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I see Bill Clinton has teamed with James Patterson on a novel coming out early next month entitled The President Is Missing. Well, if it's a mystery set in Bill's times, it wouldn't take a super-sleuth to suggest checking Monica's room. If it's a mystery set in current times, you might first want to see how broadly Melania is smiling and check that sinkhole on the White House grounds.
In an interview Stephen King once referred to Patterson as "a terrible writer but he's very successful." Bill Clinton is a terrible husband, but he's also been very successful. Together they ought to make good money on their book.
In an interview Stephen King once referred to Patterson as "a terrible writer but he's very successful." Bill Clinton is a terrible husband, but he's also been very successful. Together they ought to make good money on their book.
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Back where I used to live I knew a guy who ran a small bookstore. He admitted he couldn't stay in business without "trade" paperbacks, or put another way, people who bought stacks of throw away westerns, mysteries, horror, romance, cheezy fantasy and so on. He gladly bought books back and resold them to folks who'd rather save a nickle and not buy new, because there were always those willing to spend extra for the crisp copies. He said he'd rather talk to someone like me who was a little picky, but his livelihood was dependent on those who weren't. I'm sure he was out of business before e-books came along.
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Yeah, the small independent book stores got killed by B&N and Borders way before the e-books arrived. The mega stores really hurt them. Then e-books chipped away at their profits.
Patterson sells heavily in airports, grocery stores, etc.