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.
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.