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2021-06-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Meghan Markle's new book fails to top the bestseller list

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Posted by Fred 2021-06-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 If I understand the bestseller grift, the payoff is not in copies sold, but that you get a big-ass advance up front.

Posted by SteveS 2021-06-09 00:44|| 2021-06-09 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 When its politics your party buys them up to ensure the publisher gets their money back. I don't see who would be paying for the books in this case. I think the Publisher backed a bad bet.

Posted by rjschwarz 2021-06-09 09:01|| 2021-06-09 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Every moron in Hollyweird will buy two. Probably people who work on the back lots for peanuts will each get a copy with the retail price deducted from their pay.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-06-09 11:19|| 2021-06-09 11:19|| Front Page Top

Posted by Clem 2021-06-09 11:45|| 2021-06-09 11:45|| Front Page Top

#5 The Bitch.

Great title work.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-06-09 16:24|| 2021-06-09 16:24|| Front Page Top

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