BEST-SELLING AUTHOR'S SALES FIGURES INACCURATE

Journalist and best-selling author Antony Loewnestein is miffed with the Australian's Amanda Mead for revealing his best-seller has sold only 5,987 copies. He implies that Mead's figure is a gross underestimation. Rather than simply reveal the actual number sold, he suggests Mead contact his publisher to obtain the correct figure. This is a bit odd; you'd reckon a best-selling author would be crowing about his sales figures. Unless...