Posted
8:55 AM
by Gene
Speaking of weasel words:Recent interpretations of our previous statement notwithstanding, it is not the policy or stance of this company that it doesn’t matter whether a book sold as nonfiction is true. A nonfiction book should adhere to the facts as the author knows them.We didn't feel that way when we were raking in the dough.
(Via
PublishersWeekly.com)
P. S. at 5:10 p.m. And now, needless to say,
the book biz is doing its version of the news hacks' mea culpa headbanging routine, which raises the question: would the publishiong whizzes have problems with liars if they read their manuscripts?