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Disappointment for Hillary Clinton as sales for her memoir 'struggle in its first week'
Mail Online ^ | 6/17/14 | DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Posted on 06/17/2014 9:36:59 AM PDT by jimbo123

Hillary Clinton's new book 'Hard Choices' is a 'bomb', according to a publishing source.

The former first lady's memoir - detailing her time as secretary of state under Obama - has sold just 60,000 hardcover copies and 24,000 e-books, the source told The Weekly Standard.

The results come after publisher Simon & Schuster's 'hoping and praying' that 150,000 print copies would be sold in the first week after the book went on sale on June 10, the source added.

'Between us, they are nervous at S&S,' the source said. 'Sales were well below expectations and the media was a disaster... It's a bomb, but it will be interesting to see how they spin it.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: bookfail; fail; hillaryabedin; layoffs; simonandschuster
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Coming in July, Layoffs at Simon and Schuster. Hillary's advance was 15% of S&S's annual profit. So 15% of the staff is going to get the boot thanks to Hillary.
1 posted on 06/17/2014 9:36:59 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Don’t buy books by crooks.


2 posted on 06/17/2014 9:37:44 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: jimbo123

Wonder if someone will start buying them up just like they started buying up Ditsy Chick tickets.
[Anyone else recall the “sold out” shows that played to empty venues?]


3 posted on 06/17/2014 9:38:25 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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I thought I’d heard that it was 3rd on NYT’s best-seller list. LOL!


4 posted on 06/17/2014 9:39:15 AM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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WOW. Poor Hillary and Bill are going to be having trouble piecing together their money to do anything in the future if this keeps up.


5 posted on 06/17/2014 9:39:39 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Her constituency isn’t known for it’s literary tastes. They won’t purchase her book unless there’s pictures to be colored in.


6 posted on 06/17/2014 9:40:20 AM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: Twotone

I had heard that sales were good in terms of shipments from publisher to retailers. But sales to actual retail customers are very bad.


7 posted on 06/17/2014 9:41:09 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: jimbo123

BOO FRICKIN’ WHO...

Think White Water........

Beeach!!!


8 posted on 06/17/2014 9:41:42 AM PDT by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!! Once again dingy hairball, STFU!!! You corrupt POS!!!)
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Of the 60,000 hardcover copies sold, 600 were purchased by the press and the remainder were purchased in bulk to inflate the sales numbers.

Seriously, who but the most devoted Hillary sycophant would have any interest in reading that drivel? Less interesting than the instructions that come with a tube of Preparation H but 10,000 times longer.


9 posted on 06/17/2014 9:42:24 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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Get the UAW, the NFT and every other union thug org to buy BOATLOADS of them!!!!!

10 posted on 06/17/2014 9:43:43 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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Aren’t the unions buying their mandated quotas? The actual books would wind up in landfills, since the memberships can’t read, but it’s a way to funnel bribe money.


11 posted on 06/17/2014 9:43:47 AM PDT by jonascord (Laeti vescimur nos subacturis)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I only seen 1 book gone from the huge stack at Costco on Saturday. But then this is eastern Washington so I don’t know what they realistically expected in sales...


12 posted on 06/17/2014 9:44:25 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: jimbo123

Saggy bags is old news. Her dumpster diving persona doesn’t excite the pop generation who would believe her book of lies.


13 posted on 06/17/2014 9:45:05 AM PDT by pallis
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What difference does it make?


14 posted on 06/17/2014 9:45:12 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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Come on people!

Buy Hillary’s book.

She is dead broke.

And morally bankrupt.


15 posted on 06/17/2014 9:45:49 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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Food for thought in case anyone really believes her election to POTUS is inevitable. I, for one, have in-laws who are knee-jerk, rabid leftists who HATE her.


16 posted on 06/17/2014 9:46:38 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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If they had put Bill on the cover and the same name it would’ve sold like hotcakes.


17 posted on 06/17/2014 9:46:51 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Veggie Todd


Coming soon to Simon and Schuster...
18 posted on 06/17/2014 9:47:25 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: joshua c

Wow. This book could end up on the clearance sale rack soon.


19 posted on 06/17/2014 9:48:44 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: jimbo123
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20 posted on 06/17/2014 9:48:53 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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