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Buying books in bulk (not for reading) is a standard way to bribe a politician, by laundering campaign funds to personal funds, or even sloppy direct purchases.
by hgsgm 4y ago
Buying books in bulk (not for reading) is a standard way to bribe a politician, by laundering campaign funds to personal funds, or even sloppy direct purchases.
Several politicians have been caught, from local to national.
One example;
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/gop-book-deals/2021/04/15/154f3820-9ca5-11eb-b7a8-014b14aeb9e4_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/gop-book-deal...
- jefftk 4y agoWouldn't that make a large advance less concerning? At $65M it will be ~decades for him to earn out, which means the marginal book has ~no effect on his finances and isn't useful for bribing him.
- shagmin 4y agoIt seems like small fish in dollar amounts compared to other things, and I wouldn't even call it bribery so much as just unethical considering it was coming from political organizations that are responsible for helping those politicians getting elected. Plus the intent was getting the books on best sellers lists, money was just the means.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> Buying books in bulk (not for reading) is a standard way to bribe a politician Also a standard way to propagandize that the ideas within, and the author, are popular, whether or not the author is a politician. OTOH, with a relatively young (for leaving the White House) and active figure (or couple), establishing a relationship as their publisher may have worth beyond the immediate book.