Here's one of many examples. Maybe I'll make this into a series....

Cuomo got a $4M advance for his latest book. His previous book sold 4,000 copies, resulting in about $80K in gross revenue (before costs of publishing). Why would a publisher give him a $4,000,000 advance with that track record? Simple, they give him the money, his staff (part of the Cuomo Crime Contingent) writes the book (against the law, by the way), then political supporters (teacher's unions, business interests, etc.) buy carton upon carton of this boring POS "book", then stick them in a closet at PS 169 or burn them. Voila!

Grift is Good said every politician always...