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ProgRocknProgPol

(143 posts) Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:38 PM Sep 2018

Predictions of Bob Woodward's Fear vs. Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury sales?

On the one hand, Mr. Wolff was the first of these Spanky-Shits-the-Bed tell-alls, and he made one hell of an impression. On the other hand, Mr. Woodward has the notoriety and experience of Watergate. I'll give it to Mr. Wolff in sales unless even more damning/salacious excerpts are leaked from Fear in the week left before its release. What do the rest of you here think?

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Predictions of Bob Woodward's Fear vs. Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury sales? (Original Post) ProgRocknProgPol Sep 2018 OP

Woodward has the gravitas and incredible journalistic chops Hekate Sep 2018 #1

Not really a good try there. Kingofalldems Sep 2018 #2

Try for what? ProgRocknProgPol Sep 2018 #3

Downplaying the book. Kingofalldems Sep 2018 #7

I'm not downplaying the book. I really hope it both sells well and makes Spanky spiral further down. ProgRocknProgPol Sep 2018 #10

More than double, or 5 million by 3rd week. greyl Sep 2018 #4

Woodward's book will do well. But don't forget Omarosa's book. It's 2 wks atop the best... brush Sep 2018 #5

Woodward has a reputation that goes back decades The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #6

and Bernstein is backing Woodward. mucifer Sep 2018 #9

Woodward's book will have staying power. Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #8

Woodward is going to make a killing. Nt BootinUp Sep 2018 #11

I just pre-ordered Woodward's book. Lugnut Sep 2018 #12

Woodward will have more sales Gothmog Sep 2018 #13

Hekate

(90,727 posts)

1. Woodward has the gravitas and incredible journalistic chops

Reply to ProgRocknProgPol (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:41 PM

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Kingofalldems

(38,461 posts)

2. Not really a good try there.

Reply to ProgRocknProgPol (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:45 PM

Sep 2018

ProgRocknProgPol

(143 posts)

3. Try for what?

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:46 PM

Sep 2018

Kingofalldems

(38,461 posts)

7. Downplaying the book.

Reply to ProgRocknProgPol (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:54 PM

Sep 2018

It's devastating to Trump and will sell big.

ProgRocknProgPol

(143 posts)

10. I'm not downplaying the book. I really hope it both sells well and makes Spanky spiral further down.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:58 PM

Sep 2018

I'm just curious about whether it will outsell Fire and Fury. Out of all the books released this year, this one might be the only book to do that. Knowing Woodward's skill and reputation, it might also actually affect this terrible administration to a devastating extent (sadly I don't think Fire and Fury quite did that except maybe for killing off Bannonism in the United States).

greyl

(22,990 posts)

4. More than double, or 5 million by 3rd week.

Reply to ProgRocknProgPol (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:47 PM

Sep 2018

Fear: Trump in the White House Hardcover – September 11, 2018 on Amazon

brush

(53,794 posts)

5. Woodward's book will do well. But don't forget Omarosa's book. It's 2 wks atop the best...

Reply to ProgRocknProgPol (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:51 PM

Sep 2018

seller list.

I don't know how long or if Wolf's book lead the list, but Woodward's book should soon top it.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,757 posts)

6. Woodward has a reputation that goes back decades

Reply to ProgRocknProgPol (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:53 PM

Sep 2018

and, of course, he and Carl Bernstein were the first reporters (and for awhile, the only ones) to undertake a serious investigation of the Watergate break-in. Woolf, on the other hand, was known more as a tabloid reporter, mostly as a contributor to Hollywood Today. So Woodward has much more solid creds, and despite some of the juicy stuff in Wolff's book, Woodward's report is scarier. I think it will sell better than Fire and Fury.