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4. It's easy to manipulate book sales.

Tue May 27, 2025, 09:11 AM

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A person or company with a vested interest in pumping up Take Japper or the message that Biden was impaired can just buy up the available copies, and give them out for free at some Republican function.

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Jake Tapper's book has climbed to the #3 spot on Amazon's best seller list [View all] Kaleva Tuesday OP

I am not surprised creon Tuesday #1

Controversies breed headlines and sales bucolic_frolic Tuesday #2

kochs Kali999 Tuesday #3

Right. The Heritage Foundation and other orgs buy up all the books. yardwork Tuesday #5

Did that happen with the books that were negative about Trump? Kaleva Tuesday #7

I doubt the Heritage Foundation wanted those to be bestsellers. yardwork Tuesday #20

Yip Johonny Tuesday #8

It's easy to manipulate book sales. Intractable Tuesday #4

Any evidence that that is happening here? Kaleva Tuesday #6

It doesnt appear on the top 20 most read books of Mountainguy Tuesday #10

Any evidence it isn't happening here? obamanut2012 Tuesday #12

LOL, nope. themaguffin Tuesday #13

It's not even on boonecreek Tuesday #9

Thank you for this very significant point senseandsensibility Tuesday #51

It is. It's #1 on the most recent update. Self Esteem Wednesday #86

It is. The list updates every Wednesday. It's #1 on the list. Self Esteem Wednesday #83

Didn't know their list updated on Wednesday. boonecreek Wednesday #87

Why does anyone care about this? Renew Deal Tuesday #11

+1. I do not know a single person in real life who gives a rat's red arse about Tapper or his book. Celerity Tuesday #22

Who said sales are collapsing? SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #14

I read it here a few days ago Polybius Tuesday #16

That article doesn't mention sales. sl8 Tuesday #17

So you didn't read the article. SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #18

Or maybe PoliticsUSA shouldn't create articles with misleading headlines Polybius Tuesday #24

LOL themaguffin Tuesday #26

The problem is politicsUSA's headline is blatantly misleading fujiyamasan Tuesday #27

The headline said nothing about sales either SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #35

I agree with the general premise of the politicsUSA author fujiyamasan Tuesday #49

Clickbait or not SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #50

Here Kaleva Tuesday #39

That poster was asking a question SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #40

The person heard it was and wanted either confirmation Kaleva Tuesday #42

I don't pretend to know someone else's motivation SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #43

Or it's a rhetorical question Kaleva Tuesday #47

Again I don't know what is in someone else's mind. SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #48

So then , where in my OP did I claim DUers were saying that sales were tanking? Kaleva Tuesday #52

Never said you did SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #53

Then why ask me about something I didn't say? Kaleva Wednesday #72

You said "sales aren't collapsing" SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #75

A person in the thread I provided a link to asked about sales tanking Kaleva Wednesday #78

I never said you implied anything SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #81

Here's a recent one Kaleva Saturday #90

That was posted today SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #91

The funny thing about all this is Sympthsical Tuesday #15

I want them to start Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #31

You seem happy AStern Tuesday #19

They simply pointed it out. Oof. themaguffin Tuesday #21

You seem defensive ornotna Tuesday #23

Nope. I simply replied. Oof indeed. themaguffin Tuesday #25

It dropped from number 2 a few days ago fujiyamasan Tuesday #28

According to Rolling Stone, it was ranked #4 May 19 Kaleva Tuesday #37

I just pulled up the list and it is #2, but it's also its first week on the chart Wiz Imp Tuesday #61

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Initech Tuesday #29

WTF??????? vapor2 Tuesday #30

You know what to do: no_hypocrisy Tuesday #32

wonder what the reviews are like stillcool Tuesday #33

I just looked and the average is 4.1 Tree Lady Tuesday #58

Read most the negative reviews and they're generally from people angry at Tapper... Self Esteem Wednesday #70

He also broke into my top ten list of 'Most Punchable Faces" for 2025 Blue Owl Tuesday #34

Boy, I bet that list gets shuffled around Bettie Tuesday #36

... Cha Tuesday #56

Probabl due to big buys from rich Trumpers. ananda Tuesday #38

why in the wolrd would anyone want to read that book? Takket Tuesday #41

Jake's mommy? MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #66

tapper is spending all of his time on CNN promoting this sad and false book LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #44

Jon Stewart erupts over CNN's promotion of Jake Tapper's book on Biden's mental health. LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #45

Fmr DNC Chair Jaime Harrrison dubbed this book a A BOLD FACED LIE LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #46

Bad Things About Democrats Kingofalldems Tuesday #54

Right behind Dr. Seuss's, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" W_HAMILTON Tuesday #55

The places he'll go: the bargain bin and the remainder warehouse MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #67

For the rest of his life he'll tell people at the bar that his book once climbed to #3 on the Amazon best-sellers list. betsuni Wednesday #69

Who's buying the copies? Chasstev365 Tuesday #57

BIDEN WORLD STRIKES BACK LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #59

Has Jake Tapper been a guest on any of the popular late night talk shows? (Colbert, Seth, etc) crimycarny Tuesday #60

The highest number of seen for Tapper books sold so far is 100,000 Wiz Imp Tuesday #62

What's the point of this thread? MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #63

You can just ignore the thread Kaleva Tuesday #64

That's telling me! MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #65

Better to ignore the OP Mysterian Sunday #98

The point in my opinion: Kingofalldems Wednesday #80

Yes. Has a sort of "Look, Mommy! I'm riding my bike without training wheels, look!" quality to it. betsuni Wednesday #85

How many of those were bulk orders? sakabatou Wednesday #68

You'd have to do some research to find out Kaleva Wednesday #71

This is something that will soon be forgotten thought crime Wednesday #73

Not sure why that trash of half truths is being promoted here. Patton French Wednesday #74

Agree... Mike Nelson Wednesday #76

My goodness, what a relief! Only his professional integrity and reputation are collapsing, not sales. betsuni Wednesday #77

Post removed Post removed Wednesday #79

Really sorry catrose Wednesday #82

people buying it as a decoration? pstokely Wednesday #84

LOL Lets look at comparative book sales to other real best sellers LetMyPeopleVote Friday #88

Has that been confirmed? Kaleva Friday #89

Tapper's tv ratings are also crashing LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #92

His book continues to sell well Kaleva Sunday #93

Really? In comparison to other real authors, these sales are crappy LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #94

If it's on the best sellers list of several organizations, it's selling well. Kaleva Sunday #95

LOL- Tapper is a hack and a failure LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #96

Can you provide a link to the original source? Kaleva Sunday #97