Book bombs: Trump aide tell-alls fail to sell

[brooklynite]

Politico

A year after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows released a tell-all book about his 10 months in the White House that promised to be a “frank, candid account” of running Trump’s chaotic West Wing.

The buzz around it was heavy. But in the publishing world, it was a bust.

“The Chief’s Chief” has sold only 21,569 books, according to NPD Bookscan, a market research firm that tracks book sales. And it’s not the only book by an ex-Trump aide that has failed to fly off the shelves.

The memoir of Deborah Birx, the Covid response coordinator under Trump, has sold fewer than 6,000 copies; Dr. Scott Atlas’ book sold 27,013 copies; Dr. Ben Carson’s book sold 21,786 copies; former White House press secretary turned Trump critic Stephanie Grisham sold 38,249 books; counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway has sold 42,273 books since it was published in late May; and former defense secretary Mark Esper sold 20,900 books.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Good

We saw it all happening in real time. There's nothing else to know from these craven cowards.

[magicarpet]

2. Repurpose as - birdcage droppings blotter paper.

[SergeStorms]

3. Their final grifts....

about the Grifter in Chief not selling so well?

GOOD! Rotten assholes could have stood up at the time and said something.......BUT NO!

I hope the publishing companies didn't pay them advances. If they did, I hope they had a clause in the contracts to get them back from these douche nozzles.

[czarjak]

4. Going down in flames.

[MLAA]

5. Not a surprise.

Dems won’t give them a dime and deplorable don’t read.

[halfulglas]

6. Some of those would have sold better if they told the truth but they were just cash in books.

But they were personality "I was there, look where I was" books. MAGAts buy lots of merch but they don't read a hell of a lot. Their books that do sell are about evil Dems, especially scandalous Hillary. Maybe they should try a cookbook on Trump snacks. That might sell.

Can't help wondering, did people in the publishing world pitch these books to these MAGAt hangers on or did they actually think they were writing something for the ages?

[redstatebluegirl]

7. It was in the bargain bin at a bookstore we visited while on vacation.

It was in the $5 bin.

[FelineOverlord]

8. The publishers should have known this

Democrats refuse to read such trash.

Republicans don't read books.

[ZonkerHarris]

9. Stupid publishers thinking Fox News viewers read books