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From US President to billionaire: Publishers fight for Obama book

Former US President Barack Obama

Former US President Barack Obama could rake in more than $20million (Sh2.08 billion) in advance for a memoir.

Esther Newberg, co-head of ICM Partners’ publishing unit, claims that an Obama memoir would “go for more than any president’s memoir has ever gone”.

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