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NY Times: Bookstores Reported Receiving Bulk Orders for Mitt Romney's New Book
conservatives4palin ^ | FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 | Iceland's Finest

Posted on 03/12/2010 5:22:21 PM PST by curth

Romney fans, please don't shoot the messenger.

Mitt Romney's book has debuted at #1 atop the NY Times best-seller list among non-fiction hardcover books. However, the NY Times also provides some additional information that may explain how Romney's book hit the #1 spot.

Whenever the NY Times places a "dagger" symbol next to a book, it signifies that "some bookstores report[ed] receiving bulk orders" for the book.

The NY Times placed not just one, but two, daggers next to Romney's book. You can draw your own conclusion as to who it was that purchased Governor Romney's book in bulk.

By contrast, the NY Times failed to place the "dagger" symbol next to Governor Palin's book in any of the weeks she held the top position on the NY Times best-seller list among non-fiction hardcover books. Despite the left's unsubstantiated theories, bookstores did not report to the NY Times that they received bulk orders for Going Rogue. See week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, and week 6. As you can see, in none of these weeks is there a dagger symbol next to her book.

Once again, I'm just reporting what I found from the NY Times. Don't shoot the messenger.


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To: counterpunch

Nope.


21 posted on 03/12/2010 6:06:13 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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To: magritte

True but that didn’t push it to #1. Like Mittens is.


22 posted on 03/12/2010 6:06:19 PM PST by Clyde5445 (Gov. Sarah Palin: :"You have to sacrifice to win. That's my philosophy in 6 words.")
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To: curth

I’m confused, because I went to Friday, March 12th NY Times bestseller list, and I don’t even see Romney’s book listed. I figured it wasn’t selling very well.

Where do I go to see it on the top of the bestseller list?


23 posted on 03/12/2010 6:08:24 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: curth

Ah, weird. Apparently you can get to a future NY times page if you type things in right, but not if you simply ask them to show you the bestsellers.


24 posted on 03/12/2010 6:09:56 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

probably this Sunday’s Times Book Review.


25 posted on 03/12/2010 6:11:11 PM PST by avital2
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To: P-Marlowe

His denomination?


26 posted on 03/12/2010 6:11:27 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: curth

Now, since i obviously don’t know how to find book information, can someone tell me how to find out how many copies of a book have been sold? I thought there should be a list somewhere, but I can’t find one.


27 posted on 03/12/2010 6:11:32 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: curth

My guess is that some Mormon churches ordered several of them.

If Mitt bought ALL of those copies of his own book (I doubt he’d be that dumb), he would cover it very well.

I’m sure some intrepid reporter will find out WHO ordered all those books, and try to find a Mitt connection. :)

Sometimes, the media really do target conservatives for destruction.


28 posted on 03/12/2010 6:11:47 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Clyde5445

My bookstore had bulk orders for the Palin book as well, usually 10-25 copies for various local groups and the like...nothing on the Romney book at this time however...magritte


29 posted on 03/12/2010 6:13:29 PM PST by magritte (There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself "Do trousers matter?")
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To: CharlesWayneCT

THE MANNEQUIN STRIKES

Of course he juiced the numbers. Sarah didn't because she knew she would be crucified by the Obamist media if she juiced her numbers. So she didn't, save for the 10,000 books she set aside for SarahPAC contributors.

When Romneybots Attack.....

Best,

Chris

30 posted on 03/12/2010 6:14:22 PM PST by section9
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To: presently no screen name
His denomination?

No, I think it is Romney who is buying his own books. It's an old trick. You invest a few million to buy a couple of hundred thousand books and suddenly you become a best selling author. It increases your "gravitas". Politicians will pay millions to have more of that, especially if they have hundreds of millions of walking around dollars.

31 posted on 03/12/2010 6:15:39 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: curth

bookmark


32 posted on 03/12/2010 6:16:32 PM PST by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
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To: magritte
Actually, SarahPac bought about $48,000 worth of Going Rogue direct from the publisher to give out to donors...it’s not an uncommon practice...magritte

I understand that she used some of her books for fund raising by that doesn't explain why Romney's book has two of the bulk sales symbols on the New York Times list, what is he doing?

You seem to have steered away from this article.

33 posted on 03/12/2010 6:16:43 PM PST by ansel12 (Social liberal politicians in the GOP are easy for the left to turn, why is that?)
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To: avital2
Man, I never go to the NY Times, and when I do, I remember why. Like this list of "big stories":
David Brooks: Getting Obama Right 
Paul Krugman: Health Reform Myths 
Tricks to Keep Your Device’s Battery Going and Going 
Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives 
Roger Cohen: Florentine Choices 
Op-Ed Contributor: The Great Prostate Mistake 
Report Details How Lehman Hid Its Woes 
Obama Social Secretary Ran Into Sharp Elbows 
A New Breed of Guard Dog Attacks Bedbugs 
Building a Better Teacher
All headlines from a liberal perspective. It's scary that so many people get their news from the NY Times and think it's objective.
34 posted on 03/12/2010 6:22:03 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: curth

35 posted on 03/12/2010 6:25:42 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: All
I'm trying to wrap my mind around the kind of thinking and lynch mob mentality that I see here sometimes. Frankly, it's disturbing.

It wasn't too long ago that the thread about Palin’s PAC purchasing her own book ($63K as of 2/1/10) had it's own thread here, but albeit a very different tone.

“Sarah Palin Uses PAC to Buy Her Own Book (as did Hillary Clinton with Living History)”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2442151/posts

It's astounding to behold, it really is.

36 posted on 03/12/2010 6:27:37 PM PST by Ripliancum (I'm not ignoring you, just taking good counsel. - Proverbs 15:1-4)
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To: magritte

May it was because they had to stock up on all the Book’s Palin sold when she was on her book tour. You know 2500-3000 at a crack. That was the average Sarah had at ever stop.

Oh by the way this thread has to do more with Mitt than it does Sarah.


37 posted on 03/12/2010 6:28:16 PM PST by Clyde5445 (Gov. Sarah Palin: :"You have to sacrifice to win. That's my philosophy in 6 words.")
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To: curth

http://mystateline.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=144004
How do you tell when a conservative has a book on the New York Times Bestseller list?
(Clue: the adjective “surprise” does not precede the words `New York Times best seller’ in the Willardbook forecast cited above.)


38 posted on 03/12/2010 6:28:33 PM PST by tumblindice ( How long? Until the last dog dies)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Sometimes, the media really do target conservatives for destruction.

How did you manage to work that in when the topic is the anti-conservative, Mitt Romney/

39 posted on 03/12/2010 6:30:28 PM PST by ansel12 (Social liberal politicians in the GOP are easy for the left to turn, why is that?)
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To: P-Marlowe

Romney has very wealthy friends and supporters. Some of them make him look like a pauper by comparison.


40 posted on 03/12/2010 6:31:35 PM PST by EternalVigilance (The Republican Party is to conservatism what Twinkies are to nutrition.)
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