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8 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Let's face it, any publisher's advance to a current or former politician should be treated as an illegal bribe. Pay them a straight customary percentage of sales.
vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/a…
Cuomo received a $783k advance for his last book (2014), which sold 3800 copies. $206 per book.

democratandchronicle.com/story/news/pol…
As best as I can determine, Cuomo's COVID book has sold about 50k units. Assuming "mid to low 7 figure" advance means ~$3 million, that's a paltry $60 per book. Congrats Crown Books on your huge windfall

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Hit "like" if you would buy a book by me. I will multiply the number of likes by $60 and demand it as an advance from Crown Books.

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