<P> Austen sold the copyright for the novel to Thomas Egerton from the Military Library , Whitehall in exchange for £ 110 ( Austen had asked for £ 150 ) . This proved a costly decision . Austen had published Sense and Sensibility on a commission basis , whereby she indemnified the publisher against any losses and received any profits , less costs and the publisher 's commission . Unaware that Sense and Sensibility would sell out its edition , making her £ 140 , she passed the copyright to Egerton for a one - off payment , meaning that all the risk ( and all the profits ) would be his . Jan Fergus has calculated that Egerton subsequently made around £ 450 from just the first two editions of the book . </P>
<P> Austen sold the copyright for the novel to Thomas Egerton from the Military Library , Whitehall in exchange for £ 110 ( Austen had asked for £ 150 ) . This proved a costly decision . Austen had published Sense and Sensibility on a commission basis , whereby she indemnified the publisher against any losses and received any profits , less costs and the publisher 's commission . Unaware that Sense and Sensibility would sell out its edition , making her £ 140 , she passed the copyright to Egerton for a one - off payment , meaning that all the risk ( and all the profits ) would be his . Jan Fergus has calculated that Egerton subsequently made around £ 450 from just the first two editions of the book . </P>
who owns the rights to pride and prejudice
who owns the rights to pride and prejudice
Thomas Egerton
Thomas Egerton