Posted on 06/23/2004 12:54:32 PM PDT by .cnI redruM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
bump !
The guest host on Rush's show is just now mentioning this article ! haha !
Areas not listed - how are the sales there?
Do the number of books sold mean anything more than # of books sold? If author A sells more than autor B - what does it realy mean (same for box office receipts)?
Gee, I wonder if the mass media will show footage of all the tens of millions of people who did NOT wait in line to buy the book? ;-)
But seriously, I would analogize the Clinton book groupies to the demographic of the Michael Jackson fans who wait outside the courtroom.
They could both be right, though, couldn't they? Don't they count as sales books shipped to the stores? That's how they do it with music. An album can "ship" platinum (1 million copies sold.) But then, it's possible all the stores bought lots of books, and then the buyers didn't show up. The book is mega long, and the reviews have for the most part been very bad (Fidel Rather notwithstanding.) Also makes it look like they really did sell Shrillary books, and were expecting the same for Swillie.
That would be sort of in character with Clinton's presidency. His friends all go out of their way to help him out. In this case, they buy record numbers of his new book for inventory. Then he leaves them holding the bag. The book is garbage and adorns the 75% off rack in about 3 weeks. It's all so Clinton.
Yeah, it sure sucks to be an FOB.
This book'e opening has been compared to Harry Potter's last book's opening. Balderdash. 1.5 million to 8 million. Parties in every city with a chain bookstore at midnight, that were full, and caught by media attention. This book is number one in the same way Lying History was number one. Bulk sales to libraries, bookstores, unions, and maybe China. Some of the "sold" books may not even have to exist. It's easier that way.
DK
However, there are a few Klinton Kool-ade Drinkers who have submitted "reviews" such as the following:
Wish it were longer!, June 22, 2004
Reviewer: A reader from WA United States
I was talked into purchasing My Life very early this morning and was not expecting much since I am not a fan of politics or biographies. I sat down with a strong cup of coffee, and before I knew it, 11 hours had passed and I was finished! I can't remember reading such an interesting piece of nonfiction in the recent past. (Not once did I get bored or sleepy.) I only wish it were longer. I think Bill could have filled twice as many pages with more stories from his childhood.
Highly recommended for readers of all types/interests!
My wife was in surgery yesterday and Clinton came on the Oprah show while I was in the waiting area. An elderly couple got up and walked away. Then, a young gal came over to the TV and asked if she could turn it. She said he was a "greasy sleazeball". I loved it. She wanted to watch some extreme makeover show. All I could think was that this is Bill's attempt at an extreme makeover. She turned the channel-what a relief.
The book, which could crush a small mammal, reads like "being locked in a small room with a very gregarious man who insists on reading his entire appointment book, day by day, beginning in 1946," according to an Associated Press review.
Yeah, and not so bent. All the kool aid drinkers are stupid women.
I suspect this reviewer merely finished the cup of coffee.
WTF!!! HAHAHAHAAHAHA. He/she read 925 pages in 11 hours. What was in that coffee? Was the review signed Evelyn Wood?
Freepers must be at work on the CNN poll-
61% said that they would pay nothing for an autographed copy!
Why do liberals always, always, always think lying is necessary when making a point?
The DNC is probably counting sales to public libraries. The public's tax dollars at work. But try to find something from Regnery...
Couldn't happen to a better guy!
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