 In February 1958 Pan Books published a paperback version of the novel in the UK, which sold 68,000 copies before the end of the year.Since its initial publication the book has been issued in numerous hardback and paperback editions, translated into several languages and has never been out of print.Julian Symons, reviewing "Diamonds Are Forever" in "The Times Literary Supplement", thought that Fleming had some enviable qualities as a writer, including "a fine eye for places ... an ability to convey his own interest in the mechanics of gambling and an air of knowledgeableness".