Mary Cheney's book sells fewer than 6,000 copies since release

[quaoar]

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail.asp?id=32039

Despite saturation media coverage when it was published a month ago, Mary Cheney's book Now It's My Turn has tanked at bookstores. Published by a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, the memoir has sold fewer than 6,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen Bookscan.

The book's sales have declined in each of the four weeks since its release, to only 574 copies sold for the week ending June 3. That's 77% fewer than its first-week sales of 2,445.

At this rate, it will be virtually impossible for Simon & Schuster to recoup the reported $1 million advance it paid Cheney for the book, which describes her life as the gay daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney. (The Advocate)

[BlueCaliDem]

1. Not surprising at all.

Just how many gay Reublicans are there left that aren't pissed off?

I don't think there are many.

[liberalmike27]

39. Who Wants to buy a book

Written by a hypocrite, who won't even stand up for gays to her own dad. She didn't speak out against them with all their gay hate amendments, and that I suspect to her gay friends, is an unforgivable sin.

[Blaq Dem]

82. Maybe she should've filmed a sex tape instead

That probably would've sold more copies, I bet.

[othermeans]

79. How many Republicans even read? Let alone anything about a gay person

I'll wait until I can find the book in a thrift store and buy it. Maybe it'll be a collector's item like her closeted mom's book "Sisters"

[saigon68]

2. Apparently its like reading about paint drying

[physioex]

5. I was browsing through the back it at the local bookstore......

And it seems one her most prolific moments was whe she was mentioned by John Kerry in the acceptance speech..... :puke:

[Erika]

7. Yeah, she really came down against Kerry for saying she was gay

Like she and her father didn't brag about it in 2000.

[physioex]

13. Hiya Erika....

How are things? :hi:

[Erika]

15. Phoenix? nt

[physioex]

16. Are you asking where I got my login name from? EOM

[Erika]

17. huh? n/t

[physioex]

19. LOL.....Never Mind... EOM

[Erika]

21. Ok n/t

[rodeodance]

34. she wants her cake and the topping.

[rodeodance]

32. te he

[kskiska]

54. Her mother and sister in the audience stuck their tongues out at Edwards

and Mary mouthed "F**k you." All class, that family. Of course, in the TV interviews she left out the part about the tongues.

[karynnj]

64. But she wasn't - he only mentioned her in the debate

[physioex]

66. And that was listed as one her crucial moments.....

That was my mistake sorry.... :)

[karynnj]

71. She listed that as a crucial moment?

She really has no life! Especially as she was out. I wish Kerry hadn't mentioned her - especially as he seemed uncomfortable with doing it. The statement without it saying that was his belief - which it clearly was - was very well stated and nice.

[physioex]

76. LOL....

Not to worry no one read her crappy book anyways. Anyways next you are at the book store check out the back for the summary. It has something to the effect that I mentioned. :)

[MnFats]

3. understandable but embarrassing for her, but nonetheless...

she walks with a cool million...not bad for a book probably "co-written" by a ghost writer.

[physioex]

14. Oh....

Well I am sure the Cheney family will be sure to return the favor back again some time by giving no bid government contracts....

[kestrel91316]

60. I thought if a book didn't make enough to cover an advance, that

the author had to return part or all of an advance.........

[Tansy_Gold]

72. No.

The advance is a keeper, even if she never sold a single copy.

As long as she fulfills the contract, the money is hers.

Simon and Schuster will big the big one on this.



Tansy Gold, formerly an S&S author

[Erika]

4. Dick Cheney used her gay status completely to get gays to vote GOP

and then she and him blamed Kerry completely for bringing up her gay status.

I'd trust Mary Cheney as much as a I would a snake. Sorry.snakes. She sold out the gays completely and still loves W. But then her sister has been appointed to a big paying government job.

[krkaufman]

23. Not even so much to get gays to vote for Bush/Cheney....

... but the Mary Cheney thing helped with the nonsensical "Compassionate Conservative" propaganda, and so influenced many middle-of-the-roaders to cast their lot with Bush/Cheney.

[Kutjara]

6. I'm just sorry about the trees that were wasted to print this crap. n/t

[Erika]

9. Republicans have never shown any fondness for trees

unless they were sold and processed.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

29. From the look of sales, I think it's "tree" singular.

A very small tree.

:rofl:

[cboy4]

8. I have only one reaction

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[arcane1]

12. a true "Nelson moment"

[Goat or Panic]

27. Ok, please....

What's the story with the picture of Bush(?) getting attacked by the cat?
It's frickin' AWESOME.

[arcane1]

57. I wish I knew!!!!

I found it online one day, but I have no idea what the story is. He looks rather young in the picture, though, so it's probably a few years before he became prez

[OneBlueSky]

10. wow . . . she has that many relatives? . . . n/t

.

