He couldn’t find friends or lobbyists to boost the book sales, so he had to do it himself? Sad.
My husband had a couple of books published by McGraw-Hill. We would buy cases from the publisher (I forget what the discount was) and we’d sell the books at the back of the room after my husband gave a talk. Or sometimes the host of the event would purchase the books from us to give to audience members.
I donated $150 to Herbert Cain’s campaign and received a signed copy of his book. Cain’s campaign had to purchase that book. I’m sure a lot of politicians purchase their own books to sell or give away.
He ain’t the first to do it