Possibly not USAID, but any number of anonymous sponsors. It would be interesting to see the order ladings to see how many customers bought what number of copies.
You've come across yet another fraudulent scam, this one in the publishing industry. The number of "books sold" is actually the number of books ordered by bookstores. Then, when the books don't sell, the bookstores rip the covers off and return the covers for a full refund. The inside of the books are dumped in the trash. The "books sold" number is never adjusted.
I am 99% sure that bookstores are offered incentives to order large numbers of particular books in order to ensure the books has a high "books sold" number. Then they generate a lot of press about how many copies of this book "were sold." The marketing ploy is they hope that the hype of a new "best seller" gets real people buy these books.
You make an interesting point. It reminds me of when I used to travel a bit for work, and often hit up a bookstore before heading to the gate. I would be lucky to find a copy of something I was interested in, and sometimes I'd grab the last one on the shelf. The NY Times Bestsellers (trash novels and popular people authors) would be several stacks prominently displayed, and there were always plenty of them. Would rarely see someone buy one. I never connected the dots at the time, I was just curious to see who would bother to buy one and seldom caught anyone in the act.
"Then, when the books don't sell, the bookstores rip the covers off and return the covers for a full refund. The inside of the books are dumped in the trash. The "books sold" number is never adjusted.
I am 99% sure that bookstores are offered incentives to order large numbers of particular books in order to ensure the books has a high "books sold" number."
As a former bookseller, only mass-market paperback books have the covers ripped off and returned to the publisher for a refund. All other books have to be sold somehow. Worst case scenario, dead stock is sent to another store when a store is being closed. Book prices will then be reduced until the inventory is gone.
For chains, an individual store generally does not decide which books will be purchased for their particular location. They sell whatever books the head office sends to them. It is up to each individual store to do whatever they can to sell them, mainly by featuring the books in a prominent way. You'd be amazed how many people will buy a book just because it is placed front and center.
This explains why you can go in so many discount stores and see hard cover books sold for just a few dollars, when the original price is 10x or more higher.
It’s done with other shit. Your company/organization graciously ordered 3000 of my books. Heres 10 million in taxpayer dollars to support your foundation. Your foundation calls me to give a speech, my speakers fee is 1mio. I thank you, you thank me, i‘ll call you when my friends book is going to be released.
Remember what Obama did with his book. The state dept and other agencies gave them out to visitors, to people they visited. Used them like American merch.
I thought it could be library purchases. These types of books always end up on the shelves. Not sure why, but that would be a good way to pretend millions bought it.
Barry / Micheal and Bill / Hillary are running neck & neck for the title of “most corrupt couple” in political history with all the money laundering and theft.
I'm surprised they did not already have the platform in the bag so to speak. Are they actually falling for their own propaganda thinking they are popular? They should know they need to pump those numbers through surreptitious means.
More money laundering of USAID money.
Possibly not USAID, but any number of anonymous sponsors. It would be interesting to see the order ladings to see how many customers bought what number of copies.
You've come across yet another fraudulent scam, this one in the publishing industry. The number of "books sold" is actually the number of books ordered by bookstores. Then, when the books don't sell, the bookstores rip the covers off and return the covers for a full refund. The inside of the books are dumped in the trash. The "books sold" number is never adjusted.
I am 99% sure that bookstores are offered incentives to order large numbers of particular books in order to ensure the books has a high "books sold" number. Then they generate a lot of press about how many copies of this book "were sold." The marketing ploy is they hope that the hype of a new "best seller" gets real people buy these books.
You make an interesting point. It reminds me of when I used to travel a bit for work, and often hit up a bookstore before heading to the gate. I would be lucky to find a copy of something I was interested in, and sometimes I'd grab the last one on the shelf. The NY Times Bestsellers (trash novels and popular people authors) would be several stacks prominently displayed, and there were always plenty of them. Would rarely see someone buy one. I never connected the dots at the time, I was just curious to see who would bother to buy one and seldom caught anyone in the act.
