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Posted by: thematrix ( )
Date: May 20, 2013 11:27PM
Book Deals and General Authorities- Is it big business?Steve B any insight?

My wife was given a copy of a president uckdorf book by my parents for Mother's Day. It got me thinking about the financial side of book deals for these guys. I'm just curious if anyone knows the financial side and gain that these guys receive for "writing" their pieces. When I was a TBM I believed that they wrote these books with all profits going back to the church.

Silly Matrix, profits are for Prophets.

Anyway perhaps Steve or others might have some insight into this. I know an individual that recently wrote a pretty popular piece that made about 300k off of his book and he didn't have the name power that a top 12 does. I just wonder if part of the "contract" of the 12 is to write for profit books by the prophets.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/21/2013 12:44AM by thematrix.

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Posted by: steve benson ( )
Date: May 21, 2013 01:19AM
When Their Loyalties are to Their Royalties: GAs Cashing In on Book Deals

RfM link:

http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,902172



Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 05/21/2013 08:07AM by steve benson.

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Posted by: whatawaste ( )
Date: May 21, 2013 11:37AM
Re: Book Deals and General Authorities- Is it big business?Steve B any insight?

GA's make big money off the books. I have seen it firsthand.

How do you take enitre families and thier children ( both

sides) on tourbus vacations,cruises, vacations to Hawaii, summer

homes in several locations and expensive european cars on a

humble stipend?

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