The most outrageous thing about Murdoch's company

[question everything]

was not so much paying Simpson to "write" a book and to appear on TV, but, according to ABC News, the manner in which that $3 mil plus was going to his kids, so that the Goldman family could not get what the jury decided of which they did not see a single penny.

It was not clear whether that money is already in his off-shore account.

[blondeatlast]

1. Guess what? Pre-pub sales were not what you would have expected...

I have access to that kind of information.

No doubt there was a hefty advance placed SOMEWHERE--the question is did OJ see it?

I'm in the book biz and I'll say this--to have a title cancelled this close to pub date is very, very unusual, but note all the press it's gotten. Judith Regan loves the spotlight.

[question everything]

2. Thanks. This restores my belief in the American people

at least, the ones that read books.

My understanding is that it was ghost written, anyway.

[blondeatlast]

4. Most ghost writers don't get paid nearly what they are worth...

Especially for the egos they must put up with. Just don't ask me how I know that... :evilgrin:

[blondeatlast]

5. Here's how the whole thing came about--very strange.

I get pre-pub notices from our book distributor about titles picked to be very hot (I do some book-buying in my job).

The October pre-pub releases included an untitled, CONTROVERSIAL fiction book by a well-known personality. Very large print run and respectable PR budget. Worthy of a stand alone pre-pub alert, as this one was.

We chose not to place an order for it; we normally want to see some reviews unless we are familiar with the author. For a "well-known personality" to publish a controversial FICTION title announced as "Untitles" made us quite suspicious.

No word until November 8 when the buzz hit the media and the title was announced. At that point, we figured we had no choice but to buy it. As I place the order, I notice that while the distributor had ordered several thousand, retailers and libraries were not ordering it in great quantities. Many bookstores simply refused to stock it, it turns out.

[laheina]

3. She may love the attention,

but she hasn't come off very well.

I'd definitely put her in the bat-shit crazy category.