Did Doubleday contact Frey? If they did ask him if there was anything there and he lied to them, then [his deception] is even worse.

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It would mean entering into a deal with complete suspicion and skepticism. This is more than a business. A book deal is a complicated transaction that's got a lot of psychological and emotional content to it.

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That's more than the type-setting, copy editing and proof reading cost combined - and it's just not viable.

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We have to make sure we are going into business with people we can trust, we have to look at their CVs, look to their agents, and ask a lot of questions. But publishers would have to be more willing to sue.

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