"Then, when the books don't sell, the bookstores rip the covers off and return the covers for a full refund. The inside of the books are dumped in the trash. The "books sold" number is never adjusted.
I am 99% sure that bookstores are offered incentives to order large numbers of particular books in order to ensure the books has a high "books sold" number."
As a former bookseller, only mass-market paperback books have the covers ripped off and returned to the publisher for a refund. All other books have to be sold somehow. Worst case scenario, dead stock is sent to another store when a store is being closed. Book prices will then be reduced until the inventory is gone.
For chains, an individual store generally does not decide which books will be purchased for their particular location. They sell whatever books the head office sends to them. It is up to each individual store to do whatever they can to sell them, mainly by featuring the books in a prominent way. You'd be amazed how many people will buy a book just because it is placed front and center.
This explains why you can go in so many discount stores and see hard cover books sold for just a few dollars, when the original price is 10x or more higher.
Thank you for the correction. I am happy to know that not all the non-sellers are destroyed. :)
See also the "Over X copies in print!" lie.
Yea but books sold below cost don't generate royalties? There's got to be some back end weirdness with the contracts or with advance payments.
It’s done with other shit. Your company/organization graciously ordered 3000 of my books. Heres 10 million in taxpayer dollars to support your foundation. Your foundation calls me to give a speech, my speakers fee is 1mio. I thank you, you thank me, i‘ll call you when my friends book is going to be released.
I can't even begin to speculate on how the back end works for someone "important."
Remember what Obama did with his book. The state dept and other agencies gave them out to visitors, to people they visited. Used them like American merch.
I thought it could be library purchases. These types of books always end up on the shelves. Not sure why, but that would be a good way to pretend millions bought it.
Library purchases never crossed my mind. Thanks!
I see the copies in the library on those display shelf and wonder why they bought all those copies.
... and hunter O'biden's a modern-day picasso ...
"His"
I wonder if they're testing her popularity to see if they can use her in 2028.
I bet they are resigned to benching her from elected office on account of it being common knowledge that she is a closet transgender.
Michelle would of gotten a larger audience if she would show how to put on a jock strap made for a trannie to hide their junk
"Michelle's" follow-up memoir will be called "My Thigh-Slapper"
I believe the Target stores tried that
She doesn't want to hide her junk. She wants to get a rise out of us.
Deep staters books are the easiest way to launder money to them.
1.8 million probably got sold to the department of education.
Book pub money laundering. An easy few million
I guess Michelle Obama's purse is not so heavy, she is not making Oprah dollars lol
https://youtu.be/Y4JfPlry-iQ?si=ScdLJmZdIyz6QX_a
Gag gifts maybe
Haha, literally... gagging
Gagging would be very Un-Presidential of Obama...Kek
Q told us / prompted us about how book deals are used as payoffs with illegitimate money (i.e. laundering)
Big Mike cash in . U go steal a potato the Cabal Will put in Jail for life . Nothing happens to these POS
School districts may have bought a bunch of them.
Why, yes! Readers don't listen to podcasts. Didn't you know that??
No. Lefty owned book stores bought truckloads.
Look for copies in discount thrift stores soon.
Just like Cankles book.
I just saw, "It Takes A Village" at our local thrift shop. I almost bought it just to get it out of circulation. :D Same with Pence's book.
Barry / Micheal and Bill / Hillary are running neck & neck for the title of “most corrupt couple” in political history with all the money laundering and theft.
Wonder how many of those books Michaels got piled up in the basement
Book deals can be ludicrous....I mean lucrative.
I am sure each bookstores could buy 500-1000 and could give it out free for first 500-1000 customer that spend more than $100 or sthg ...
There were 68,372 bookstores in the US as of 2025,
They would MUCH rather watch Trump videos and then bitch about him. And then watch more Trump videos and bitch about him again.
Maybe they bought her book, and that cured them of wanting to expose their poor brains to more of her idiocy.
I'm surprised they did not already have the platform in the bag so to speak. Are they actually falling for their own propaganda thinking they are popular? They should know they need to pump those numbers through surreptitious means.
My mom hates her and she bought it
Her is a him.