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I don't understand how can one just assume that if a movie on biography has been a bit leading to sales in the author's book, a movie based on a novel will also lead to hike in sales. It seems like too much of assumption.

Moreover, C is talking about the money that the author is getting...it still has got something to do with capitalisation from the movie based on the novel. B should be the answer.

Either the source of this question is inauthentic or the answer needs some discussion and revision. I don't agree with C being the answer. It is so illogical.

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We can go an extra distance to link the hints. Even getting funds as in C, can also support the publisher to give enough funds for publisher to be able to launch the book- I know however that it is not mentioned that the publisher is short of funds.
How is B supporting the argument. Worst case B is neutral if not weakening.
Sayantanc2k has gone even farther(than I did) for B creating that the if novel(last year) of the author(on whom the movie was based) become popular then the launch this year of the book on which the current movie is based will become even more popular. I feel this is assuming more than what I assumed.

The actress mentioning the love for novel in the interview will help in marketing. I too do not agree with the OA-D

Can you help in proving information given in B supports the plan. If we can't then falls into EXCEPT category.
IMO - B
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How does B support & is hence eliminated.
Sayantanc2k has assumed too much to eliminate it. If this much can be assumed, the answer could be C also.
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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.
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Hey, GMATNinja

Can you break this down for us, please?
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By the way, the amount is $200, 000 and not $2000.
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How does C support the plan better and why is D better than C?
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We should rate the publisher's strategy to capitalize on the success of the film and assume that the film is indeed a success.

Obviously answer D means that the strategy of the producer will function, as we can expect the actress will entice people to read the book. Hence, if we assume that the movie will be a success, D can't be the answer. Answering C makes more sense for the following reason: We do not know how to interpret 200k, is it a high number? who knows? it is very subjective. And whether it's a large sum or not doesn't help us in any way to determine the robustness of his strategy. It does not connect to the book in any way.

regardless, I accept that D makes the assumption that the film is indeed a success. But E and A make that assumption as well. If you want to discard D you'd have to discard A and E.
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Hi, there's a confusion between the answer choice C & D. I am thinking C should be the answer. Can you please help me out on this.
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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.
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I too marked C, but I guess I can see why D should be the correct answer.

Note that the question is about the 'soundness of the publishers plan'

D on the other hand hand talks about the actress who is definitely more likely to be concerned with the film studios success rather than the publishers. Its a stretch to think that her confessing love for the novel is a part of the publishers plan. Could be a part of the film studios plan, not the publishers.
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Hello, everyone. I see no other Experts have chimed in on this one, and I think I know why. Unlike its sister question, this one has two problematic answers in (C) and (D). Although it is not necessarily true that (D) will lead to more book sales, the transaction outlined in (C) is static and would not allow the publisher to capitalize on the anticipated success of the film. That is, a $200,000 sale for production rights could just as easily be $1 or any other arbitrary number, even $0, and although the publisher would be materially advantaged from such a transaction if money had been exchanged, there is no way to tie the anticipated success of the film to more sales of the rereleased book. Perhaps the studio would never produce the film. (This happens all the time in Hollywood with purchased scripts.) The publisher would still, in the original scenario, be able to pocket the $200,000 and release another edition of the novel, but the point is that the success of that novel would not then depend at all on the success of the film. For me to get behind (C), the question would have to be rephrased, as in,

EACH of the following, if true, supports the soundness of the publisher's plan to capitalize on the film project EXCEPT.

Selling production rights to the studio would then qualify as capitalizing on the film, even if that film were never produced. I am with the nay-sayers on this one.

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Hello, everyone. I see no other Experts have chimed in on this one, and I think I know why. Unlike its sister question, this one has two problematic answers in (C) and (D). Although it is not necessarily true that (D) will lead to more book sales, the transaction outlined in (C) is static and would not allow the publisher to capitalize on the anticipated success of the film. That is, a $200,000 sale for production rights could just as easily be $1 or any other arbitrary number, even $0, and although the publisher would be materially advantaged from such a transaction if money had been exchanged, there is no way to tie the anticipated success of the film to more sales of the rereleased book. Perhaps the studio would never produce the film. (This happens all the time in Hollywood with purchased scripts.) The publisher would still, in the original scenario, be able to pocket the $200,000 and release another edition of the novel, but the point is that the success of that novel would not then depend at all on the success of the film. For me to get behind (C), the question would have to be rephrased, as in,

EACH of the following, if true, supports the soundness of the publisher's plan to capitalize on the film project EXCEPT.

Selling production rights to the studio would then qualify as capitalizing on the film, even if that film were never produced. I am with the nay-sayers on this one.

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Thanks for clearing the doubt!
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I don't think this is an official question .... If it I will go with C ..
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