President Obama's 2009 tax return was recently made public. The Washington Postreports that President Obama made about $5.5 million from his two books: Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope.
The first book -- about Obama's early life and his struggle to find a racial identity -- earned about $3.3 million in 2009. The second, a more policy-oriented book, brought in $2.3 million for the president and his family.
In 2008, the books together earned them $2.6 million.
The Post says about $1.6 million of the President's total book income came from people buying his books overseas. If you can climb to the pinnacle of politics like Barack Obama, then you too can become a bestseller.
President Obama's 2009 tax return was recently made public. The Washington Post 