Here is the backstory. My friend who is not even that close to me or a real friend (actually he is my boss) has started writing his book. Unfortunately, he is not a good writer nor a very savvy editor/publisher. He is 75ish and just retired.
He has been very good to me through the years at work and we became friendly. Since I am a small time publisher, amateur writer, he has been asking me about publishing etc. He also told me, actually showed me his book a while back. (I publish public domain and I have no facility to share/account for royalties, so I seek no client.)
Yesterday, he called me in and there was his book (kind of a memoir - his baby for the past 3-4 years - a "new born" . I look inside and the layout is all wrong! Editing, non-existent. I asked him how much he paid. He said; "$5000" he said the guy an Xlibris told him that his manuscript was perfect as a world doc. High school kids have layouts/editing formatting papers better than the book my boss has. Xlibris is a crook (well at least the guy who sold him this deal was).
The kicker is; the cover has a face, close up with tears in the eye. My boss; "do you know, who that is?" Of course I knew! He took a picture of himself close up, with tears in his eyes. He has bone cancer. His book is a way to leave something for posterity.
I have tears in my eye as I am writing this.

I asked him why did you not ask/call me? He said "You weren't here" (true, I was sick for 2 months I had eye surgery) but he could have called me or FB message me...
I am sad and angry at the same time.I have told him to hire an freelance editor and I would do the layout(I have InDesign/templates) for him for free.

Sorry for ranting and I am just a little too emotional right now....