用极端的说法,整个人类史,某种程度上就是一部骗子和傻子史。畅销书的制造者和读者,也可以说是骗子与傻子的关系。奥利维亚·戈德史密斯的《畅销书》,以尖酸刻薄的笔触,揭露了畅销书骗子们的众生相,揭露了美国出版界炮制畅销书的黑幕。出版商、作家、编辑、书稿经纪人、营销商、书店老板,在“畅销”的规则下,细化为一个环环相扣的欺骗链条。书稿的策划与获得、广告的包装宣 In extreme terms, the entire history of humanity is, to some extent, a history of crooks and idiots. The best-seller maker and reader, can also be described as a liar and a fool’s relationship. Olivia Goldsmith’s “bestseller”, with its sarcastic brushwork, exposes the living creatures of best-seller liar, exposing the shady secrets of bestsellers in the American press. Publishers, writers, editors, manuscript brokers, marketers, bookstore owners, under the “best selling” rules, refined into a chain of interlocking fraud. Planning and procurement of manuscripts, advertising packaging declaration