But things between author and editor quickly soured over legal issues, and the book was canceled.

However, in July 2007, the book was canceled.

Often by the time a book is canceled, a good bit of that advance has been paid to the writer, and the disenchanted publisher wants the money back.

The book was officially canceled in 1997.

The book was canceled at the end of 1978 with X-51 finally standing up to the military.

The comic book was canceled by 1978, and the Shazam!

No Detailed Explanation After a protracted legal review, the book was canceled in June of last year.

Laurence J. Kirshbaum, Warner's chief executive, said yesterday that the book was canceled because of "marketing differences with the author."

A few books have been canceled during the typical attrition process, Mr. Perry said.

Another 70 books were canceled because the authors had missed their contractual deadlines - a commonplace occurrence almost universally tolerated in the industry.