CP/2/10/4 - Pan, 1977-1984

CP/2/10/4

Sub file

Pan, 1977-1984

1977-1984

24 items

Smith, Wilbur, 1933-
Vernon-Hunt, Ralph
Master, Simon 1944-

Macmillan Publishers
Collins (Firm : London, England)

Contains co-publishing profits for the second half of 1976 and 1977, and turnover for 1977-78. Correspondence refers to the number of sales copies of 'Wild Justice' and the omission of Wilbur Smith’s 'Hungry as the Sea' from a top publishing list.

CP writes a memo (5.12.79) on the resignation of Ralph Vernon-Hunt and proposal of Simon Master as Managing Director. He considers Pan’s editorial policy, Pan’s overheads, mergers between Pan and Penguin or perhaps Fontana and Pan, and Macmillan’s role. Includes notes on investment and profit sharing under co-publishing arrangements between the partners of Collins, William Heinemann and Macmillan. A memo (3.6.80) to Peter Range looks at Pan’s position and the difficult trading position.

Also includes a memo by Frank [Whitehead] (Macmillan) on Director’s remuneration (19.1.82); Pan co-publishing profits and royalties for Wilbur Smith for 1982; correspondence with Nick Hudson on Heinemann Publishers Australia Pty Ltd (1982); a Pan – CBC co-publishing report for 1984 and informal notes by Simon Master on the relationship with CBC (1984).