Roald Dahl's Books Being Altered

[JimW]

Lol, no, I don't know. I just don't buy the mass support.

I suspect the publishers are running ahead of opinion but probably not by much and no doubt they do focus groups and whatnot.

 

[hitmouse]

And, crucially, the original versions are still available, I reckon it's not too wildly tinfoil hat to speculate about the possibility that the plan was always to keep the original versions in print and to get free publicity that'll probably help the sales of both editions. Pick your culture war flavour.

 

[Raheem]

I suspect the publishers are running ahead of opinion but probably not by much and no doubt they do focus groups and whatnot.

It's not really public opinion they are interested in, but in not losing those readers who might be lost, even if it's a minority.

 

[dshl]

It's not really public opinion they are interested in, but in not losing those readers who might be lost, even if it's a minority.

If it is a minority, aren't they more likely to be affected by a frustrated majority?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I suspect that the majority really don't care either way. An energised minority among the majority can always buy their 'heritage editions'. Great way to sell the same thing twice. Hence they will not be displeased by all this publicity - nobody else is allowed to publish Dahl's work in any version at all.

 

[dshl]

I suspect that the majority really don't care either way. An energised minority among the majority can always buy their 'heritage editions'. Great way to sell the same thing twice. Hence they will not be displeased by all this publicity - nobody else is allowed to publish Dahl's work in any version at all.

I think the minority of the majority might not be just content with access to 'heritage editions' but fight for wider concerns they have for literature. But who knows - perhaps you're right.

If you're wrong then it's the minority v the minority of the majority.

But, tbh, not sure you've framed the whole thing correctly anyway. I think more than a minority of the majority care.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

We'll see. I suspect that they've probably judged it pretty well tbh. They couldn't have hoped for better publicity than having the Prime Minister wading in.

It's still not censorship.

 

[kabbes]

If it’s censorship then so is every time a publisher decides not to reprint a book.

 

[hitmouse]

OK NOW THEY REALLY HAVE GONE TOO FAR :

 

[MickiQ]

 

[DotCommunist]

OK NOW THEY REALLY HAVE GONE TOO FAR :

They'll be coming for our Point Horror YA novels next