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American Booksellers Association and Abigail Shrier

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lionheart · 15/07/2021 21:02

Sorry if there is already a thread--I couldn't find it.

American Booksellers Association and Abigail Shrier
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TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 17/07/2021 08:25

Day before yesterday, sorry.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 17/07/2021 08:22

I wonder if the New York Times bestseller list will be fixed so she doesn’t appear. NYT is pro TRA I think?

Did the ABA apology only happen yesterday? If so she will probably have more media appearances to come and will sell even more.

MondayYogurt · 17/07/2021 07:26

#3 now

TheMoreThisReachesTheMainstrea · 16/07/2021 22:22

got the Kindle version. Much safer.

Don’t be so sure! What if the influence of That Book is so strong that it starts to infect the other books in your library? Just think of the danger, one moment you could be reading a cosy crime thriller and suddenly radical feminism starts to animate the characters. The horror, the horror

miri1985 · 16/07/2021 22:02

Its up to #7 on the US amazon chart. It must be selling thousands

American Booksellers Association and Abigail Shrier
MondayYogurt · 16/07/2021 21:55

LOL www.regnery.com/custom/irreversible-damage/

RoyalCorgi · 16/07/2021 21:32

“What bookstores do at their best is provoke conversations and look at things outside their normal comfort zone. That’s what good books do, and what good bookstores do,” said Robert Sindelar, managing partner of Third Place Books and president of the American Booksellers Association Board of Directors.

The irony. The sheer fucking irony. And now they're talking about sending out a particular book as an act of serious violence. How do people this stupid even function on a day to day basis? How do they brush their teeth and do up their shoelaces, let alone rise to positions of seniority?

NewlyGranny · 16/07/2021 21:20

So how many extra sales is that? Counting mine I make it 6 of us mentioning a purchase.

Nothing like banning a book to make people eager to get their hands on a copy!

Dotoallasyouwouldbedoneby · 16/07/2021 21:02

@Bambooshoot

Thanks for this - just bought the book!
Me too.
ScreamingMeMe · 16/07/2021 21:00

@lionheart

The Coddling of the American Mind has some answers.
That's been on my To Read list for a while.
AfternoonToffee · 16/07/2021 20:32

I got mine through Hive but the bookshop owner said that with Bookshop.org they get an overall % of donations plus some for each book sold.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 16/07/2021 20:18

Abigail Shrier must be having a lovely day.

CousinKrispy · 16/07/2021 20:17

I got mine from Waterstones but it did take ages to arrive.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 16/07/2021 20:10

If you click on ‘bestselling books’ it’s number 7!!!!

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lionheart · 16/07/2021 20:00

The Coddling of the American Mind has some answers.

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bigkidsdidit · 16/07/2021 19:48

@miri1985

If there was a way to get people to buy this book, this would be it, its like a marketing masterclass. Just looked it up there on US amazon and its #39 on the chart which is amazing for a book thats been out quite a while and is a niche enough subject.
Not any more. Now it’s no.12
Clymene · 16/07/2021 19:33

@Ereshkigalangcleg

The effect of calling non-physical things "violent" is to make physical violence seem equally justifiable as a response.
Yes! You're bang on the money there. I hadn't thought of it that way.
mollythemeerkat · 16/07/2021 18:57

World of Books might have it secondhand as its been out a while now.

PaterPower · 16/07/2021 18:50

Thanks, I’ll have a look at those options.

MillicentMargaretAmanda · 16/07/2021 18:47

I'm ordering my copy from uk.bookshop.org/

MirandaBlu · 16/07/2021 18:45

If anyone is looking for an alternative site to order it as an ebook, booksamillion.com have it and aren't likely to be intimidated about stocking it. I'm not sure if they take payment in other currencies besides USD, though.

AssassinatedBeauty · 16/07/2021 18:31

Hive or Wordery

PaterPower · 16/07/2021 18:28

I bought the book earlier today.

Unfortunately via Amazon, who I note had been petitioned by some of their employees to ban it (result being no ban, but they promised they wouldn’t promote it).

Could anyone recommend a good alternative bookseller for this kind of purchase?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 16/07/2021 16:47

The effect of calling non-physical things "violent" is to make physical violence seem equally justifiable as a response.

zanahoria · 16/07/2021 16:37

Even if someone is unhappy about it that does not give them the right to describe it as violent.

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