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Unfit For Command to Debut at #1 on New York Times Bestseller List?

Posted on 08/14/2004 7:42:42 PM PDT by jmstein7

I'm being told by a reliable source that Unfit for Command may debut as number one one the NYT bestseller list. However, I do have a few questions...

1) In what week will it debut?

2) Will the NYT now have to review the book?

3) Will this affect the ability of the media to ignore it?

4) If it has been #1 on amazon, BN, etc. for quite some time, why hasn't it already hit the list?

You'll have to excuse my ignorance here, but I'm not really familiar with book list procedures at the NYT.

P.S. Please don't FReepmail me about my source - it shall remain anonymous.


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: bestseller; bestsellerlist; booksales; kerry; numberone; nyt; nytimesbestseller; skerrykerry; swiftvetsdotcom; unfit; unfitforcommand; vet; veteran; wintersoldierdotcom
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To: gilliam

I went to Waldons books at the local mall and asked about the book. The clerk told me that they didn't have any copies available because the release date had been pushed back to September. I was thinking, "huh??". But I told her I'd be back.

We have to make this book number one.


81 posted on 08/15/2004 7:38:18 AM PDT by ClarenceThomasfan ( We want a Bush landslide in November!!!)
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To: CaraM

My maternal grandmother spoke only Yiddish, and I am fairly familiar with a lot of everyday words. "Dreck" always had a stronger connotation than "schmutz." If you did a white-glove inspection and ran your finger down a door frame, the stuff on your glove would definitely be "schmutz," not "dreck." If you stepped off a curb into something a Rottweiller had deposited in the gutter, that would clearly be "dreck." A book written by a Clinton or any democrat would obviously be "dreck." A book such as "Tropic of Cancer" might be called "schmutz" (because it's "dirty") or "dreck" (if the reader believed that it was "crap.")


82 posted on 08/15/2004 7:47:03 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
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To: w1andsodidwe
I then went to the Barnes and Noble and asked for the book. I was informed that they had it in the back room, but could not sell it because Kerry had filed suit to stop them from selling it. At that point, I suggested that maybe they might want to read the first amendment.

That's obviously BS, since B&N is selling the book on their website. I have a (retired) friend who regularly makes the round of bookstores (in South Florida) to check out how they're displaying/stocking conservative books. She regularly has to "special order" even those books which are currently on the best-seller list, and even then, the service is incredibly sloppy and slow.

The local Barnes & Noble is the worst in this regard.

I order most of my books from Amazon, or NRO Book Service. The only time I've ordered from B&N in the past few years is when I was looking for a specific copy of the Koran for reference -- Barnes & Noble had the widest selection of Korans available of anywhere I looked. That says something.

83 posted on 08/15/2004 7:48:15 AM PDT by browardchad
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To: ClarenceThomasfan
I went to Waldons books at the local mall and asked about the book. The clerk told me that they didn't have any copies available because the release date had been pushed back to September. I was thinking, "huh??". But I told her I'd be back.

The release date has not been pushed back, but it could be that they are waiting for the 4th printing to get their copies. What actually happened was that the publisher brought up the release date from Sept. to now because of the interest over the Swiftboat TV ad. It will take the publisher a bit of time to get caught up, they are currently fulfilling sales from pre-paid orders for the book.

84 posted on 08/15/2004 7:48:59 AM PDT by gilliam
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To: LadyPilgrim

You can ask Books-A-Million to order you a copy. Thats how I got mine.


85 posted on 08/15/2004 7:51:25 AM PDT by proudofthesouth
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To: nicmarlo
bump!


My thanks to Traumer, Arrowhead1952 and Conspiracy Guy for the concept of the above pic


86 posted on 08/15/2004 8:09:13 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: gilliam
I talked with two clerks at Borders. At Barnes and Noble I waited in line for a long line at the "Customer Service" booth and then was told the lie that the book could not be sold because of Kerry's lawsuit. I pretty much told him I knew it was untrue and turned and left the store. It is hard to be polite when you are outright lied to.

