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I am reminded of the man who was asked what plagiarism was. He said: “It is plagiarism when you take something out of a book and use it as your own. If you take it out of several books then it is research.”
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That is the difference between an expert and an author.
If it (non-fiction) contains more footnotes than original thoughts or ideas, it's most likely academic garbage.
IMHO of course.