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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:03 PM
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Sarah Palin Goes Down Cheap on Amazon: Just $9 for "Going Rogue," A $29.00 Book. WTF?
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/9637

Submitted by mark karlin on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 9:28am.

* EditorBlog

BUZZFLASH EDITOR'S BLOG

By Mark Karlin

Not many new books get a 69% discount before they are even released. In fact, BuzzFlash -- which sells progressive books -- has never seen such a slashed price for a book before it came out like the $9.00 Amazon.com is charging for "Going Rogue."

Yes, Palin and "Going Rogue" -- not released until November 17 -- are going down cheap, at a price usually reserved for what are called "remainder" books, the surplus stock of a book that is dramatically discounted.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:04 PM
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1. Probably because Amazon is in a price war with Walmart right now...link...
Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 07:07 PM by polichick
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aNudtIRVsXWM
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Celebration Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:07 PM
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4. yup! n/t
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SOS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:21 PM
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20. And those two companies
are going to put every independent book seller in America out of business.

More than half are already gone.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:23 PM
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22. It's not just those companies - also the economy and electronic publishing...
...but it's certainly true that indies are suffering, and also B&N and Borders.
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:31 PM
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28. Buy it for 29 at an Indie shop
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girl gone mad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 09:05 PM
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43. How about we don't buy it at all?
I get stuff at my indie shop that WalMart will never carry in a million years.

It'll be a sad day in America if all we have is WalMart, and we're left choosing between Sarah Palin biographies and Glenn Beck's latest trash.
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SOS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:38 PM
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47. Traditional publishing discount rates:
scholarly: 20%
trade: 40%

A big order on a bestseller gets 46%.

$29 minus 46% = $15.44

Indie pays $15.44 and gives 20% off = $21.46

I'll gladly buy a book for $21 at my local indie shop before I give Wal Mart a penny.
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:05 PM
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2. The surplus is going to the dollar stores
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:16 PM
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11. Hasn't even been released yet, Nov 17 is the big day.
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Ocracoker16 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:24 PM
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24. you can pre-order books on Amazon
The cost of pre-ordering the book on Amazon is $9. What do you think the value will be after it is released if it is already discounted 69%.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:26 PM
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27. I think you're talking to a Palin fan...
Just a guess...
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:17 PM
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12. I loved seeing OJ's book there...
I'll look forward to seeing Sarah's too!


:rofl:
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:19 PM
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17. You're probably his last fan.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:23 PM
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23. Um... no... read again...
His book went to the dollar store... this is why I was happy to see the book.

Connect the dots... it's not that hard.

:eyes:
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Flabbergasted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:05 PM
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3. So either there is not much demand or someone is subsidizing the books...
Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 07:07 PM by Flabbergasted
I guess the later considering P's popularity.

Any other possibilities
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:18 PM
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13. It's been the #1 bestseller on Amazon for 3 weeks. Weird.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:21 PM
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19. I'm sure that's due to all the pre-sales to RW wacko sites...
That are giving it away as a "free gift" for subscribing.

http://w3.newsmax.com/a/sarahbook/?PROMO_CODE=8AEE-1&gclid=CNKa9bmtyp0CFRZeagodclkCrQ
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:24 PM
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25. There just isn't any other possible explanation.
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:40 PM
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33. Now that right wing org bulk sales are over, things are getting desperate. //nt
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:32 PM
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29. Or like Stephen Kings Under the Dome - bestsellers on sale at Walmart for 9.99
price war - not conspiracy
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 08:21 PM
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38. Can you preorder, then cancel?
If so, that might be a factor here. Lots of Friends of Sarah might have ordered it just to give it some buzz, but now reconsider whether they want tp part with their cash in this economy.
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DeSwiss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:09 PM
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5. .....
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SDuderstadt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:09 PM
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6. Why would anyone pay $9 for a book by....
Sarah Palin?
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:10 PM
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7. First rule of marketing is know your audience
And Palin's audience doesn't read. DOH !
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FreakinDJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:10 PM
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8. We all know Sarah goes down cheap - how do you think she got the job
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Harry Monroe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:12 PM
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9. Damn, beat me to it!!
When I first saw the headline...
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Salviati Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:19 PM
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15. We already know what she is... now we're just negotiating the price.
I believe is how the punchline to this joke goes...
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FreakinDJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:46 PM
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34. Well said
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:19 PM
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16. For a nickel or a dime...
Sarah is a friend of mine...
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Mythbuster Donating Member (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 09:19 PM
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44. My sentiments exactly.
Even for the bargain price of $9 for her going down, you still run the risk of her speaking and ruining the whole thing. Then you'd have just wasted $9 just the same as if you buy this book! :rofl:
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:15 PM
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10. It will be less than $1 in six months
It's going nowhere in a hurry -just like Sarah Palin.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:18 PM
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14. Signed copies are $6.50
:bounce:
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 08:39 PM
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39. $3.50 for two signed copies
A bargain at half the price!
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:19 PM
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18. perfect! not even released yet but already in the bargain bin. eom
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:22 PM
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21. When does the extra absorbent squeezable soft edition arrive
in dirty book stores everywhere? I'll take a whole roll of them if the price gets rite...

We should choose up and send John McSame a copy..."To John, from the evil DUers"... :evilgrin:
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DesertRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:26 PM
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26. Not just her book
Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 07:30 PM by DesertRat
I just pre-ordered Stephen King's new novel on Amazon for only $9. The list price is $35.00. New hardcovers by John Grisham, James Patterson, Dean Koontz and others can be pre-ordered for only $9. too.
:shrug:
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:33 PM
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30. Price war with Walmart as per NY times
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DesertRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:37 PM
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31. I'll take advantage of it for holiday gifts!
I'll order through Amazon, of course. I don't do Walmart. x(
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:39 PM
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32. Hell for $9 I'd settle for just a look
Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 07:39 PM by underpants
:evilgrin:
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8 track mind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:54 PM
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35. I'd rather spend nine bucks on an 8-track. N/t
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 07:55 PM
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36. I don't want t to type that into my amazon page to check
Because then they will be "You looked a batshit crazy with a wink" maybe you would like "Stoneass stupid as a rock with racism". You can't just browse. Course I could unsign in. Don't want to have any filth left clinging to me.
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Mike Nelson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 08:03 PM
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37. I wouldn't let them pay me $9
for a copy
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 08:43 PM
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40. i'll bet the palinites don't do books
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scarface2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 08:46 PM
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41. should be under $1 by end of week!
who is going to 'read' that shit!?!?!
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 08:58 PM
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42. Wow , I haven't seen prices that cheap since O.J. Simpson's book
Do they even sell it any more?
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 09:33 PM
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45. I would not take one home if they were giving them away for free..
MAYBE..if they paid me to take it....I would be able to use it for kindling.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 09:34 PM
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46. I can't remember: is this the lady who thinks Obama was bored in Kurdistan, or is this the lady
Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 09:35 PM by struggle4progress
who's afraid of acorns? I get them mixed up.
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