I don't know why she hasn't bothered looking up for herself what the facts are regarding book publishing. The info's out there, it's easily found, and it's easy to understand. It's even free! I can only assume extreme narcissism is at the heart of it, as it is in most of Melinda's decisions and her many blind spots. Maybe it's the old sunk costs fallacy, maybe she's already been suckered into spending money on this and she doesn't want to admit, even to herself, that she's been wrong about something.