadays? I've certainly downloaded older texts/books to read on my laptop, but have never paid for a new book this way in my life... I always assumed it was one of these weird 21st century quirks where readers generally continue to buy proper books.

    IFP really do make some odd decisions nowadays... I guess I can see what they're going for with the serialisation thing though...

    Yes, ebooks are popular, I guess. And yes, IFP is making some unique decisions, for a while now. As I've said before, this proves that IFP can have multiple writers working on spinoffs, at one time.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,701
    It would be a unique decision if they really push the boat out and actually have James Bond as the lead character in one of their books. It's sad that we've come to this.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited 10:57pm Posts: 5,241
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Do people even still buy e-books nowadays? I've certainly downloaded older texts/books to read on my laptop, but have never paid for a new book this way in my life... I always assumed it was one of these weird 21st century quirks where readers generally continue to buy proper books.

    IFP really do make some odd decisions nowadays... I guess I can see what they're going for with the serialisation thing though...

    Yes, ebooks are popular, I guess. And yes, IFP is making some unique decisions, for a while now. As I've said before, this proves that IFP can have multiple writers working on spinoffs, at one time.

    Fair. I guess I just don't know anyone personally who reads a lot buying ebooks. The serialisation is genuinely quite a nice touch though (gives it a vintage touch. I do suspect it'll result in Benson trying his best to replicate what he calls 'the Fleming sweep' though, for better or worse).
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    It would be a unique decision if they really push the boat out and actually have James Bond as the lead character in one of their books. It's sad that we've come to this.

    It feels a bit like IFP are unsure of what they want to do creatively so are going ahead with all these minor spin offs. Whether that's the case or not I don't know. I'd say this definitely sounds better than a series of murder mysteries involving Q, but I also feel this has a very similar issue - who exactly is it for, and what's the point?

    Maybe there's some sort of logic to all this though...
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