Blackmail, Extortion, Lies and Power
Welcome to the modern publishing industry.
Btw this:
This in an industry that, just like newspapers, appears to be dying a slow death at the hands of new media, print-on-demand, and other modern technologies, and is desperate for books that can add substantial numbers to the bottom line.
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This in an industry that, just like newspapers, appears to be dying a slow death at the hands of new media, print-on-demand, and other modern technologies, because it only wants books that can add substantial numbers to the bottom line.