A book hyped by major media as documenting a progressive revolution of "blogs" and political power, DAILY KOS 'CRASHING THE GATE,' has sold only 3,630 copies since its release last month, according to NIELSEN's BOOKSCAN.I won't argue the numbers, because frankly I have no idea what they mean. But I can compare them to other notable books so at least we can do the Apples to Apples thing. Let's compare 'Crashing the Gate' with Instapundits latest tome released a MONTH earlier. Sales to date:
As of this morning, for Reynolds' An Army of Davids (February 2006), Bookscan reports 1716 retail sales and 2609 'discount' sales, for a total of 4325.Oh, how about Hugh's numbers
As of this morning, for Armstrong and Kos's Crashing the Gate (March 2006), Bookscan reports 2598 retail sales and 1804 'discount' sales, for a total of 4402.
these are the Bookscan figures for Hugh Hewitt's Painting the Map Red:Again, these figures don't include online sales, but we can look at Amazon rankings.
1712 - retail
931 - discount
2643 - total
"Crashing the Gate"
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #377 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books)
Yesterday: #444 in Books
"An Army of Davids"
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,436 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books)
Yesterday: #2,882 in Books
"Painting the Map Red"
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,303 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books)
Yesterday: #5,763 in Books
Even Glen the Pundit himself cast doubt on the Drudge Report.
I don't know whether to put any credence in those numbers or not. I haven't read all of Crashing the Gate, but I thought what I read was pretty good, and given his audience and exposure I'd be surprised if the Drudge numbers were right.So K v M continues to push false memes as they hang on to false hope. I still get a kick out of them promoting Amy by constantly quoting the mission statement. "To protect the rights and safety of people in Hennepin County" Yes. I said promote, because all available date shows she is doing just that!
So thanks to K v M for giving me an opportunity to set the record straight. And a double thank you for your support of the Amy Klobuchar campaign. She will be a Senator even you will be proud of!
Flash
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