tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post3521728749500587052..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Are Publishers Responsible for Content of Memoirs They Sell?Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-66358962113149426412012-04-22T15:20:43.612-05:002012-04-22T15:20:43.612-05:00What an absolutely great point you make, Library G...What an absolutely great point you make, Library Girl. Exactly.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-15508300747643794482012-04-22T15:20:12.276-05:002012-04-22T15:20:12.276-05:00I hate to say it, Kathleen, but Mortenson's be...I hate to say it, Kathleen, but Mortenson's behavior leaves me with the impression that he may have let greed overwhelm his original good intentions.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-57283514069727047842012-04-21T08:53:29.641-05:002012-04-21T08:53:29.641-05:00If they don't do basic fact checking of their ...If they don't do basic fact checking of their books, doesn't that make traditional publishers only slightly better than vanity presses? I always thought that one of the selling points of a traditionally published book, at least from the reader's perspective, was that you could expect something with a certain level of editing and a certain level of quality of information. I'm not A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-67055587361034521362012-04-20T21:20:30.627-05:002012-04-20T21:20:30.627-05:00I think the class action suit is silly too but it ...I think the class action suit is silly too but it is such a shame that Mortenson lied when he could have told the truth about his life and experiences and still raised a lot of money for his charity.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.com