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TexasTowelie

(112,490 posts) Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:50 PM Oct 2014

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Are Wendy Davis' Book Sales That Bad?

Democrat for Texas Governor Wendy Davis sold at least 4,450 hard copies of her memoir Forgetting to Be Afraid since it was published on September 9th, Nielsen BookScan reports. Conservatives have bashed the number as dismal, but some independent book industry veterans say the sales figure is actually respectable.

That number covers sales through October 26, a time period when Davis appeared on cable news and profiles of her were published in Vogue and New York Magazine. The time frame does not include her appearance this week on The Daily Show.

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Davis critics pounced on the number, saying it indicates lackluster support for her gubernatorial campaign. Conservative media echoed the Slate report.

"America is officially over Wendy Davis," the Washington Examiner proclaimed. "Wendy Davis' Book Has Even Lower Numbers Than Her Campaign," Brietbart declared.

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Are Wendy Davis' Book Sales That Bad? (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2014 OP

I hope we get it at the library shenmue Oct 2014 #1

Where are these nay sayers Politicalboi Oct 2014 #2

Only people who plan to read the book are planning to buy it Xipe Totec Oct 2014 #3

Her book is doing better than Andrew Cuomo's LeftInTX Oct 2014 #4

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. I hope we get it at the library

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:54 PM

Oct 2014

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

2. Where are these nay sayers

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:11 PM

Oct 2014

When Mitch McTurtle only gets 250 to attend a rally while Alison Grimes gets thousands. I hope everyone is eating crow by Tuesday night.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

3. Only people who plan to read the book are planning to buy it

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:15 PM

Oct 2014

Which is not generally the case for other authors.

No hints provided, no hints are necessary.

LeftInTX

(25,595 posts)

4. Her book is doing better than Andrew Cuomo's

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 11:33 PM

Oct 2014

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