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Bidding mounts for Olympic books
Olympic champion Chris Hoy is currently the subject of a lively bidding war among publishers, reports the Guardian. Offers for his memoirs of around £100,000 are understood to be on the table from four different publishers. Hoy's autobiography is tentatively scheduled for next autumn. His agent Ricky Cowan confirmed that discussions with publishers about the book were ongoing, but would not comment further.
Books from three-time sailing gold medallist Ben Ainslie and cyclist Victoria Pendleton are also being offered to publishers. And an "inspirational memoir" from US swimming superstar Michael Phelps, Built to Succeed, was sold in an American auction to Free Press for a reported $1.6m.
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