I am also tired of being told that books cannot get to the West Coast and are only avilable on the east coast. Of course Al Frankin, Marine Dowd, and Bill Clinton's books do not have such transportation problems.

I have experienced this problem with nearly every conservative book that has been released since I moved to California. There is absolutely no excuse for the censorship imposed on California by the book stores. I am tired of being polite about the issue.

As an avid reader, it is a shame that I cannot walk into a local book store and buy what I want to read without being treated like they are doing me a favor by refusing to sell me a book.

87 posted on 08/15/2004 8:22:12 AM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: w1andsodidwe

Couple of recommendations here:
1) go back and immediately ask to speak with a manager. Tell them about our concerns.

2) Complain to the company, you can contact Borders here:
https://www.bordersstores.com/care/care.jsp?page=7


88 posted on 08/15/2004 8:54:16 AM PDT by gilliam
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To: w1andsodidwe

Publicize this on blogs or in the LA Times.


89 posted on 08/15/2004 9:21:13 AM PDT by mabelkitty (Zealous Troll Hunter - and you know who you are - you've been warned.)
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To: jmstein7

bump


90 posted on 08/15/2004 9:22:23 AM PDT by VOA
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To: proudofthesouth

Yes, I'm a member of their......................whatever that thing is! ;-)
Guess I'll order it and save 10%.


91 posted on 08/15/2004 10:05:36 AM PDT by LadyPilgrim (Sealed my pardon with His blood, Hallelujah!!! What a Savior!!!)
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To: DaveMSmith

"... I won't ever patronize B&N in the future...."

Because of a similar experience, I deal with Amazon.com only! I find them extremely dependable.


92 posted on 08/15/2004 10:21:41 AM PDT by mrtysmm
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To: jmstein7

I live in the Detroit suburbs. Went to Barnes and Knoble and was told no books had arrived. Went to Borders and they were sold out, having only ordered FIVE books.


93 posted on 08/15/2004 11:58:27 AM PDT by superdad
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To: Bonaparte

Don't count on it. It will only swing the swing voters. Liberals don't care about the character or morals of their candidate. All they care about is more feeding from the govt trough.


94 posted on 08/15/2004 12:50:53 PM PDT by ampat
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To: ampat
"It will only swing the swing voters."

That's just what I've been saying all along. My post stated that most people (including swing voters) get their news/commentary from network TV and that we must put pressure on those networks (and cable stations) to report this matter as it deserves to be reported.

We all know that this election outcome will depend on the vote of that small percentage of the electorate that constitutes the swing voters. That's all that's up for grabs. Everybody else already knows how he's going to vote. That's why Kerry is making such a big deal of his military service. That's why Kerry appropriated conservative themes in his acceptance speech and on the campaign trail -- to attract the swing voters. He already knows he has the liberal vote tied up.

95 posted on 08/15/2004 1:20:51 PM PDT by Bonaparte
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To: w1andsodidwe

There's a small privately owned bookstore in Capitola, CA that I willing to bet won't carry it. They don't carry gun, hunting or fishing magazines either. I wonder if the Waldens in Capitola Mall will carry it. If anyone is in that area maybe they could check and report it on this thread. I'm in Montana now. :^)


96 posted on 08/15/2004 9:48:58 PM PDT by claudiustg (Go Sharon! Go Bush!)
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To: mrtysmm
I tried to get it at my local Barnes and Noble in Beverly Hills, and was told "we don't have any of those", after looking it up in the computer (and acting as if they never heard of it).

I declined their offer to place an order for it, and they seemed pleased when I said "I'll just get it from Amazon, thank-you".

97 posted on 08/15/2004 10:10:54 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: jmstein7
This book will probably out sell Clinton's MY LIFE (UNABLE TO COMMAND).
98 posted on 08/15/2004 10:21:34 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but have recently come to my senses.)
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To: Bonaparte

Release of Kerry's records could go best seller, make a bundle if he can afford it.


99 posted on 08/15/2004 10:29:55 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but have recently come to my senses.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Clinton's book was "unflat".
100 posted on 08/15/2004 10:46:31 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but have recently come to my senses.)
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