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Post by discoberry on Jan 9, 2010 13:28:57 GMT -5
Can it really be a best seller if Churches and Conservative Organizations are buying the book by the box load or is there a method to account for that? Reminds me of all those Churches buying up 100s of thousands of tickets to the Jesus movie.
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Post by deikuzutsu on Jan 9, 2010 13:39:12 GMT -5
I thought women were supposed to be in the kitchen.
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Post by Distind on Jan 9, 2010 13:40:31 GMT -5
Not one that I'm aware of, but if someone has one I'd kill to know some of the real sales figures of a few books from the last couple years.
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Post by Whore of Spamylon on Jan 9, 2010 14:22:21 GMT -5
Can it really be a best seller if Churches and Conservative Organizations are buying the book by the box load or is there a method to account for that? Reminds me of all those Churches buying up 100s of thousands of tickets to the Jesus movie. As far as best sellers are concerned, I am sure it is just raw numbers. If not, they would not be buying the books by the box. Speaking of which, I find the advertisements for The National Review (or is it The Weekly Standard?) ironic. They advertise Palin's "best seller" for free with a subscription, of course, they neglect the fact that their buying in bulk helped that happen. Even though there isn't any way to measure it, I would be intrigued by the concept of a "best seller" list based on the number of times a book has been read cover to cover. In Palin's case, that would probably mean more books have been "sold" to her critics rather than fans. |
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Post by discoberry on Jan 9, 2010 15:03:26 GMT -5
It was Newsmax magazine that is what got me thinking.
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Post by kristine on Jan 11, 2010 10:16:51 GMT -5
the publishers don't care if your taking them home and burning them - all they are reporting is sales numbers.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 11, 2010 10:39:29 GMT -5
the publishers don't care if your taking them home and burning them - all they are reporting is sales numbers. Indeed. These folks knew what they were doing. It doesn't matter if the pre-orders were all from Sarah herself...As long as they had that huge rush on them, it was a major pre-order, a best seller, etc. |
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Post by big_electron on Jan 11, 2010 11:51:07 GMT -5
I'd love to go to one of her booksignings, to yell "Quitter" and wink at her
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 11, 2010 12:00:58 GMT -5
I'd love to go to one of her booksignings, to yell "Quitter" and wink at her You'd probably get shot for it. What's the rules now? You can't address, touch, or make eye contact with her? |
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Post by Tiberius on Jan 11, 2010 13:24:47 GMT -5
I'd love to go to one of her booksignings, to yell "Quitter" and wink at her You'd probably get shot for it. What's the rules now? You can't address, touch, or make eye contact with her? You also cannot make any visual depiction of her under any circumstances. Oh, and you wouldn't get shot... she'd just make god smite you. |
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Post by Aqualung on Jan 11, 2010 13:32:20 GMT -5
You'd probably get shot for it. What's the rules now? You can't address, touch, or make eye contact with her? You also cannot make any visual depiction of her under any circumstances. Oh, and you wouldn't get shot... she'd just make god smite you. So really, nothing would happen.  |
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Post by Vypernight on Jan 11, 2010 13:54:57 GMT -5
I'd get the book, immediately cancel the subscription, get her to sign it, then (right in front of her) drop it in the trash can (I'd prefer to burn it, but That's probably illegal for fire safety reasons).
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Post by captainhooker on Jan 11, 2010 14:59:46 GMT -5
Most "best sellers" are crap anyway.
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Post by ironbite on Jan 11, 2010 18:01:05 GMT -5
Mic Foley would like to have a word with you but he's currently getting his ass kicked by Hogan and the oWo.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 11, 2010 23:48:48 GMT -5
So really, nothing would happen.  Not quite. After all, an "act of God" usually includes them taking things into their own hands. |
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