Gore Book Sales Tank, Supporters Claim Unfair Tactics

Transterrestrial Musings ^ | November 23, 2002 | Rand Simberg

[HighWheeler]

"I assume this must be a spoof, since I just checked Amazon and the sales ranking of Algore's book is actually a very impressive #721."

It made the staggering jump from #12500 to #721 today because a Dim bought a copy by mistake. That Dewey Decimal System claimed another victim.

[JimVT]

Yesterday, it was #11,231 on Amazon.com's list of top-selling books.

Even if true....it wouldn't have beat Jefford's toilet paper tome.

[MeekOneGOP]

However, defenders of Amazon claimed that the Gores had tried to artificially inflate sales by busing hordes of people, who had never before used the Internet, to public web terminals, to allow them to purchase the book. In addition, many were given mistaken instructions, and told to "purchase a book on every page."

LOL!!

[Paul Atreides]

So, THAT'S what all those Haitians came over for!

[FrdmLvr]

I had to check to make sure this wasn't an article from the Onion.

[pray4liberty]

Geez man, all you have to do on Amazon is to key in the Author's name or the Book Title.

The above would work, but it does assume that one can read and write.

[Darling Lili]

LOL!

[Sungirl]

HAHAH..GOOD ONE!

[NonZeroSum]

It's a jo--I say, it's a joke, son.

I'm amazed at the number of people here who are satire challenged.

[ChadGore]

Re: "Algore's book is actually #721."

Suddenly I feel compelled to buy 4 truckloads of #720 :)

[stands2reason]

I think parodies should have the warning for the humor-challenged THIS IS A PARODY. THIS IS ONLY A PARODY. NO, IT'S NOT FROM THE ONION. IT'S A JOKE. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Republican Wildcat]

The thing that is even more funny about this is that it could actually happen.

[LibWhacker]

Okay, okay, don't rub it in. I didn't read the whole thing. So what? Who can stand to read more than two sentences of a story about democrat stupidity? Not I.

[Tribune7]

This sounds like a satire.

[NonZeroSum]

What makes you think that I didn't know that?

[Young Werther]

A free market capitalist enterprise is unfair? Once again they show their true colors. There oughta be a law is their constant whine.

[NonZeroSum]

Also, if you look at the categories, it's filed under "humor/political cartoons."

[concerned about politics]

Many of Mr. Gore's supporters were new to this, and had never even read a book before,

That's because most of Gores supporters can't read at all!

The reason the book is failing is because it's a really stupid book. Who would be dumb anough to pay for that crap?

[stands2reason]

What makes you think that I didn't know that?---

Know what?

[concerned about politics]

Gore should ask Amazon for a recount.