Random House Films is going to allow us to sell a lot more copies of books transposed to film. As well it will allow us to promote new authors. Peter Olson
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![[An obvious focus will be online sales. Bertelsmann is already working with AOL to develop its own online book store. Adding Random House's titles gives it more inventory and more clout. But Olson said it makes sense to not corner the market.] If we are successful in starting a major online business, we will service other publishers equally, and not just Random House, ... As to whether we would have a partner, that's the subject of negotiations and discussions which are proceeding at this time. - Peter Olson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBQZXRlciBPbHNvbiAgICA=&num=11 "[An obvious focus will be online sales. Bertelsmann is already working with AOL to develop its own online book store. Adding Random House's titles gives it more inventory and more clout. But Olson said it makes sense to not corner the market.] If we are successful in starting a major online business, we will service other publishers equally, and not just Random House, ... As to whether we would have a partner, that's the subject of negotiations and discussions which are proceeding at this time. - Peter Olson Quotes")
![This [event] is a much more visceral experience than just skimming a book or reading something online. I think that's the main value of an event like this. - Peter Olson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhpcyBbZXZlbnRdIGlzIGEgbXVjaCBtb3JlIHZpc2NlcmFsIGV4cGVyaWVuY2UgdGhhbiBqdXN0IHNraW1taW5nIGEgYm9vayBvciByZWFkaW5nIHNvbWV0aGluZyBvbmxpbmUuIEkgdGhpbmsgdGhhdCdzIHRoZSBtYWluIHZhbHVlIG9mIGFuIGV2ZW50IGxpa2UgdGhpcy4g&author=ICBQZXRlciBPbHNvbiAgICA=&num=1 "This [event] is a much more visceral experience than just skimming a book or reading something online. I think that's the main value of an event like this. - Peter Olson Quotes")