cm0002@lemmy.world to Books@lemmy.world · 4 days agoDespite Backlash, Jake Tapper’s Book on Biden’s Decline Becomes a Bestseller Onlinewww.rollingstone.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down113cross-posted to: books@lemmy.mlpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1-2arrow-down1external-linkDespite Backlash, Jake Tapper’s Book on Biden’s Decline Becomes a Bestseller Onlinewww.rollingstone.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Books@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: books@lemmy.mlpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days agoNot hard at all. Scientology used to do it with L. Ron Hubbard books all the time. It only takes about 5,000 copies. https://www.novlr.org/the-reading-room/the-new-york-times-bestseller-lists-explained/ Amazon has Tapper’s book for $27. 5K copies would be $135,000. I could personally do that and wouldn’t even max out my credit. CNN wouldn’t blink about it.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoFor the comparative cost of a normal person going out to lunch.
Not hard at all. Scientology used to do it with L. Ron Hubbard books all the time. It only takes about 5,000 copies.
https://www.novlr.org/the-reading-room/the-new-york-times-bestseller-lists-explained/
Amazon has Tapper’s book for $27. 5K copies would be $135,000.
I could personally do that and wouldn’t even max out my credit. CNN wouldn’t blink about it.
For the comparative cost of a normal person going out to lunch.