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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sander's campaign bought his own books to inflate sales. [View all]sheshe2
(83,751 posts)55. No they did not.
Last edited Mon Dec 23, 2019, 10:34 AM - Edit history (1)
Yes they did. And they claimed he got rich from his own campaign funds. He didnt.
What the article states is:
I wrote a best-selling book. If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too. NYTimes.com
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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How does that negate the facts? And why such quick and drastic jump to judgement?
beastie boy
Dec 2019
#11
Let's be clear. He didn't become a millionaire from his campaign giving away books.
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2019
#19
They get royalties from their publisher for books their campaign purchases.....
George II
Dec 2019
#20
And? He didn't get royalties from his campaign purchasing his own books? Please look up "in kind".
George II
Dec 2019
#22
I'm an author and also worked on a bestseller list. You don't get royalties from your own purchases.
torius
Dec 2019
#28
"He" didn't buy his own books, he got a bookseller to buy them and then his campaign...
George II
Dec 2019
#30
There was a round of speaking engagements toward the end of last year and prior to formal....
George II
Dec 2019
#48
He didn't "write" his first big seller until August 2016, when Hillary Clinton was out on the trail.
George II
Dec 2019
#5
Buying one's own books is common throughout the book-selling business.
No Vested Interest
Dec 2019
#7
If you are going to do this, please accept contributions from billionaires...
W_HAMILTON
Dec 2019
#17
Am I correct that Bernie has a huge list of donors who have pledged monthly donations
No Vested Interest
Dec 2019
#47