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Millennium
fans waited eagerly for over two years for the release of Jane
Goldman's The Official Millennium Companion, a companion volume
for the series that had been completed by the author and submitted to
publisher HarperCollins after the series had left the air.
The problem was, HarperCollins had no intention of
releasing the book to the public. What happened?
What can we do about it? Jane Goldman, the author herself,
communicated with the Abyss to share a few words with the Millennium
community...
Millennium
fans should feel free to jot down whatever their thoughts may be
concerning Jane Goldman's The Official Millennium Companion
and to send them off to HarperCollins. If we ever hope
to be able to read the text of this undoubtedly fascinating
volume we have to take action, as always.
You
can visit the publisher's official website at
harpercollins.com, contact
HarperCollins by
e-mail,
or reach them through the address and phone number listed
below.
I encourage each and every interested reader to write or type
something regarding their interest and support for the book
and send it to HarperCollins at the conventional mailing
address listed below. A little mail can go a long way.
HarperCollins
Publishers
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
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Millennium
fans,
Thanks for your [concern] regarding the book. Yep, it's
definitely a pity that it never got released — I liked the
show a lot too, and was pleased with how the book turned out,
so it seemed really sad that it never made it out there into
the hands of others who might have enjoyed reading it!
Regarding your question about it being
published by another publisher: unfortunately I don't think
that would be possible, as I was commissioned to write it by
Harper Collins (via Ten Thirteen). Therefore, although I did
the interviews and wrote the text etc, it is not technically
'mine'. Which means I would not be allowed to sell it to
anyone else.
Obviously the decision not to publish a
book is always about balancing the costs (paper,
printing, distribution etc.) with the predicted returns, and I
assume that the ultimate assessment was that there were not
enough Millennium fans out there to warrant publication. The reason I mention this stuff - which I'm sure
you know already - is because your letter got me thinking... I
know that Millennium is very much alive and well on the
web, and I wonder whether someday a little farther down the
line Harper might consider putting the book out
electronically. I would have thought that from their point of view at least they might end up getting some return on
their original investment instead of none! Perhaps if you and
enough others thought this was a good idea and were to send
letters/mail to them suggesting this, they might consider it.
I'm only sorry I couldn't have been more
help!
Very best wishes,
Jane Goldman
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