Comments on ENGLISH DREAMING, ENGLISH RAIN: An Approaching Author Headache

Tim, as ever you are right.

However, I have...

2006-11-19T21:57:00.000Z

Tim, as ever you are right.

However, I have settled for the diplomatic approach and sent an email that points out:

i) On the issue of electoral fraud, I covered the same allegations in an earlier book for Carlton without any action. Not only are the protagonists involved dead and therefore the claim is not actionable, but research from noted academics – including political

Man, that sort of stuff can cost you a LOT of mone...

2006-11-19T21:39:00.000Z

Man, that sort of stuff can cost you a LOT of money in lost earnings time.

You're not obliged to do any further work on a book Carlton have accepted just to please a publisher they want to sell it on to. They 'just' want loads of extra research? What if Carlton sold the book to a firm who 'just' wanted another 300 pages of content? Further work has to mean further money.

I'd

I suspect the Siegel stuff is a form of content co...

2006-11-19T20:43:00.000Z

I suspect the Siegel stuff is a form of content control/‘censorship’, the rest is probably from a fear of lawsuits.

I have explained to publishers and their lawyers on many occasions that a) the dead cannot sue and b) when the CIA want to take action against you, they do not do it through the courts. When the CIA threatened me over ‘Secrets & Lies’ they did not try to bully by warning me

if they have such problems with the book, why are ...

2006-11-18T15:21:00.000Z

if they have such problems with the book, why are they even agreeing to publish it in germany?

this sounds more like either 1) censorship or 2) paranoia about your proving every little fact beyond the shadow of a doubt (perhaps for fear of lawsuits?).

what a pain in the rear.

Germans denying elements of Nazi history? Now ther...

2006-11-18T01:27:00.000Z