One of the most remarkable things I noticed on my recent visit to America (about which, I really really will write something soon. Not that there are any readers here on tenterhooks or anything), was the fact that The Da Vinci Code is not out in paperback in America. This is a book that became a hit back in 2003, and went on to become an international hit.
In Britain it was published directly as a paperback in March 2004, and hasn’t been far from the top of the bestsellers since.
That remains the case in the States, where it has yet to be released in softcover since it hasn’t left the charts. It seems remarkable to me that everyone who wants it in hardback hasn’t now got it. But with sales continuing apace, the US publisher isn’t in any rush to release a paperback.
This is all just a long winded way of saying that The New York Times has a good piece discussing this very thing.
I wonder how far down the line Dan Brown is to producing a follow-up. For my thoughts on the book check out here.