A million little pieces

From Yahoo News:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Random House is offering refunds to readers who bought James Frey's drug and alcohol memoir "A Million Little Pieces" directly from the publisher, following accusations the author exaggerated his story.

Readers calling Random House's customer service line to complain on Wednesday were told that if the book was bought directly from the publisher it could be returned for a full refund. Those who bought the book at a bookstore were told to try and return it to the store where it was bought.

Frey’s memoir sold 1.77 million copies last year after being chosen by Oprah Winfrey’s book club in September, making it the best-selling nonfiction book of 2005. Oprah has spoken out about the memoir, dismissing accusations of falsehood leveled at the author.

Since the controversy, “A Million Little Pieces” has remained the No. 1 selling book on Amazon.com.