Gore's new book

[marlakay]

Do candidates bring out books while campaigning? Is this why its going straight to paperback or because it he just wants more the people to get it fast?? Can someone explain to me, I know you can't get more air time or something like that.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070905/books-al-gore/

[SharonRB]

1. Joe Biden's autobiography was just released last month

so it's not unheard of.

[rosesaylavee]

2. Inconvenient Truth was released the same way

I don't think this is a campaign book - I think its Gore trying to move people's a**es off square one and get them to take climate change seriously.

[SharonRB]

3. I agree.

Is this the book that was originally supposed to come out this month?

[rosesaylavee]

4. Not sure.

Wasn't there one called Solutions? This has a better title.

[SharonRB]

5. That's why I'm confused.

Maybe that was the working title and he changed it. This one definitely is better.

[marlakay]

6. I didn't think it was campaign book

I just thought you weren't allowed to promote a book, like the tours and such while campaigning??

[rosesaylavee]

7. Oh, I get it.

Sorry for misunderstanding. I am not sure what the rules are - I think the former fairness doctrine dictated that each candidate received a similar amount of air time. But the wise ones in DC got that to go away a few years back.