It’s true. The Lord of the Rings star has his own small publishing house, Perceval Press, which produces about eight books a year, including some of his own works, based mostly on his travels. Â His latest, “I Forget You Forever”, which takes it’s name from a phrase written on the side of a bus in Iran, is expected in November.
Perceval will print 2,000 copies of “I Forget You for Ever†and sell them at $38 each. That print run is twice what other Perceval books are usually given, but for good reason: Mr. Mortensen’s books sell out. They also go into multiple editions: one book, “SignLanguage,†has had eight printings, while “Recent Forgeries†and “Coincidence of Memory†have each had seven. And as to the question of whether Mr. Mortensen’s own books bring in revenue, the manuscript for “Ten Last Night†(which was published by Illuminati) has found its way to the used-book site Alibris. Price: $16,499.95. (NYTimes)
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