Shortly after that pitch was filmed, Arlene, Robert, and Jim contacted their editors at Harper Collins and Kevin called his at Random House. Both publishing houses asked for copies, and a few days later, both made offers.

"I was absolutely surprised," said Simon Ivascu, from his home in Kelowna. "I didn't even think The Dragons would remember us, let alone take the time to do that."

And while they deeply appreciated the interest, in the end, they opted to continue self-publishing the books and selling them at their concerts and on-line.

To buy a copy of The Price of Freedom and to see them sing in person, check out their website.

We'll have more details about this deal, and others, on Dragons' Den Update Special airing Feb. 29, 2012

Posted on Dec 7, 2011 7:00:00 PM