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" So much has changed in our business. E-books, that's been one of the principal developments. There has been also the failure of Borders and the rise of Amazon, just to name two others. "

Sonny Mehta

Business

Failure

Name

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Sonny Mehta

Selling

Marketing

" There's a blockbuster side to Knopf, whether it's P. D. James or John le Carre or our best-selling books. We try to sell our writers as aggressively as those houses regarded as commercial with a capital C. "

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" Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews. "

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" If the response to 'Suite Francaise' is any indication, there's a great deal of curiosity about Nemirovsky, and the best way to deal with it is to produce another book. So much of her work has been unavailable, and we want to bring as much of it back into print as possible. "

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" The original publication of 'The DaVinci Code' preceded the e-book era. "

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" I have been waiting a long time to see what's next for Bridget Jones, and I am beyond thrilled she's back. "

" It was the cholesterol. I had two fried eggs a day for breakfast. I had no checkups for five years. I kept meaning to go. The doctor would probably say it was years of bad living. I've always had a good time. Maybe I've had too good a time. "

" A blurb might bring a reader to a book, but then the book itself has to do the rest of the work. "

" I have, from time to time, stopped using it for books, when they pissed me off about something - the negotiation with Hachette, for instance. I thought that was outrageous bullying, and I discontinued using Amazon for books. I did use it for socks, but I didn't use it to buy books. "

" It seems the world of book publishing is constantly changing. Whether it was the rise of chain stores or their decline, or the digital revolution... fortunately, we have been able not only to adapt but to thrive. "

" What can I say? I'm a book junkie. "

Sonny Mehta

Book

Say

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" Tony Blair is one of the most significant world leaders of the modern era. He has a remarkable story to tell. His tenure as prime minister was marked by close relationships with Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, and he enjoys a profile in this country that is rare among foreign leaders. "