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The book publishing is completely incidental.

This is simply money laundering for naked political bribery.

11 posted on 07/09/2014 9:05:48 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)

To: ClearCase_guy

To this day, Barack Obama earns $3.75 for every hardcover copy and $1.12 for every paperback he sells. As a sitting President, Obama is not allowed to release any for-profit endeavors, but when his second term ends in 2016, you can be sure every major publishing company in the world will be clamoring to release his official autobiography. George W. Bush received a $7 million advance for his memoir “Decision Points” and Bill Clinton received a record setting $15 million for “My Life”. Interestingly, despite receiving more than double the advance and having an arguably more salacious story to tell, Clinton actually sold fewer books than Bush.

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/celebrity/barack-obama-fortune/

15 posted on 07/09/2014 9:07:30 PM PDT by TigerClaws

To: ClearCase_guy

Yep. But this kind of story makes me think some rich, liberal CEO or VP etc is being slapped in the face with capitalism.

The irony makes me laugh.

26 posted on 07/09/2014 9:13:40 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Conservatives are all that's left to defend the Constitution. Dems hate it, and Repubs don't care.)

To: ClearCase_guy

I will buy the book when its in the dollar store bin—for a buck.

72 posted on 07/10/2014 2:19:57 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)

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