Dear Friends: The following story is from the Londoner’s Diary of London’s Evening Standard (12 03 2012). Is this businessman disingenuous? Has he breached any law? Iwonder. -bhuban JEFFREY Archer’s, latest novel The Sins of the Father, wentstraight into top of the booksellers’ list after only one day in India. Archer’spublishers, who are bringing the book out in Britain on Thursday, alwaysinsists that India is the first place the book goes on sale. For good reason.“Indian people are very innovative, which is why the economy is doing so well,“ said Archer on LBA yesterday. “A few years ago an enterprising Indian bought a copy of mylatest book, out days earlier, as he left Heathrow. Within 48 hours of landingin India it was on sale in Mumbai for half the cover price. He had thousands ofcopies printed and sold as new.” Archer only discovered the ruse when he went to India on theofficial book signing tour. “This cheeky chap said:’Get your new Jeffrey archerbook half price. He’s cominghere today to do the signings.’ To which I replied:’I am Jeffrey archer, thank you, and I’ll have that book back. For nothing.” _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
