[PoisedWoman]

Very interesting. Lucianne is a true publishing insider and no doubt knows what she's talking about.

The $8 million advance was Viacom's campaign contribution to Hitlery, stll, they'd like to earn back at least some of it. Didn't we figure out at one point that Viacom's Simon & Schuster would have to sell a million hardcover copies to break even? Maybe 1.5 million copies?

I wonder what Hitlery's contract looks like. Was it $8 million against actual sales? Or a nonrefundable $8 million? Is anyone on speaking terms with Lucianne? She'd know.

[Slyfox]

'campaign contribution'

Yep, that is the key phrase.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Totally anecdotal - I was at Costco today looking at the books - there was pile of Hitlery's books and I would say they were 1/4 depleted - not selling like hotcakes but selling a little better than other comparable books. I came away convinced that people were in fact buying some, but not buying them out, be interested in what other freepers have seen in various retail outlets.

[kellynla]

The eight million is an advance. No strings attached as long as she produces a book. I just checked the NY Slimes best seller list and Hitlery's book did not make the top 35 so I don't know how her book could be such a hot seller and not even be on the top thirty five nonfiction list????
Maybe Bubba didn't buy enough books last Monday??

[DPB101]

Media standards sure have taken a nose dive. Remember when Newt took a $400,000 advance on a book and the press hounded him until he agreed to, I believe, only be paid royalties on the books sold? As I recall, Republicans and Democrats were disappointed in Newt profiting off his tenure in congress.

[Moonman62]

The $8 million advance was Viacom's campaign contribution to Hitlery, ...

More like a bribe. That $8 mil is going right into Herr Hillary's trousers.