A major film studio announced the release date of a movie based on a novel that, though it was a bestseller when first published, has been out of print for nearly fifteen years. Hoping to capitalize on the anticipated success of the film, the publisher who owns the copyright on the novel plans to print a new edition to be made available the same week the film premieres.

EACH of the following, if true, supports the soundness of the publisher’s plan to capitalize on the success of the film EXCEPT

a) The publisher has received permission from the film studio to stamp the words “Now a major motion picture” on the cover of each book.
b) Last year a new edition of a novel that had been out of print hit the bestseller lists two weeks after a movie biography of its author was released.
c) The publisher received two hundred thousand dollars after selling the production rights to the film studio.
d) The actress playing the lead in the film has discussed her love for the novel in nationally televised interviews.
e) Last year a new edition of an unpopular novel was adapted into a top-grossing film, and sales of the book spiked.



The OA is D but I disagree for the following reasons:

The publisher wants to capitalize on the "anticipated success of the film" by printing a new edition of the novel.
Now if the film is successful and the lead actress discusses her love for the novel in nationally televised interviews, would that not spur sales of the novel? of course it would!

The fact that the publisher has received payment for the production rights to the film does not affect "anticipated success of the film". The passage never states any commissions to the publisher for ticket sales of the film. The publisher sold the rights, he won't receive any more money from the film being successful, he will only be able sell more novels if the film is successful.

Due to the aforementioned reasons, I believe the answer should be C.
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In all GMAT question, it is important to understand what is being asked or what the issue under consideration is. In this question it is asking "EACH of the following, if true, supports the soundness of the publisher’s plan to capitalize on the success of the film EXCEPT"

The mention of the book by the actress in a nationally televised show is basically free national advertising for the publisher. This will DEFINETLY help sales of the book, especially if the film is successful. There is a reason why companies spend millions on advertising, the sales increase spurred by advertising gives it an excellent ROI.

The sale of the production rights will NOT enable the publisher to capitalize on the success of the film. The book publisher will not get any more money if the film is successful.
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I strongly agree it should be C. I answered C myself but was surprised to see the answer as D, which didnt make any sense.

There are a many questions on GMATclub tests that have surprising official answers... wonder if they are indeed official answers!

The explanation and answer choices are OK.

Choice d, in fact, is a very obtuse reason for the publisher to implement a plan.

Choice c gives the publisher a financial windfall to invest in publishing the book.

Hi,

Did anyone get a chance to update the answer or submit this question for revision to verbal expert? I still see it as (d) as the official answer, and there is no update on this in the thread

Thanks
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D is obscure! it has to be C! btw OA still not updated.

In C, The 200k dollars received for the right is all dandy but really has no impact on the plans to capitalize on the anticipated success of the movie.

D definitely is going to help with the sale of the books. Answer should be C, then, since it does not strengthen the soundness of the plan.

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