Posted on 06/11/2003 5:06:12 AM PDT by NYC GOP Chick
| Hil's book is read hot
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| 200,000 sold on first day
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"We are ecstatic, without question," said Victoria Meyer, executive director of publicity at Simon and Schuster. She said 300,000 copies of "Living History" have been ordered printed on top of the initial run of 1 million. Now ranked second on Amazon.com's best-seller list, the New York Democrat's story threatens to do to No. 1 seller Harry Potter what Lord Voldemort could not - knock him off. Barnes & Noble reported selling 40,000 editions of Clinton's tell-all at its 630 stores and Web site. "We expect Hillary Clinton's 'Living History' to be Barnes & Noble's best-selling nonfiction title for the year," spokeswoman Carolyn Brown said. Ann Binkley, spokeswoman for Waldenbooks and Borders Books & Music, said the stores sold about 35,000 copies Monday. "The book obviously has legs. ... We're absolutely thrilled about first-day sales," she said. Beyond the first and second printings totaling 1.3 million, Clinton's publisher anticipates ordering even more copies of the 562-page memoir. On Capitol Hill, where much of the action of her book takes place, reaction was mixed. Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) said they were excited to read about Clinton's version of her turbulent White House years. Asked whether he'd read it, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) laughed and said, "Yeah, I will, as a matter of fact." Others were less enthusiastic, such as Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), who "wouldn't spend a penny" to get Clinton's take on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. "I lived it. I don't have to read it," snapped House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.). Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) and former Reps. Bob Barr (R-Ga.) and James Rogan (R-Calif.) - House impeachment managers who prosecuted President Bill Clinton in 1998 - bristled over the book's description of their efforts as a "group tirade denouncing my husband." "Her book attempts to re-create a history to suit her image as the forever victim," Buyer said. |
They ALWAYS discount best sellers.
Interesting - check Of Amazon best sellers (all books) shows Girlcow's Book at #2 Behind Harry Potter and Coulter #11.
But check of non-fiction (only) shows it at #2 behind Coulter at #1.
Sorry but the "best selling non-fiction book in history" has sunk to #3 since this article was written.
It would be fun to be able to set up a video camera at Sam's aimed at the pile of Hillary books and see just how many people buy it in a one day period.
Bingo! There is already a lot of indications of that. I sure hope the National Enquirer gets in touch with some S&S warehouse workers.
A few people looked, but nobody bought during the hour + I was there.
I hope others do this so we can get an honest idea about this c's booksales.
THE COMMIE WITCH.
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