[Journeyman]

11. You'd think Daddy Warbucks would spill for a couple mil . . .

just so his Sweet'ums (and he himself) wouldn't be embarrassed. Guess all's not well in Cheneyville.

[truthisfreedom]

18. more free unearned money for the cheney family. ladies and gentlemen,

we have the most corrupt administration in history... supported purely by bribery.

[Erika]

20. and cronyism

Supported by those who don't realize their government has shafted the working class, the Bushbots.

[physioex]

22. Speaking of crappy books no one wants to read....

How is ann the mans book doing? Anyone have ideas?

[Erika]

24. Republicans are interesting

Part of their women are flailing against gays and the rest love them. You might think, if they weren't elitist rich republicans, they might find some time to care about the working American and their health needs.

[Tarc]

62. Probably quite well, but the #'s are inflated

Over at newsmax, they subsidize the book for only $4.99. Seems that the main audience...racists, bigots, hate-mongers...are mired in poverty and need a handout. Poor babies.

[TexasLawyer]

67. $1,000,000 advance????!!!

For something that is probably unreadable and has no audience?-- that sounds like a pay-off to me!

[NYC]

73. You have to wonder what they paid a million for.

Not for an unpublished author with an uninteresting story.

[truthisfreedom]

74. they paid her a million bucks to shut up about the family history and

everything she knows about bushco.

[OCDDAVID]

25. The reason...

I've heard the reason Mary's book isn't selling well is due to the glaring lack of hot republican on republican action! :puke:

[Generic Brad]

58. She'd have sold more books if she'd described some bear on woman action

That helped Scooter Libby sell some books.

[Up2Late]

26. I have a question, do they count the book sales from when they...

...start selling them at the RW Book sites @3 for $1.00? Because that's probably it's next stop.

[howmad1]

61. Yea, check newsmax.com.

MAnns' book is selling for under $4.00. So thats how they hit the best sellers list. Smart, very smart.

[Goat or Panic]

28. Who exactly was her target audience?

Most republicans are trained to hate anything gay.
And most gays really don't want to hear the bellyaching of a poor little rich girl who's never going to have to worry about the same issues that most of us face.

[shayes51]

42. exactly

[Supersedeas]

85. and then no where to be found during the Marriage Amendment debate

[LynneSin]

88. Well there probably are about 6000 Log Cabin Repukes in the US

after that - who knows

:shrug:

[saltpoint]

30. I think Teresa Heinz and Elizabeth Edwards should wire the author and

ask if she wants them to do a promotional blurb for the second edition.

Lackluster sales may prove a real setback in Mary's quest to become America's next literary giant.

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[rodeodance]

33. Maybe her mom will buy the remainder? I head she bought her own

books (that book with a lesbian character in it)

[Blasphemer]

35. Now that's embarrassing

Not even the conservos who usually by up these things in bulk have come to her aid. I guess that's what happens when your father is completely despised by all, you're public persona is one of self loathing hypocrisy and you have absolutely zero charm, charisma or personal appeal.

[dmoded]

36. yeah, what does cheney do anyway?

Aside from sleeping during congressional meetings, and probably laughing at his haliburton/war machine profiterring, wtf is his purpose?

ah i remember the good old days when a vice president was actually a leading proud member of his team. Gore was vocal, behind Bill, strengthening their alliance. A real government.

this guy is like the emperor in star wars, frail, 6 heart bypasses later, old, evil, "Dubya, together we will RULE THe PLANET COME JOIN THE DARK SIDE"

btw im going hunting with cheney next week, any reccomendations? lol.

I wonder what democrat he accidentally ran into, in the forest...

[NYC]

75. Recommendations? A goalie mask.

Not the birdcage kind.

[tanyev]

37. Face it, Mary. They're just not that into you.

[onehandle]

38. I don't get it.

Everyone needs toilet paper.

I predict that by early next year she will become a "liberal" and write a contrition and tell-all.

[Evergreen Emerald]

40. I am not sure who she intended as her target audience

Daddy's friends? The homo-phobes on the right would not touch it.

And those on the left understand that she is whoring her position for money. She is a hypocrite with not much to say. And who could ignore the fact that she is spawned by a Dick-gofuc*yourself-Cheney.

So really, she should have expected as much.

