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This thread was created on May 7, 2006
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 Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 3:48 pm Post subject: 'Opal Mehta' debacle |
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So you've all probably heard this enough times to make you nauseous, but ... just in case you haven't:
The author of the "Opal Mehta" book plagiarized. Majorly.
She was 17 years old when she signed her two-book deal — the advance is rumoured to be nearly half a million dollars. Kind of depressing.
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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If she plagarised on purpose, then she is clearly an idiot and deserves to lose her book deal.
If it was an honest mistake, then it's a real shame. She's extremely unlikely to ever have another book published again.
And she got a 6 figure advance - that's a big advance. I wonder if the publishers will demand for it back? |
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