Personally, I don't think Hillary's book is going to sell that well in hardback. S&S may make their money on the paperback, but they're not usually sold for $14 as you said but for more like $7-8. At least the paperbacks I'm buying aren't more than that.

While I am interested in the topic, I can't claim much first hand knowledge. But I can tell you what I heard Judith Reagan say one time. (And she probably forgot more about the biz then you are I will ever know.)

I forget the venue where she said it, but she said the magic number for political type books was 4 bucks. That is, the author was worth $4 per book.

So for Hillary to "earn" her 8 million bucks S&S whould have to sell 2 million books. (not gonna happen)

Clarence Thomas would only have to sell 250,000.

From other things I've seen in the media, other people in the business are using that same number. I don't know if they are using the same rule of thumb or an alternative methodology.

For what it is worth.

Paul

---