The copy editor took 3 days to read and return the book, the graphic designer had the exactcover layout done in 5 days, and the formatter turned his Word doc into Kindle .
The manuscripts about natural and exact sciences cover a wide variety of subjects like mathematics especially calculations, which were used for architecture.
Mr Roberts said he did not want to disclose the exact sum of compensation but said it was "enough to cover the injuries and any long term problems I may have".
The US Army Corps of Engineers said one contract would cover fields in the north of Iraq, and the other the south, with the exact final value dependent on the amount of work necessary.