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Trump Jr.'s book "Triggered" reached the best-sellers list in part due to the RNC spending $100,000 buying in bulk.
- Thread starter Noodle
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This is what I keep thinking.
Creating a children's book and buying copies in bulk to fake being a top seller than getting a movie deal out of it sounds like a good plan for any rich person looking to make money.
I mean a relatively wealthy person can write an autobiography and have it top the charts for months.
RNC publically lies.
journalist provides undeniable evidence RNC lied.
RNC doubles down.
such a perfect representation of the entire party right there.
journalist provides undeniable evidence RNC lied.
RNC doubles down.
such a perfect representation of the entire party right there.
What's the MSRP? $20? That's only 5000 books if so, 10,000 if the price is half. Does it really take that few to reach the top of the best selling list? (Plus whatever it organically sold, of course)
If I'm following your numbers right, the RNC buy represents 4/115 or 3.5% of sales? So, maybe they were trying to guarantee a Best Seller, but it probably would've gotten there on it's own?
Which, yeah, I agree the RNC buy is a shitty grift. I said that. But it isn't the "only" reason the book hit the list.
I doubt it can get you to #1 outright if that's all you sold, but it can make a difference. My guess is that there were more big bulk orders that weren't as easily tracked as this one though. I know Shea Serrano had around 15k preorders of his last book that debuted high in the charts if not number 1 and I suspect that represented a significant chunk of his first week of sales.
Okay, it seems like most places don't necessarily share the sales numbers when doing the charts (or get good info on what an average #1 sells in the first week) but I just found this page which actually does list numbers: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/nielsen/HardcoverNonfiction.html
It looks like right now at least it'd take around 10k sold in a week to get into the top 10. Jr sold 70,730 in the first week and 2nd (Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History, ugh this is from Kilmeade.. the worst) sold 32,683. So the RNC order didn't push him from 2 to 1 or anything like that, but it presumably was done to help solidify it. It's also a way to use donor money to enrich the Trumps themselves. That's what they're more interested in doing I'm sure.
When your parents spend $150 on a shitty school fundraiser so you can win a remote controlled car worth $20.
One of the more low-key corrupt things about this admin that I can't believe continues to be so low-key is how much they're profiting off of themselves. It's fucking insane, illegal as fuck, and everyone for some reason seemed to just stop giving a shit.
Like regardless of this story which is even more damning, how the fuck is it appropriate in any way shape or form for the CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO USE HIS TWITTER TO ADVERTISE HIS SON'S BOOK?!?!?!? God FUCK this shit. The bar has been lowered so fucking low.
Like regardless of this story which is even more damning, how the fuck is it appropriate in any way shape or form for the CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO USE HIS TWITTER TO ADVERTISE HIS SON'S BOOK?!?!?!? God FUCK this shit. The bar has been lowered so fucking low.
Sorta like Lex and Lionel from Smallville but both of them are dumb as fuck
With any Trump it is always about how things appear rather than what they actually are. He thinks you are stupid and won't fact check.
So their excuse is that they're buying them to sell to supporters of the Republican party? How does that make any sense? Why wouldn't they just buy the book without the RNC middleman if they wanted it? It's sad that this level of incompetence and stupidity has such a huge influence over the country.
You're following right, but misinterpreted my point. I opened with the fact it's not the only reason, but my point is that if the book bombed naturally, their purchase *would* have been significant enough to likely land it on the list or just outside it. It was obviously not the only reason it did, but was significant insurance that it would.
What's even more hilarious is he constantly criticize Hunter Biden. The Trump family really are born without a sense to feel shame and embarrassment.
Yeah, makes sense to me. "Insurance" seems like a good way to think about it.
Thanks for reporting out the context NYT skipped. đź‘Ť
"#1 best seller!"*
*Rankings based on books bought by RNC between 2pm and 2:01pm.
It's the equivalent of being the number one album sold right now, you need a fraction of what was needed 20-30 years ago to make it to the top.
Writers and publishers have done this for their own books. I don't think number of books sold even matters when the book is first released, it's how fast it's selling that lands you on the Best Seller list.
Why dont Dems print a large posted 'GOP style' and put a fact RNC bulk bought this shit book to pad sales next time there is a hearing or committee meeting? You know just so everyone knows?
Cmon Dems you can join in the sleaze fest.
Cmon Dems you can join in the sleaze fest.
@nickconfessore 14hr
NEW: At least nine Republican Party committees, candidates, or groups with ties to President Trump are selling or promoting a new book by his son, Donald Trump, Jr., records show. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-book.html
Breadth of the effort is striking for Trump Jr., a noncandidate who has defended himself a "private citizen." And underscores cross-pollination between the Trump family's political ambitions, its business ventures and the party President Trump leads. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-book.html
Here's a pic I was sent of boxes of "Triggered" sitting in the offices of Turning Point USA, a student group with close Trumpworld ties.
NEW: At least nine Republican Party committees, candidates, or groups with ties to President Trump are selling or promoting a new book by his son, Donald Trump, Jr., records show. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-book.html
Breadth of the effort is striking for Trump Jr., a noncandidate who has defended himself a "private citizen." And underscores cross-pollination between the Trump family's political ambitions, its business ventures and the party President Trump leads. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-book.html
Here's a pic I was sent of boxes of "Triggered" sitting in the offices of Turning Point USA, a student group with close Trumpworld ties.