His initial offer to Thomas Jarrold to sell the copyright for 50 pounds was rejected.[2][8] Instead, Jarrold agreed to publish the book under a profit sharing arrangement.[2][8] The ultimate success of the book meant that this arrangement proved to be very profitable for both Brewer and Jarrold[8] with Jarrold later refusing to sell his share back to Brewer even when offered 4000 pounds.[2]