Simon & Schuster Sees Lewinsky-Free Hillary Book as Million Seller

NewsMax.com ^ | 4/28/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

Hillary Clinton's White House memoirs are apparently ready to go, reports last month to the contrary, with her publisher, Simon & Schuster, preparing a whopping million-copy initial press run.

Titled "Living History," Mrs. Clinton's 576-page tome is set to hit bookstores on June 9, with an audio version read by Hillary herself planned for release the same day.

The book will be billed as a "complete and candid" accounting of her years as first lady, from the health care debate to impeachment to the launching of her own political career, reports the Associated Press.

But others familiar with the project say that New York's junior senator has gone back on her pledge to write a true tell-all, and will gloss over the juicy details of her husband's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and relationships with dozens of other women that have threatened to sink their marriage.

"Much of it - especially as she relives those early years - is touching and delicious," reported the New York Post's Cindy Adams two weeks ago. "And whoever's seen it, loves it. However, those close to the manuscript are saying that, unfortunately, she won't tell the seamy slimy stuff."

Rumors have swirled since Clinton inked her deal for an $8 million advance that she figured her marriage to Bill would be over by publication date - and that dishing more dirt could only generate more sympathy and give her ambitions for higher office a boost.

But with a Clinton divorce not in the cards, Hillary decided not to get into her private life as a first lady scorned.

"Why would she?" noted Adams. "She's going to rise higher in public life. ... Telling how her guts turned during Operation Monica is not statesmanlike. 'They' want the Vince Foster truth. More of the Bill and Hill inside."

"This she isn't doing," insisted the Post's gossip maven.

"Those who love her say she doesn't need the money and should give back her $2.whatever mil advance," says Adams, which sounds like a veiled threat to Simon & Schuster to take the sanitized version of Hillary's book - or forget about the whole project.

Luckily for New York's junior senator, the bluff apparently worked.

"Only a small handful of books have a 1-million-copy first printing, and I cannot think of another nonfiction book in recent history that has had that large a first printing," boasted Clinton lawyer Robert Barnett to the AP.

For readers interested in a fuller account of the inside story, "Living History" won't be the only Clinton book in stores this summer. "Hillary's Scheme," by NewsMax.com's Carl Limbacher, is due out on Aug. 5, and will be chock full of information Mrs. Clinton won't be covering in her sanitized screed.

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[WOSG]

lHere is a challenge for all you freepers out there: Let's put together the real Hillary book. We know the title:

Lying History

Now let me know what the chapters are.

[OrioleFan]

It would be fun to print off copies of this picture and insert them into the books at the bookstores.

[willyboyishere]

Between 50 and 100,000 copies will be sold and ordered by
libraries,etc. I expect to see to see about 900,000 copies
in the remainder bins within 90 days, regardless of how much
buzz they will so strenuously try to manufacture. This will
go down in publishing history as one of the great fiascos of all time.

[willyboyishere]

"print off copies of this picture and insert them in books
at bookstores"----
-------Hey, I'm up for that! My kind of fun! Any technical
guidelines for how to do this???But this of course is what
got gay British playwright Joe Orton a jail sentence back in the 60s.(actually he defaced, and glued in, rather than
harmlessly inserted---still though, I think it's a capital idea.

[prophesy]

I have a feeling they may end up with 900,000 odd copies on the remainder shelves. I sure hope so. They paid the advance so Viacom could get regulatory favors, so Simon & Shuster will have no complaint coming if they lose their shirts on the book.

Simon & Shuster is making a multi-million dollar donation to Hillary's reelection campaign. By printing a million copies, they flood the market with her propaganda, while nicely skirting campaign finance laws.

[Sloth]

Excellent, spodefly.

[PhilDragoo]

[FixitGuy]

"... Telling how her guts turned during Operation Monica is not statesmanlike.

This obvious omission of important facts is yet another blow to Miss Lewinsky.

[Brimack34]

I would like too track the sales of this book. I see people in Hollyweird and NY buying in bulk along with Clintoons themselves. False sales.

[the lone wolf]

This response will probably get me flamed, but I will probably buy this book.

I will wait until it is sold on remainder, for just a dollar or two. I want to mine it for information to be used against Her Majesty when she runs for re-election to the Senate or tries for the White House.

Remember, this woman is a lying sack of feces. She has written an entire book full of "facts" which can be checked against public records and other private accounts. It is almost certain that there are some real whoppers in there which can and should be held against her in the courtroom of public opinion.

Just wait until the fire sale to buy it, that's all.

[NEWwoman]

It is smart to know your enemy.
It would be interesting if you or someone else could post some of Hillary's statements along side links to reliable sources.

[firebrand]

You got it. A guaranteed buy-back. I wouldn't be at all surprised.

[dead]

My library will buy it, your library will buy it. Every library, public and private, coast to coast will buy this book because it was written by a liberal politician.

The fact that nobody will read it or check it out of the library doesn't bother them. The librarians are just doing their little bit to support the corrupt party with somebody else's money.

[kcvl]

The book will be billed as a "complete and candid" accounting of her years as first lady

It might be billed as "complete and candid" but it will all be B.S.

[OrioleFan]

The way I would do it would be to pick up a copy browse it and wander off to another section of the bookstore where you can casually insert the correct cover. Then return it to the stack.

[Atlas Sneezed]