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I think it would be difficult and also, she has told Ken Starr everything that she knows.  After all, that was what was going on during those depositions.  So I can't imagine that anything was held back.  And if it was, that would make life a little complicated for her, so (shrugs).\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Emily Bestler, Vice President and Editorial Director, Pocket Books \u003cbr/\u003eThe decision by the House of Representatives to dump the unedited report onto the Internet gave it immediate worldwide exposure and access.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd with many leading newspapers carrying the text of the report - sexual details and all - the public learned more than they could have imagined about the President's dalliances with Lewinsky.\u003cbr/\u003eSome publishing industry observers believe Monica Lewinsky has neither new information nor a sympathetic point of view that book-sellers would want to peddle.\u003cbr/\u003eHowever, some believe Lewinsky's story will find a buyer at some point, even if it takes time for America to want to hear more about her side of the story. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"I personally think that someone could present a very sympathetic portrait of Monica.  But whether anyone wants to pay the big money that seems to be being asked for - that's another story.  So it's really too soon to say how it's going to shake out.  If she really wants to do a book, she'll probably find a publisher who will do it with her.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Judy Quinn, reporter, Variety magazine\u003cbr/\u003eLewinsky has gained an inevitable level of celebrity status out of her secret liaisons in the White House Oval Office with the world's most powerful leader.\u003cbr/\u003eA recent photo layout in Vanity Fair magazine proved that the \"other woman\" in the president's life was already reaping some benefits from her starring role in the scandal.\u003cbr/\u003eBut her chance to cash in on the infamous name she has made for herself may take time.\u003cbr/\u003eIn the meantime, she must stand by as the Starr report and its intimate details about her sexual behaviour with Clinton steal the spotlight.\u003cbr/\u003eWith paperback copies of the report hitting bookstores less than 24 hours after its release, the Starr report could be the nation's new best seller.\u003cbr/\u003eMore than one (M) million copies have been shipped to bookstores, like Barnes \u0026amp; Noble in Manhattan, and Americans are paying up to ten U-S dollars to have their own copy.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile many polls claim the public is tired of the whole affair, they don't seem to be able to get enough when it comes to reading through its details.\u003cbr/\u003eBut while they may be grabbing up copies of the Starr report, few Americans say they would get in line to buy a copy of Lewinsky's memoirs.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a free country, but she'd never get my dollar.  Not under any circumstances.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Vox pop, Laura Robinson\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"The whole thing seems to be a personal affair and I just really have no interest in her sexual history.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Vox pop, Armand Majidi\u003cbr/\u003eWhile Lewinsky and her people continue to peddle her story, bookstores are stocking up on more copies of the Starr findings.\u003cbr/\u003eWhether for its historical importance or to peruse its seedy details, the story is finding an eager audience which one of its main protagonists cannot.\u003cbr/\u003e  Washington, DC and New York, New York, USA - 17 September 1998 and Recent File\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - 20 August 1998    \u003cbr/\u003e1. Monica Lewinsky going into testify before grand jury\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC  - 28 July 1998   \u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of Lewinsky arriving at lawyers' offices in media crush with her representative, Judy Smith, who is helping her peddle her book offer \u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - 11 September 1998  \u003cbr/\u003e3. Starr report being unboxed on Capitol Hill\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, New York - 17 September 1998\u003cbr/\u003e4. Set up shot of Bestler\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Emily Bestler, Vice President and Editorial Director, Pocket Books\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - 12 September 1998   \u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of man reading Starr report on Internet  \u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide shot of people sitting at a Starbucks coffee shop  \u003cbr/\u003e8. Various shots of people reading about the Starr report in the newspaper at Starbucks\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, New York - 17 September 1998 \u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide setup of Quinn reading Variety \u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of Quinn reading magazine\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Judy Quinn, reporter, Variety magazine\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - 2 June 1998\u003cbr/\u003e12. Medium shot of Lewinsky smiling with lawyers\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, D-C - 8 June 1998\u003cbr/\u003e** Must Courtesy Vanity Fair and Herb Ritts ** \u003cbr/\u003e13. Cover of Vanity Fair magazine\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of still photographs of Monica Lewinsky inside magazine \u003cbr/\u003eNew York City, New York - 17 September 1998 \u003cbr/\u003e15. Exterior of Barnes and Noble bookstore in Manhattan\u003cbr/\u003e16. Inside bookstore of display of Starr report\u003cbr/\u003e17. Close-up of Starr report on display \u003cbr/\u003e18. Zoom in of woman leafing through report in store\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop, Laura Robinson\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop, Armand Majidi\u003cbr/\u003e21. Bookstore store room with boxes of Starr report\u003cbr/\u003e22. Pan from box to box\u003cbr/\u003e23. 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