Did you know that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine wrote a book?
Well, they did, and it’s called Stronger Together. It sounds titillating: 256 pages chock full of Democratic policy proposals — what’s not to love?
Too bad for Clinton and Kaine, but it seems almost no one wants to read their book of dry policy proposals and life lessons. After a week on the shelves, the book has sold fewer than 3,000 copies. Generally, first-week sales account for about a third of total sales. No New York Times bestseller or Oprah’s Book Club for this kindling, apparently.
Clinton’s 2014 memoir, Hard Choices — the book whose title and cover photo looked suspiciously similar to Carly Fiorina’s 2006 memoir Tough Choices — sold 85,000 copies in its first week, though it was expected to do better.