[stanwyck]

84. Evergreen, I had similar thoughts

who, exactly, wants to read this book? I was fairly neutral on Ms. Cheney until I saw her on the talk show circuit. Her appearance on Larry King's show was particularly vile. She came across as mean, spoiled, and vindictive.
And, you're right. The homophobic right won't rush to embrace her. And she's alienated herself from the middle with her dishonesty. She claims that the Ohio gay-baiting for votes didn't exist, just people "voting for the best candidate." That's totally dishonest. She knows what happened there. And she's being a Quisling by not acknowledging the war her own party is waging against her and her partner.
Who admires this woman? Or feels she has anything to add of importance?
We never would have heard of Mary if it weren't for her father. She's done nothing except be what nature intended her to be, a lesbian, and accept handouts from her parent's well-connected friends.
You could go to any college or company in this country and meet at least 100 women more deserving of our time -- through their own accomplishments.
Mary Cheney? Might as well read Paris Hilton's biography.

[corporatemedia]

41. I'm waiting for the MOVIE based on her book to be realeased......

so I can ignore that, too!

[slor]

43. Oh, the conservatives are not rushing to embrace her?

They are not bulk buying, like they would do for ann cult-cur? Wow...I am speechless.

[1932]

44. I'm sure Simon & Schuster will recoup the advance in other ways.

I'm sure the Republicans powers will take care of Simon & Schuster in return for the gift they gave to Cheney's daughter.

[1932]

45. I'm sure Simon & Schuster will recoup the advance in other ways.

I'm sure the Republicans powers will take care of Simon & Schuster in return for the gift they gave to Cheney's daughter.

[ruggerson]

46. This wasn't a book

this was an annuity.

Not that she needed one.

[mwooldri]

47. Now arriving at Dollar Tree.... (n/t)

[quaoar]

48. What they really need to boost sales

is to hire some folks to pretend to be gay liberal activists -- dress them up in leather and dye their hair pink -- and then have them burn a big pile of Mary's books. Make sure Fox is there.

Oh, and throw a flag on the fire too.

That ought to do it.

[RandomKoolzip]

49. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[BigDDem]

50. Wow...

It sold that many?

[Rex]

51. Who wants to hear from the daughter of America's First Dick?

I'm surprised ANY neocon book sells; all they ever fill it with is hatred and intolerance.

[tomhayes]

52. So why did she get so much television coverage??

Just another chapter in the novel the media is writing called "Democrats blow everything."

They give her millions of dollars of TV time to sell 6,000 books AND smear Kerry and Edwards?

I want my public airwaves back from them. And I want my cable bandwidth re-allocated to shopping channels or channels dealing with fixing cars.

[survivor999]

53. Good....

Wonder how much she got to write it... At least not many royalties...

[Janice325]

55. This is hysterical, from amazon.com, and quite real.

"Better Together
Buy this book with Godless: The Church of Liberalism by Ann Coulter today!
Buy Together Today: $32.52"

The above comment is from: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/141652049X/qid=1150048394/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-7355513-9224755?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

:rofl: Their choice of words ("Better Together") is..je ne sais quoi....hysterical.
(also kinda hurlworthy).
I initially went to check on info about Mary's book. Today, it's ranked 11,300 in books. List price is $25.00, but you can get new and used from $8.75.
All I can say is hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha :rofl:
Edited to add:
Uh oh! Ann's book is number one on amazon.com. :puke:
At least Dixie Chicks are still number one! :applause: :bounce:

[NJmaverick]

56. GOOD!

The time to speak up was before the election, when it could have other gay people like herself. She should have spoke up at the shame her mother showed for her with those phoney tears over Kerry's comments. She should have been far more vocal about the evil way her father's party treats people like herself. Now, when it only serves her self interests by making a few bucks, she speaks? To bad she doesn't suffer some of the finacial losses of her publisher.

[Scout1071]

59. Somewhere on Dick's desk, there is an invoice for 6,000 copies.

I'm certain of it.

[Evergreen Emerald]

65. Or an executive command with vp letterhead

And copies on every underling's desk in the white house (and at Halliburton).

[Endangered Specie]

63. Dang, cheap bottom of the bin sex novels sell more copies than that!

:nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity::nopity:

[Irreverend IX]

68. If you want something funny to read...

Check out the Mary Cheney "interview" at http://www.whitehouse.org/ask/mary-cheney.asp.

[Skarbrowe]

69. I assumed the book wasn't the point. Bringing up anything "GAY" was.

I mean that I don't think Mary Cheney or her parents cared about how many books sold. They just wanted to bring "queer stuff" back into the public eye. It's all they have to run on in the fall. Gotta make sure you get those queer haters to the polls even if you have to have your gay daughter, and I'm sure she went along with it, write some worthless book about her experiences. She's had such a rough life you know. :sarcasm:

It was a stupid ploy I tell ya. Opening salvo of their dirty tricks campaign of 2006. And I'm sticking with that.

[Placebo]

70. Take that you bitch!

It doesn't take a genius to realize that this book has basically no audience.

