Meet Ted Cruz: Tea Party darling, Princeton / Harvard grad, son of a Cuban immigrant

[Jeff Lebowski]

Why is it slimy? I get that you wouldn't buy the book because it is written by ghostwriters, but if someone buys the book and likes it....then they got what they paid for. If they don't then these ghostwritten books will stop.

Duh. Making a buck off of the gullible public through a deceptive process.

[imanihonjin]

Duh. Making a buck off of the gullible public through a deceptive process.

Meh, what's the big deal....if people are happy with the book then who cares?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Meh, what's the big deal....if people are happy with the book then who cares?

Why do you care if some of us find the whole process slimy?

[Topper]

Duh. Making a buck off of the gullible public through a deceptive process.

Isn't that the idea of free enterprise?

[TripletDaddy]

Meh, what's the big deal....if people are happy with the book then who cares?

Agreed. Also, if the people or their property aren't being harmed, as well.

[Jeff Lebowski]

When I become rich and famous I am writing my own boring, self-aggrandizing book, dammit.

[creekster]

Duh. Making a buck off of the gullible public through a deceptive process.

Thats capitalism!

[snowcat]

When I become rich and famous I am writing my own boring, self-aggrandizing book, dammit.

I will buy a copy and send it to DDD.

[Uncle Ted]

Duh. Making a buck off of the gullible public through a deceptive process.

Tom Phillips? Is that you?

[TripletDaddy]

I will buy a copy and send it to DDD.

won't read it.

[imanihonjin]

Why do you care if some of us find the whole process slimy?

I don't care very much, but wish to understand the thought process of why you would care.

[imanihonjin]

Agreed. Also, if the people or their property aren't being harmed, as well.

Yep, that is kind of the point.

[snowcat]

won't read it.

I know, but it is the thought that counts.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I don't care very much, but wish to understand the thought process of why you would care.

Well, I guess I don't feel too sorry for the chumps that buy these books. And I certainly don't believe anyone is breaking any laws. I just find the whole process kind of shallow and artificial.

First meeting between celeb and ghostwriter:

Celeb: "Hey, thanks for coming over. So I want you to write a book for me."
GW: "No problem. You got a topic in mind?"
Celeb: "I don't know, I was thinking something about the liberal media."
GW: "That has kind of played out. How about something on the evils of ObamaCare? That is red meat these days. Assuming we act quickly."
Celeb: "Great idea! Let's go with that."
GW: "Any preference on content?"
Celeb: "Nah. Just use the standard talking points and make shit up when you need to. These people just after confirmation bias anyway."
GW: "Got it."
Celeb: "And whatever you do, don't put your name anywhere on the cover or inside the book. I want people to think I wrote this."
GW: "No problem. That is standard procedure. Any preference on length?"
Celeb: "Not too long. I hate long books."
GW: "OK. 250 pages maybe?"
Celeb: "Perfect. Can you have this done in two months? I want to start pimping it on my talk show. Build up the pre-orders."
GW: "Consider it done."

Hooray for capitalism!

[Northwestcoug]

Yeah, I saw a program recently on the ghostwriting industry. Sometimes they will do the entire book for as little as $50K. They sit down with the "author" to get a feel for the general message or story they want conveyed in the book and off they go. Sometimes the author reviews the work as they go and offers feedback, but in many cases they just skim through it when it is all written.

Do you remember the name of the program? I want to watch that.