Oh, my

Have I mentioned that I think the era of the copy editor is over? That more and more books I read have glaring typos or errors? And yet this proves--so much--that we need editors (and editrices!) to continue to correct mistakes before something like this happens:

Cook-book misprint costs Australian publishers dear

An Australian publisher has had to pulp and reprint a cook-book after one recipe listed "salt and freshly ground black people" instead of black pepper.

And it's not just some fly-by-night publishing group--it's Australia's Branch of Penguin (yes, the publisher of all those great classics you read in school).