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I think the WSJ owes Mrs. Chua an apology.

Come to think of it, if they actually do release an apology, it will probably serve as an additional boost to the book's sales.

It makes me wonder whether the author of the original piece was just an inconsiderate asshole, or an evil genius who's getting a slice of the pie and planned out the "lie" and apology in advance as a marketing stunt. Either way, there's an idea. Don't recommend it though. :-P

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I think - supposing that Mrs. Chua was grossly misrepresented, which seems a bit likely - that the WSJ owes her a public apology and the opportunity for a rebuttal piece.

> (...) it will probably serve as an additional boost to the book's sales.

I don't know; the book's only received negative attention by my perception.

There is a such thing as bad publicity, but there's a reason we say there isn't: Because it's mostly true. Sounds like the book is doing way better than it ever would have on Amazon without this little kerfuffle.

It doesn't take a whole lot of looking to find that your perception may be non-standard: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books

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