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October 29, 2008
Apportioning Blame
If Greenspan is to blame for the financial crisis, is Dan Brown to blame for Doubleday cutting 10% of their staff? They deny it, but you know, they would!
Mr. Drake said the decision was not related to the delay in the delivery of the next novel by Dan Brown, the author of "The Da Vinci Code," the blockbuster best seller published in 2003.Back in 2004, Doubleday said the target release date for the next book was 2005, but Mr. Brown has yet to deliver a manuscript. Sales from even a single title -- if it is as significant as "The Da Vinci Code" -- can make a substantial difference to a publisher's sales.
Nevertheless, "the changes we've made are quite separate from anything to do with Dan Brown," Mr. Drake said.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at October 29, 2008 9:15 AM