Pretty sure these books are generated by "ghostwriters" not the so-called authors. As such, if the ghostwriter put anything of substance in the book it would be culled by the editors. If anything truly substantial somehow made it through to print, the shill could just admit they didn't really write the book, and wriggle off the hook. Embarrassing, but no jail time. Also the culprits would likely suffer some unfortunate accidents.
Pretty sure these books are generated by "ghostwriters" not the so-called authors. As such, if the ghostwriter put anything of substance in the book it would be culled by the editors. If anything truly substantial somehow made it through to print, the shill could just admit they didn't really write the book, and wriggle off the hook. Embarrassing, but no jail time. Also the culprits would likely suffer some unfortunate accidents.