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Despite Sex and Scandal, Madoff Books Are a Bust

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(AP) – Sex and scandal have not been enough to make major sellers out of books about Bernard Madoff. According to Nielsen BookScan, neither a much-discussed tell-all by alleged ex-mistress Sheryl Weinstein nor a recent wave of biographies about the imprisoned financier have caught on with the public. Weinstein's Madoff's Other Secret, has sold just 2,000 copies, ranking it No. 3,506 on Amazon.

Jerry Oppenheimer's Madoff With the Money has sold 1,000 copies. Gerard and Deborah Strober's Catastrophe and Andrew Kirtzman's Betrayal each sold 3,000. Erin Arvedlund's Too Good To Be True has been slightly more successful, selling 5,000 copies. None were in the top 2,000 tonight on Amazon.

Bernard Madoff.
Bernard Madoff.   (AP Photo)
Sheryl Weinstein, author of
Sheryl Weinstein, author of "Madoff's Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie, and Me" is interviewed in New York, Aug. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo)
Bernard Madoff.
Bernard Madoff.   (Wikimedia Commons)
The tell-all by Madoff's alleged mistress.
The tell-all by Madoff's alleged mistress.   (Amazon.com)
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Spudsy
Sep 2, 09 9:08 PM CDT
Maybe because Vanity Fair told the story in two 4 dollar issues. And who needs to pay to read bad news these days. Reply
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Reader64481089
Sep 2, 09 9:26 PM CDT
So true, you want bad news open your front door and it pours in
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gabo
Sep 2, 09 9:20 PM CDT
So Sheryl Weinstein goes from "author" to common trash. Hope the trip was worth it for you and the family. Reply
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BBT
Sep 2, 09 10:08 PM CDT
She's a scumbag who screwed a scumbag. Reply
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youngblood
Sep 3, 09 12:23 AM CDT
Probably this news made Bernie Madoff laugh for the 1st time since he got busted!! Reply
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