The headlines will read, "James Frey readers to get cash settlement." But don't get your hopes up. True, a federal judge has ruled that Random House must set aside $2.35 million to be divided among purchasers of A Million Little Pieces. But according to the stipulations described last fall in the Wall Street Journal, anyone who wants a piece of the pie must be able to produce
- proof of purchase (ie, a receipt)
- page 163 of the hardcover edition or the cover of the paperback
- and a sworn statement that he or she would not have purchased the book had the buyer known that it was a tissue of lies.
And this offer is only good to those who purchased the book on or before January 26, 2006, when the truth came out. Does anyone really keep their receipts that long? If you're a packrat, this could be payback time for everyone who told you to clean out your files.
The domain name AMLPSettlement.com has been reserved, but is not presently active. Check it out for more information as it becomes available.
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