Is it bigger than a breadbox?
Not yet, because I checked my local B&N both Tuesday and today, and it hadn't arrived yet.
Numero Uno - no wonder the rats are apoplectic.
I bought my copy the other day. It was actually pretty early in the morning at about 11am, and there were only two copies left! This is getting big!
I know the answer to #2. They will not have to review it. O'Reilly has had a couple at or near the top of their list, which they have ignored.
But where is Kerry's book on the list?
I went to Books A Million this afternoon and was told they put the books out and they were gone immediately.
They won't have any more until Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/22/books/bestseller/0822besthardnonfiction.html
I believe the list is updated every Friday.
Whip out that ping list!
Not sure, most likely the first list one full week after the official release. Tommy Franks book is #1 right now.
2) Will the NYT now have to review the book?
Are you nuts? (Unless Frank Rich or Maureen Dowd wants to trash the book.)
3) Will this affect the ability of the media to ignore it?
Probably not, unless they sense blood in the water.
4) If it has been #1 on amazon, BN, etc. for quite some time, why hasn't it already hit the list?
Amazon and B&N count presales. The book wasn't offically available.
Al Gore, Earth in the Balance
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 52,312
John Kerry, A Call to Service
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 5,454
I bought my copy today, so I'm doing my part.
Bad news for the traitor and his party of fools.
"4) If it has been #1 on amazon, BN, etc. for quite some time, why hasn't it already hit the list?"
It may be because sales are done on a quarterly basis. And now that Kerry's turned this story into a much larger one, the sales have really taken off which would explain why it might just now be making the bestseller list.
You have to PR the heck out of a book to get any traction. That's why royalties to writers start out large and go down over time. As the book gains momentum, then it sells more. And being number one on amazon.com or B&N.com doesn't mean much to actual book sells in stores. That's where the publishers make most of their money.
Simply put: Some people won't shop over the internet and wait for a book when they can go down to the store and pick it up in town.
BumPing
It's still No. 1 on AMazon and B&N.
There are also some great reviews at B&N:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=9c43Gzr9ZO&cds2Pid=5576&isbn=0895260174
Amazon originally said I wouldn't get my pre-ordered copy till the end of August, but I got notice two days ago that it's been shipped.
Also ordered A Matter of Character...I've heard good things about that book too.
No,the Times can still ignore the book...at least for a while and the MSM WILL still ignore it,for as long as they possibly can.
I was in Barnes and Noble and was told this book was not being released until September 1. Is that true? The salesguy said that lots of people have been asking and that they're taking orders.
I got my copy from Amazon yesterday.