Or do bookstores only stock right wing books? The most “left” book I can find at this Books A Million is the latest from Bernie Sanders 🙃

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    3 months ago

    Yeah in the UK it’s how they pay state assets lol

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        3 months ago

        I can’t really furnish you with a link, though I saw some pretty convincing breakdowns back when I was on Twitter. Long story short, nobody is actually buying e.g. James Ball’s books — they don’t even print nearly enough to cover what the author is paid. It’s similar to the columnist grift, which is definitely a thing in the US too