If you measure it solely on royalties, you are correct. But such a situation could never exist; otherwise, Thiel would never write a book. So it must be for other non-monetary reasons, and your point is not quite accurate.
It could very well be for monetary reasons. Many non-fiction books are written so as to give the author a possibility to go on a lecture tour, get hired as a consultant or what not.
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If you measure it solely on royalties, you are correct. But such a situation could never exist; otherwise, Thiel would never write a book. So it must be for other non-monetary reasons, and your point is not quite accurate.
It could very well be for monetary reasons. Many non-fiction books are written so as to give the author a possibility to go on a lecture tour, get hired as a consultant or what not.