New York Times to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead

PJMedia ^ | 7/9/2015 | M.Walsh

[VinL]

The New York Times informed Harper Collins this week that it will not include Ted Cruz’s new biography on its forthcoming bestsellers list, despite the fact that the book has sold more copies in its first week than all but two of the Times’ bestselling titles, the On Media blog has learned.

Cruz’s “A Time For Truth,” published on June 30, sold 11,854 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen Bookscan’s hardcover sale numbers. That’s more than 18 of the 20 titles that will appear on the bestseller list for the week ending July 4. Aziz Ansari’s “Modern Romance,” which is #2 on the list, sold fewer than 10,000 copies. Ann Coulter’s “Adios America,” at #11, sold just over half as many copies as Cruz’s book.

“A Time For Truth” has also sold more copies in a single week than Rand Paul‘s “Taking a Stand,” which has been out for more than a month, and more than Marco Rubio’s “American Dreams,” which has been out for six months. It is currently #4 on the Wall Street Journal hardcover list, #4 on the Publisher’s Weekly hardcover list, #4 on the Bookscan hardcover list, and #1 on the Conservative Book Club list.

This week, HarperCollins, the book’s publisher, sent a letter to The New York Times inquiring about Cruz’s omission from the list, sources with knowledge of the situation said. The Times responded by telling HarperCollins that the book did not meet their criteria for inclusion. ”We have uniform standards that we apply to our best seller list, which includes an analysis of book sales that goes beyond simply the number of books sold,” Times spokesperson Eileen Murphy explained when asked about the omission. “This book didn’t meet that standard this week.”

So there.

[VinL]

Ted Cruz to NY Times-- I don't want to be on your freaking list.

[Pearls Before Swine]

That’s selective, agenda-driven reporting. It’s also detrimental to Cruz—I think a significant number of people look to those lists for reading suggestions.

[SoConPubbie]

    Ted Cruz Ping!

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    CRUZ or LOSE!

[Diogenesis]

[SoConPubbie]

The Evil runs deep at the NY Times.

[KarlInOhio]

The New York Times: All the news that fits our bias.

[MeshugeMikey]

The NYT New York Tuchus ....just handed Ted Cruz several millions of dollars in free publicity!!

[G Larry]

oh...well....let me and my mouse scoot on over to Amazon.....

[MileHi]

”We have uniform standards that we apply to our best seller list, which includes an analysis of book sales that goes beyond simply the number of books sold,” Times spokesperson Eileen Murphy explained when asked about the omission. “This book didn’t meet that standard this week.”

Standards such as the political tilt of the author?

[Lazamataz]

“It is a best-seller based on sales numbers, unless we don’t like the subject, or especially the author,” sniffed Percival D. Buttstuffer.

[cripplecreek]

LOL that OK, us ignernt hillbillies cain't read nohow.

[Don Corleone]

The Marxist’s crusade is really ramping up now.

[Bullish]

FUNYT

[G Larry]

There....just bought mine....

[BenLurkin]

“A Time For Truth”

Not at the NYT.

[Cicero]

And these “criteria” are?

[stars & stripes forever]

In case someone wants a book...

http://www.amazon.com/Time-Truth-Reigniting-Promise-America/dp/0062365614/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1436481232&sr=1-1&keywords=ted+cruz

[PA Engineer]

”We have uniform standards that we apply to our best seller list, which includes an analysis of book sales that goes beyond simply the number of books sold,”

You can't make this stuff up. Now I'm going to have to buy the book.

Thanks NYTs!

[Mears]

Manipulating the list means it has now become meaningless.

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[timestax]

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