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[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I mean they buy books in bulk to get an author on the best seller list

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 1 points 2 days ago

Can confirm. At my old job around 2010s, there was an objective to make all the C-level folks best selling authors, Ted speakers, thought leaders, etc.

Many of them appeared in Forbes and top 100 lists.

It wasn't expensive at all.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah considering we're seeing the posts they're probably higher in the rankings so they give those people tickets so they can post something good. Hell I bet most didn't watch the thing. Just want a nibble of that baby carrot.

If you got money it's probably not difficult to do.