[Roon]

77. The message that Mary gets from this should be loud and clear

eom

[smtpgirl]

78. Guess Mary is getting her just desserts.

I wonder if she will get "another" chance to write another book? Very doubtful.

I posted my review of 1 star on Amazon, and admitted that I didn't purchase the book.

Lo & behold, my review ended up on Freeperville by a post by Roger L. Simon.


I am relishing my "review", because it turned out right. Take that Freeperville, Roger Simon & Sunsong.




Mm Dinner With Mary
rogerlsimon.com ^ | 5/11/06 | Roger L. Simon


Posted on 05/11/2006 11:54:54 AM PDT by Sunsong


If you're going to drop names, drop big ones. Last night, our friend Tammy invited Sheryl and me to have dinner with Mary Cheney. She was in LA (fresh from a Larry King appearance) to promote her new book - Now It's my Turn: A Daughter's Chronicle of Political Life. Of course we were pleased at the invitation. How many times do you get a chance to meet the daughter of a sitting vice president, especially one at the center of controversy herself? Mary, as most of you undoubtedly know, is the first publicly out homosexual child of such a major executive official. Who wouldn't be curious?


With us for the occasion were producer/manager Douglas Urbanski (The Contender) and his wife television writer Diane Wilk. The venue was Maple Drive, the by now almost venerable restaurant in Bev Hills.


Well, since it was an evening with more film people than political types, I will "cut to the chase." Mary was a charming person, quite friendly, approachable and at ease with herself (more than I would ever be, I think, with a secret service cadre accompanying me everywhere I went). The predictable topics flitted by in the conversation - movies, Islam, gay marriage, what's Larry King like, the food at Maple Drive (still up to snuff), our kids' schools, etc. Mary chimed in with the rest of us but, like any author on tour, her mind was on her book, as it should be. (We will have a podcast interview with her on that subject on Pajamas Media shortly).


In all, I would have to say that Mary Cheney had what some of the Amazon "reviewers" of her book do not - common decency. Many of the reviews are excellent, but it is those ad hominem attacks that are really the subject of this post. And I have the "reviewers" in quotes, because I doubt most of them have read the book (it's barely out). In fact, some of them even admit that they haven't. Here's one "gentlewoman" who reviews under the handle of "smtpgirl": I saw Larry King, and after that diatribe, I will not read the book. The five-star raters are a bunch of SCHMUCKS. So far 37 of 43 readers of that vitriolic nonsense have branded it as "useful" (wonder why some people distrust the Internet?). Another "great intellect" named Drew Janson (at least he signs it) has this to say: "I thumbed through the book elsewhere...no way I'm giving my hard-earned $s to this self-loathing, opportunistic sellout...and must say it's one of the most tedious, boring, pointless wastes of paper ever. Then again, Mary's heroes...especially her precious father...never cared too much for preservation of the trees, anyway. For shame, Mary."


Well, you get the point. Indeed this is about common decency, civility. Without that, we can't begin to talk with each other. I'm buying Mary Cheney's book and I'm taking it on the plane with me to New York on Saturday. It was a pleasure to meet her.

[quaoar]

80. A freeper complains about a lack of common decency?

That's rich.

"Indeed this is about common decency, civility. Without that, we can't begin to talk with each other."

I wonder if he said that before or after he read Coulter's book.

[Johng333]

81. with all the books available who would put this at the top of the list

maybe Rush Limbaugh?

[cliss]

83. I can use her book.

I'm involved in exporting US products to other countries. I've got a buyer in India who's seriously looking for scrap paper.....to grind up and make new paper out of.

I'll take her entire inventory.

[LynneSin]

86. Well, if every log cabin repuke bought a book - that's about right

Does anyone think this book would actually appeal to the GBLT community or that mainly homophobic Cheney supporters would buy it.

There was never a market - whoever gave her the $1mil advance from Simon&Schuster should be fired

[warrens]

87. I'm surprised, with all those Repuke self-hating closet cases

I woulda thought she had a perfect demographic.

[SoCalDem]

89. never fear.. the heritage foundation will probably bulk-buy them

and hand them out at "meetings".. or maybe ole deadeye-dad will buy some to give out as christmas presents..

It almost seems to me that most publishing these days is "vanity-publishing". There sure are a lot of people getting books published...people whose views are worth little more than a pamphlet..

[kiraboo]

90. Well, who's going to buy it?

Not the GLBT community, which she has alienated, not the liberal community, which dislikes her for her hypocrisy, and certainly not the homosexual-hating repukes.

A losing gamble, writing that book.

[smtpgirl]

91. I am not going to buy it

That is the general consensus here. The only people who bought that book had scrambled eggs for brains