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All good questions. 

Perhaps "errata" should be taken euphemistically in this case. Personally, I think "lapses" is a better fit. 


> On Feb 13, 2015, at 3:25 PM, Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Other issues that I have not yet seen publicly addressed regard the
> questions -- Were public employees on the public payroll when the book
> was being produced?  Did anyone involved receive personal profit? What was
> the initial print run? If not published for anyone's personal profit, but
> as a fundraising effort, then the details should be public record. Are
> they? Why was Little Brown, the publisher, involved when the government has
> their own printing office? Did Little Brown go through a bid process for
> rights to publish the book? If so, the amount they paid should be public
> record.  Is it?
> 
> Martin is correct in stating "the issues regarding this book are more
> serious than a series of "mistakes" would imply."
> 
> Barb

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