Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Barclay Road Inc., a Canadian publisher whose titles include inspirational books by Og Mandino and Robert Danzig, said it would consider printing O.J. Simpson's controversial book ``If I Did It, Here's How It Happened'' if it's available.

The Montreal-based company's employees were initially disgusted by reports of the book's topic, according to a statement released today. Now, the company said, in the name of free speech, it wants to give it a try.

``We are looking for the book to put us back in the marketplace,'' said Steve Meyers, Barclay Road's head of investor relations.

``Giving the manuscript a read might just prove that the press did not have all of the facts,'' the statement said. If Barclay Road did nab the publishing rights, the company said it would change the book's title and cover.

News Corp. originally had planned to publish the book through its HarperCollins unit. The company canceled the deal in November after public outcry over the subject. Barclay Road representatives said they have already contacted Simpson's attorney Yale L. Galanter.

Galanter said in an e-mail that ``a number of publishers are interested in the book. I can not reveal their names at this time.''

A Simpson book wouldn't be Barclay Road's first controversial book. The company's Lifetime Books imprint published ``All the Secrets of Magic Revealed: The Tricks and Illusions of the World's Greatest Magicians'' in 1994. Magician David Copperfield tried to block printing of the book, which revealed how he pulled off some tricks. He lost the court case.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jordan Burke in New York at jburke29@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: February 5, 2007 16:18 EST