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. ee MR ee — ( _ i) NY 100-161445 _ COWFINENTIAL a "Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin Live in two worlds. There's the world of the streets~--of Chicago, the Pentagon, of Uncle Sam hats, American flag shirts, Brillo hair--the media manipulative put-on world of the Yippies. . - r "But less visible, there's another world--of literary went royalty checks, sales percentages, lecture fees, book and movie contracts. | "For Hoffman, 32 and Rubin, 31, are leading examples of a new discovery by book publishers and movie producers: There's big money in revolution. "Hoffman's two books already have sold 191,000 copies, have earned more than $50,000 in advances, royalties and resale rights. As an added bonus, his book "Revolution for the Hell of It" was bought by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to be made into a movie. Hoffman's share in the complicated deal is at least $25,000, with another payment still pending. The Yippie leader also has a piece of the net profits. "Are you a good businessman, Hoffman was asked? 'Maybet, be replied aftera long pause. 'But I'm a better pool hustler’. “the talks about advances. He talks about percentages of things. He knows what he's doing.! says Christopher Cerf, the Random House editor who worked on Hoffman's second book, 'Woodstock Nation. ! "The books clearly are aimed at youth. Hoffman and Rubin sell well at college book stores. Hollywood's decision that revolution pay also is based largely on the youth market. "tIt's obvious more films will be made,' says Hillard Elkins, who is producing the movie based on Hoffman's book. "Phe literary success of Hoffman and kubin mixes both Marxes, Karl and Groucho, with a lot of show biz. _ ‘ - 60'= CONFIDENGIAL