| 词条 | Kraken Opus |
| 释义 |
| image = | parent = | status = Active | founded = 2005 | founder = Karl Fowler | successor = | country = Guernsey | headquarters = United Arab Emirates | distribution = Opus Media Group PLC | keypeople = Karl Fowler, Paul Murphy | publications = Books | topics = Sports teams; celebrities; arts; culture | genre = Definitive publications | imprints = | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url = https://www.thisisopus.com }}Kraken Opus is a publishing company operating from Guernsey in the Channel Islands; London, United Kingdom; and the United Arab Emirates. The company produces premium, outsized editions on subjects including sports teams[1] and celebrities,[2] and on broader topics including the Muslim hajj.[3] The company describes its publications, which are produced in limited editions retailing for up to £1m, as "works of art".[2] Company historyThe company is owned by Karl Fowler, a former Goldman Sachs investment banker.[4] He founded Kraken Opus following a period managing his own financial services company, for which he built up a client list including a number of sports stars. The interests of these clients inspired him to consider a high-end publication for sports fans;[6] he invested $5 million of his own money and of capital put up by friends and acquaintances to found Kraken Opus.[2] Its first title was the Manchester United Opus, published in 2006: the book weighed {{convert|97|lb|kg}} and each edition in its 10,000 run was priced between £3000 and £4500.[2][5] In December 2008 the company opened a proprietary shop in Covent Garden.[6] The company entered voluntary administration in June 2009 when a US backer announced that a tranche of $6m in promised funding would not be forthcoming.[7] Days later, following an offer to existing shareholders, Fowler and partner Paul Murphy undertook a management buyout of the company,[8] announcing that a new Arab funder had been found and that the company's headquarters would be moved from London to the United Arab Emirates.[7] At the time the company faced criticism over the delayed publication of the £3000-per-copy Celtic Opus, which was postponed from July 2009, after pre-orders and deposits had been received.[9] The print run was also reduced, but the firm insisted that publication would still go ahead.[10] PublicationsSeveral of the company's publications have attracted press notice, including the Burj Dubai Opus, a {{convert|15|ft|m|adj=on}} tall edition of which was commissioned to stand in the lobby of the building on its opening.[11] A copy of the Manchester United Opus, auctioned for $1.5m to a Middle Eastern consortium with proceeds given to the Dubai Cares charity, was the most expensive sports book ever sold.[2][3] Wine Opus had a print run of only one hundred copies, each priced at AU£1.2m each.[12] The Prince Opus was sold, in tandem with a branded iPhone model, for US$2,100,[13] while {{As of|2009|06|lc=y}} one hundred copies of the Diego Maradona Opus were due to ship with samples of Maradona's blood and hair.[7] Kraken Opus, in partnership with ticket vendor Ticketmaster, also produced the £109 Michael Jackson Opus, the only book licensed by the Jackson estate in the immediate aftermath of his death.[14] Vivienne Westwood Opus, published in 2008, was a limited edition of 900 priced at £1,400.[15] Sachin Tendulkar Opus was the most expensive cricket book published.[16] In December 2017 the company offered a special 'diamante' edition of their The Official Ferrari Opus, also published in 2011 in various editions for between $4,100 and $37,500, for auction through Sotheby's at an estimate of $150,000.[17] Bibliography
References1. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=18&art_id=nw20090805121944179C251316&set_id= |work=Independent Online (South Africa |title= Bokke join iconic book stable |date=5 August 2009 }} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/this-isnt-all-about-money-says-publisher-whose-books-command-pound1m-price-tags-lrhpzs3h3v2 |title=‘This isn’t all about money,’ says publisher whose books command £1m price tags |work=The Times |date=5 February 2009 | location=London | first=Martin | last=Waller | accessdate=31 August 2017}} 3. ^1 {{Cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090108/NATIONAL/430045699/1041/OLYMPICS |work=The National (UAE) |date=8 January 2009 |title=Haj celebrated on film and in print |first=Rym |last=Ghazal }} 4. ^{{Cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Weighing-in-at-81lbs-Celtic.4722370.jp |work=Scotsman |date=23 November 2008 |first=Jeremy |last=Watson |title=Weighing in at 81lbs, Celtic tome is a heavy read }} 5. ^1 {{Cite news |url=http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/arts/2007/09/17/Karl-Fowler-bonds-and-books/ |title=Showing Some Spine |first=Leah Macgrath |last=Goodman |date=17 September 2007 |work=Portfolio }} 6. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-19665780.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103033613/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-19665780.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=3 November 2012 |work=The Independent |title=What recession? New bookshop tells a different story |first=Margareta |last=Pagano |date=21 December 2008 }} 7. ^1 2 {{Cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/new-chapter-for-cash-strapped-kraken-opus/story-0-1225737426972 |work=The Australian |title=New chapter for cash-strapped Kraken Opus |date=19 June 2009 }} 8. ^{{Cite news |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6524051.ece |work=The Times |first=Adam |last=Fresco |date=18 June 2009 |title=The £1 million book is saved as management buys out Kraken Opus | location=London}} 9. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2487128/Firm-producing-Celtic-Opus-goes-bust.html |title=Firm producing Celtic Opus goes bust |work=Scottish Sun |first=Gordon |last=Tait |date=18 June 2009 }} 10. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/rescued-publisher-promises-pound-3000-celtic-book-will-go-ahead-1.912777 |title=Rescued publisher promises 3000 pounds Celtic book will go ahead |date=18 June 2009 |first=Martin |last=Williams |work=The Herald (Scotland)}} 11. ^{{Cite news |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/bookpatrol/archives/152028.asp?from=blog_last3 |date=20 October 2008 |first=Michael |last=Lieberman |title=Only in Dubai : The Burj Dubai Opus }} 12. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/epicure/cellar-door/2009/08/03/1249152550775.html |first=Jane |last=Faulkner |date=3 August 2009 |title=Cellar Door |work=The Age }} 13. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/04/prince-edition/ |date=13 April 2009 |first=Brian X |last=Chen |title=Limited-Edition Prince iPod Is Purple Lame |website=Wired |type=blog }} 14. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1038429&c=1 |work=Music Week |date=14 August 2009 |title=Ticketmaster enters the book business with Jackson opus |first=Gordon |last=Masson }} 15. ^{{cite news |first=Susannah |last=Frankel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/westwood-bound-dame-viviennes-family-album-780620.html |title=Westwood bound: Dame Vivienne's 'family album' |newspaper=The Independent |date=11 February 2008 }} 16. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/first-sachin-tendulkar-opus-is-the-most-expensive-book-on-cricket-at-350000-2011-12 |title=First Sachin Tendulkar Opus is the most expensive book on cricket at $350,000 |work=Business Insider |date=5 December 2011 }} 17. ^{{cite web |first=Kirby |last=Garlitos |url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/you-can-buy-this-ferrari-book-for-the-price-of-a-new-sports-car-ar178321.html |title=You Can Buy This Ferrari Book for the Price of a New Sports Car |website=Top Speed |date=30 November 2017 }} External links
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