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Please see my response below -
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. - Helps the book to get recognition. In line with the plan.
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. - Provide support with an example. Not exactly a similar one, but it has links with what the author thinks.
C. The publisher received two hundred thousand dollars after selling the production rights to the film studio. - Not at all linked to the publisher's plan. He received money for the rights. That' it!
D. The actress playing the lead in the film has discussed her love for the novel in nationally televised interviews. - In line with what the author plans. The popularity of the celebrity would help in sales.
E. Last year a new edition of an unpopular novel was adapted into a top-grossing film, and sales of the book spiked. - Similar to the question stem. Out!

Hence, C is the correct answer.

Can we say all other options support the sale of novel someway or the other ,while C does not talk about the sale of novel and only suggests high no of copies printed which doesn’t guarantee its sale ...hence option C ?

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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. The publisher has received reports that film adaptations tend to increase interest in and sales of their source novels, particularly when the novels were previously bestsellers.
C. The publisher has used the advance payment received from the film studio to secure a large initial print run of the novel, anticipating higher demand.
D. Several top critics who previewed the film have praised its faithfulness to the novel, potentially increasing viewers' interest in reading the original book.
E. A recent survey showed that many fans of the novel are excited about the film adaptation and plan to purchase the new edition upon its release.

Situation: A publisher hopes a film based on an out-of-print novel will prompt sales of a new edition of that novel.

Reasoning: The argument claims that success of the film would boost the sale of book (Capitalization on success of the film means that the success of the movie would boost the sale of the book). Hence we need to find out the option that does NOT relate the success of film to success of the book (This is an EXCEPT question).

A. Printing “now a major motion picture” helps support the sale of the book. Therefore the release of the film (and its subsequent success) is related to the sale of the book.....eliminate.

B. This option supports the plan by citing industry trends that suggest a successful film can boost sales of its source material (book), so this provides a pretty good indicator and reinforces that the plan should have a good chance of success.

C. CORRECT. This is the correct answer as it specifies that the funds were used for a purpose unrelated to capitalizing on the film's success. While it would make the publisher more successful if they had more books to sell and did not run out of inventory, the goal is evaluate the soundness of plan, not make the most money. Let's say the publisher prints 100K extra copies of the book but the film bombs - that is not a sound plan but rather preparation, anticipation, or gambling but this does not reinforce the soundness of the plan.

D. This choice also supports the plan by suggesting that positive reviews of the film’s faithfulness to the book may motivate viewers to read the novel, directly boosting sales.

E. Also supports the plan by providing evidence that there is already anticipated consumer demand linking the film’s release to the novel’s sales, indicating a strong interest in the book among the fans of the novel related to the movie adaptation. Why they want another copy beats me, but we are told they do.

Answer: C

I have a question on option D. The Option says: 'Critics praised the film’s faithfulness to the novel, increasing viewers' interest in reading the original book.'
If readers are interested in the original book, will it not hamper the Publisher's plan as new edition will be sold less because readers will read the older version?

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Hi,

You can think of it this way:

The interest in reading the original novel is a proxy of the customer interest, and hence demand for the novel - irrespective of which edition this is. This will mean more purchases of the new edition and hence strengthen the publisher's plan.
Also, since the original book has been out of print for ~15 years, the viewers who do want to read this novel will have to purchase the new edition

Hope this helps!

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Hi,

Yes you are correct. I'll add one caveat that this option choice assumes the very thing we need it to support which doesnt make it a strong option: "...anticipating higher demand."

Hope this helps!

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I ended up chosing option D as it stated : D. Several top critics who previewed the film have praised its faithfulness to the novel, potentially increasing viewers' interest in reading the original book.
Chose it primarily because it mentions original book. However what I missed was the phrase "has been out of print for nearly fifteen years" - So that means any intrest in reading original book leads to purchase of the now available - new edition!!

Can anyone help with any way to not miss such a thing.

Bunuel

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. The publisher has received reports that film adaptations tend to increase interest in and sales of their source novels, particularly when the novels were previously bestsellers.
C. The publisher has used the advance payment received from the film studio to secure a large initial print run of the novel, anticipating higher demand.
D. Several top critics who previewed the film have praised its faithfulness to the novel, potentially increasing viewers' interest in reading the original book.
E. A recent survey showed that many fans of the novel are excited about the film adaptation and plan to purchase the new edition upon its release.

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Hi,
A helpful way to approach this question is to be very clear about what we are evaluating. The task is to find the option that does not support the soundness of the publisher’s plan
- We are looking for an option that either doesn't have a clear impact on the publisher's plan or weakens the plan
A good test is to ask for each option:
>> Does this make it more likely that people will buy the new edition of the book?

If an option: increases demand, signals reader interest, or shows the film will drive book sales,
then it supports the plan.

Hope this helps!

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