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Book | Author | Approximate deal |
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Hard Choices | Hillary Clinton | $14 million |
Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | $10 million |
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo | Amy Schumer | $9 million |
Crossing the Threshold of Hope | Pope John Paul II | $8.5 million |
1. In 2017, the Obamas reportedly landed a more than $65 million advance for a joint book deal, which included Michelle's Becoming and Barack's A Promised Land. Penguin Random House won the deal with its high bid, making it the most expensive presidential book deal in history.
Dan Strone, CEO of Trident Media, a full-service literary agency, told NewsNation: “An advance for a celebrity memoir can range from high five figures to high seven figures,” Strone said, “An advance is a risk the publisher is willing to pay. If you pay too much and it doesn't sell it's not good.
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$15 million. Following an intense bidding war between publishers, Britney landed a massive book deal with Simon & Schuster in February 2022. The record breaking deal is reportedly worth as much as $15 million. Britney signed the book deal just three months after being released from her 13-year conservatorship.