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No Vested Interest

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7. Buying one's own books is common throughout the book-selling business.
Sat Dec 21, 2019, 06:52 PM
Dec 2019

That is how many books make the NY Times best-seller list.
I learned this and was initially shocked when I heard that certain unknown writers were "on the NYT best-seller list."
Many are then given or resold cheaply to supporters of the author's causes.
This was done for a writer of a religious-themed book; copies of the book were given gratis to any one that wanted a copy.

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But Full Transparency...Right? Me. Dec 2019 #1
Old news. This was brought up in the last campaign. vsrazdem Dec 2019 #2
No it wasn't OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #4
A candidate can't get royalties from their campaign purchases. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #8
What is the result of inflated sales? OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #9
Ask Don Jr. nt sheshe2 Dec 2019 #12
How does that negate the facts? And why such quick and drastic jump to judgement? beastie boy Dec 2019 #11
Let's be clear. He didn't become a millionaire from his campaign giving away books. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #19
They get royalties from their publisher for books their campaign purchases..... George II Dec 2019 #20
. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #21
And? He didn't get royalties from his campaign purchasing his own books? Please look up "in kind". George II Dec 2019 #22
I'm an author and also worked on a bestseller list. You don't get royalties from your own purchases. torius Dec 2019 #28
"He" didn't buy his own books, he got a bookseller to buy them and then his campaign... George II Dec 2019 #30
The article says he bought them from Verso, the publisher. torius Dec 2019 #36
There was a round of speaking engagements toward the end of last year and prior to formal.... George II Dec 2019 #48
Yes bought in bulk/wholesale torius Dec 2019 #56
As an author who probably deals with publishers, Hav Dec 2019 #33
No, they do not create revenue for the publisher torius Dec 2019 #37
No one said it's wrong to buy/sell books Hav Dec 2019 #44
"No one said" Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #45
No they did not. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #55
Who knows which book sales he was referring to? torius Dec 2019 #58
The publisher doesn't profit (or not much) from the bulk sales. torius Dec 2019 #57
Thanks for that explanation. progressoid Dec 2019 #42
sure! torius Dec 2019 #59
Saved by the asterisk! TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #43
Yes torius Dec 2019 #60
He didn't "write" his first big seller until August 2016, when Hillary Clinton was out on the trail. George II Dec 2019 #5
Hmmm.. I thought the books were sold Cha Dec 2019 #3
It gets you to the top of the best seller list. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #13
But not in a fair way.. Cha Dec 2019 #15
Correct, Cha. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #16
Ewww! That just feels and sounds icky. n/t Tarheel_Dem Dec 2019 #40
I know. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #46
We always suspected this NYMinute Dec 2019 #6
Buying one's own books is common throughout the book-selling business. No Vested Interest Dec 2019 #7
Yes, I've heard this for years Raine Dec 2019 #39
Oh, just say buying your own books is "grassroots" and it'll be fine. betsuni Dec 2019 #10
Zing. Yes.. how grassrootsy of him. Cha Dec 2019 #14
It's best seller-"ish" grantcart Dec 2019 #23
lol.. exactly! Cha Dec 2019 #24
If you are going to do this, please accept contributions from billionaires... W_HAMILTON Dec 2019 #17
Agree. This makes me very sad: betsuni Dec 2019 #25
For the win! sheshe2 Dec 2019 #31
Thanks! Here's Bernie giving himself the benefit of the doubt: betsuni Dec 2019 #32
Oh my... sheshe2 Dec 2019 #34
This is the best the anti BS people can come up with? Joe941 Dec 2019 #18
There is so much to choose from it would take hundreds of hours to rank them grantcart Dec 2019 #26
Just shows how hard they are reaching. Joe941 Dec 2019 #27
I am glad they included it. Just one of the character reveling episodes grantcart Dec 2019 #29
Not even close to "the best". Lexee Dec 2019 #35
I figured they all do that.. Raine Dec 2019 #38
The article only mentions Republicans who've done it. betsuni Dec 2019 #41
Am I correct that Bernie has a huge list of donors who have pledged monthly donations No Vested Interest Dec 2019 #47
Amy Klobuchar is selling her book at her campaign website. Eric J in MN Dec 2019 #49
No, that's not the same. W_HAMILTON Dec 2019 #52
I'd read that's how "Dianetics" made it to the NYT Bestseller's list. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #50
Kick! TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #51
Laid-off steelworkers in Detroit don't give a flying fuck... SMC22307 Dec 2019 #53
Sanders buying his own book ? Are you saying he used his personal OnDoutside Dec 2019 #61
I have NO idea and I don't care. SMC22307 Dec 2019 #62
I wish you folks would go tilt at other James48 Dec 2019 #54
KICK! Cha Dec 2019 #63
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