Cancelled Hawley book now a Bestseller

[dukkha]

"Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley's The Tyranny of Big Tech sold 20,900 print books in its first week, according to NPD BookScan data provided to Forbes, landing on bestseller lists after his first publisher Simon & Schuster dumped the book over his objections to the presidential election results—and with the help of the GOP book-buying machine and one of the senator's favorite targets: Amazon," Forbes reported Friday.

"The Times' bestseller list listed Hawley's book with a dagger symbol, which the publication uses to denote books that made the list with the help of bulk purchases or other potentially 'suspicious' methods," Forbes explained.
"Hawley's book, like a number of his GOP colleagues before him, has benefitted from a large purchase by a Republican donor group: So far, the Federal Election Commission data shows the Senate Conservatives Fund paid Hawley's publisher Regnery Publishing $64,750 in February for 'donor books' supporting Hawley."

it happens all the time. but it's selling way more . and it looks to have staying power..

I'm just thrilled the fascists couldn't kill it. all i care about

[dukkha]

So not cancelled. Good to know.

so cancelling by a publisher must mean getting blacklisted??

[Cinnabar]

The Republican National Committee and three other party-affiliated organizations spent more than $1 million mass purchasing books by GOP candidates in the past election cycle, according to reports from the Federal Election Commission.

Yeah, now we know why Hawley's book, became a "best seller".

That's an old scam they all use.

GOP Caught Rigging Book Best Seller List With Bulk Buying
https://bipartisanreport.com/2021/04...h-bulk-buying/

[no worries]

it happens all the time. but it's selling way more . and it looks to have staying power..

I'm just thrilled the fascists couldn't kill it. all i care about

The fascist authored it. TRAITOR.

[Walt]

so cancelling by a publisher must mean getting blacklisted??

One publisher did not want to publish it. That did not cancel the book. It turns out there are more than one publishers out there.

[Darth Omar]

Calling the publisher's decision a "direct assault on the First Amendment" is a bit alarming coming from someone who helps make our laws.

Not nearly as alarming as political censorship.

[Walt]

Not nearly as alarming as political censorship.

How has it been censored? It is being published, and sold.

[Althea]

And you want more speech? Aren't you against the NFL players who kneel during the anthem?

coughLizCheney

[Althea]

The Republican National Committee and three other party-affiliated organizations spent more than $1 million mass purchasing books by GOP candidates in the past election cycle, according to reports from the Federal Election Commission.

Yeah, now we know why Hawley's book, became a "best seller".

Can't see the OP, but I was quite sure how it became a 'best' seller.

No different than trump Jr's book.

[Darth Omar]

How has it been censored? It is being published, and sold.

It wasn’t successfully censored.

[NiftyNiblick]

I find this interesting, in a way.
Junko Josh is actually selling books to people who can't read them?
Highly doubtful.
Middle Americans wouldn't fake literacy because they don't recognize it as a commendable attribute.
They're not going to spend their meth money on books.

[Walt]

It wasn’t successfully censored.

So anyone who does not want to publish or read a book is censoring it. Most people will not read that book, so by your definition it was successfully censored.

[dukkha]

It wasn’t successfully censored.

not from lack of trying however

[dukkha]

So anyone who does not want to publish or read a book is censoring it. Most people will not read that book, so by your definition it was successfully censored.

it was set to be published. then it was canceled. not a difficult concept to grasp

[NiftyNiblick]

it was set to be published. then it was canceled. not a difficult concept to grasp

Neither the cancellation nor the reason for it were difficult to grasp.
What reputable publisher would want to be associated with Josh Hawley?

Who's their consumer base, Joe Sixpack in a MAGA cap or "snobby elites" who can actually read?