(Oh, that’s right–money…)

Book blogging is obviously of interest to the publishing community in the widest possible sense (readers, writers, agents and companies themselves), so it’s a book that was begging to be written, in some senses (ie. there is a market for it at least).

However, it not only contains factual errors and gross over-simplifications but just *errors*, of numerous kinds. Ones which, as you say, could be cleared up by some basic external oversight (did the manuscript ever leave the Apple Macs of the authors before it was handed over to the printers?). I was contacted by the authors prior to publication, but only for my permission to be quoted. I really could have made a few constructive suggestions that could avoided a few blind alleys being taken. But hey, it’s out now and has largely had an easy ride in the press (who are less likely to have your meticulous eye for the ins and outs of the subject.)

Given the subject under consideration was always like to increase scrutiny of the book, getting it right was almost as much a priority as the defining the rationale for the book itself.

(I’m still waiting for the Steve Almond review of it)

I’m also relatively new to full-time freelancing, and am happier than I have ever been in my professional life.

P.S. I sent those undies to Bat Segundo.

Point two: did you pay for the book?

I think I’m going to go read.

Soon they’ll be telling us Sarah and Ron have really been living in Terre Haute all these years.