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Seinan Sensei

(1,426 posts)

10. Dollars to donuts those ticket-sale numbers

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 02:16 AM

5 hrs ago

... came-about the same way some book-authors tried to buy their way onto the NY Times bestsellers list -- by buying their own books.

Authors who themselves bought scads of their own books (to boost their bestseller ratings, some allege) include Ted Cruz and Mitt Romney.

Oh, and looky there -- the author of The Art of the Deal had his organization buy "tens of thousands of copies themselves." I'm shocked. Shocked!
(https://bookriot.com/books-that-bought-their-way-to-the-new-york-times-bestsellers-list/)