Hillary Clinton's New Book Is Already A Bestseller, And It Isn't Even Out Yet (#1 at Amazon)

[lunamagica]

Hillary Clinton is out of the woods. After launching a new political action group earlier this year, the former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate just announced the title of her new book about the election — What Happened.

"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down," Clinton writes in the book's introduction.

"In these pages," the publisher shares, "she describes what it was like to run against Donald Trump, the mistakes she made, how she has coped with a shocking and devastating loss, and how she found the strength to pick herself back up afterwards."

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Some Twitter users made sure to point out how the book's immediate success contradicted recent requests that the former candidate "stop talking about 2016" or "go quietly into the night" — as some headlines have put it.

What Happened isn't the only political book we have to look forward to in the coming months. Barack and Michelle Obama are both working on new books of their own, and books featuring photos of their time in the White House will also be released later this year.

http://aplus.com/a/hillary-clinton-book-what-happened-amazon-best-seller.html

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WTG, Hillary!

ETA: trump, stain and some others head will explose over this...

[Beacool]

1. Good for Hillary!!!

As for her critics on the Right, Left and elsewhere:

[Maven]

2. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Sorry, haters!

[monmouth4]

3. "Stop talking about 2016" and "go quietly into the night"????? How typical. I don't think so..n/t

[leftofcool]

4. Fantastic!

Sing it girl!

[revmclaren]

5. Already ordered my copy.

Can't wait to read it.

[JI7]

6. Yeah. But nobody likes her and wants her to go away

[Lil Missy]

7. I have mine on Pre-order. I want to hear what she has to say!

[Hortensis]

8. I was shocked at a The Onion for a hit job casting it as a failure. Someone

brought the shabby attack here, and it was so bad that it was promptly removed.

It is already #1 on Amazon, a bestseller entirely on pre-orders and will continue to climb other lists. I'm waiting for my copy to be shipped on the 12th, and I almost never pay retail for books any more. Btw, the hardcover price is $17.99 on Prime, no shipping.

Link to tweet

Yes, WTG, Hillary!

[Me.]

10. I Saw The Onion Post

and was appalled, skipped the read

[Hortensis]

12. Very disappointed. Their satire is usually based on some truth, but this pushes a lie

to apparently pursue some agenda. The usual one, I assume.

But clearly others were also offended because the post was removed by jury soon after posting.

[Me.]

9. Not In The Least Surprised

Recommended

[mcar]

11. K&R

[samnsara]

13. Madam President!!!!!

[MANative]

14. I'll buy two. Maybe three.

Actually, maybe four, come to think of it. One hard cover for signing when I go to the event in Brookfield CT, and a second one as a gift for my niece who did a lot of volunteer work for Hillary in NC. I'll buy a digital version for ease of reading during my commute, and maybe the fourth for my mom, who is a big Hillary fan.

[Gothmog]

15. I am looking forward to reading this book

[nolabear]

16. Bots, bros, billionaire bastards...and she's still nasty.

I hope she relishes it. That fucking election was stolen.

[BigmanPigman]

17. She is more of a president to me than the fake prez ever could dream of being.

I still want a do-over from the Fed Election votes down to local dog catcher. People voted down ballot and that is why we are still the minority in Congress. If our country can support fair elections in a zillion countries for as long as I can remember, why can't we nullify and void the entire past election!? I think Kenya just did this. We should practice what we preach. And do not give me any "this is not in the constitution" BS. The founding fathers didn't put a lot in the Constitution. That is what amendments are all about. The country changes (like with guns and rights of the 2nd amend) and the constitution is a guideline. This would set a precedent. Period. It can be done! So can getting rid of the electoral college and using the popular vote. The founding fathers did not imagine that gerrymandering would be commonplace either.

[lunamagica]

20. +1

[NastyRiffraff]

18. I for one am not surprised at the book's success

A lot of people want to hear what she has to say. I have the book on pre-order from Amazon, and I'm thinking of getting the audio book, too.

[berni_mccoy]

19. It's actually showing #6 dropping 5 spots from #1 in the three weeks it's been listed

That's not a good sign.

[lunamagica]

21. What are you taking about? It is currently #1 at Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-books-Amazon/zgbs/books/ref=zg_bs_nav_0

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#1 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Specific Groups > Women
#1 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Political
#1 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Specific Topics > Civics & Citizenship

[berni_mccoy]

23. Those are specific categories

In Non-Fiction, it's #6 dropping from #1 in the 3 weeks it's been listed.

Here: https://www.amazon.com/charts/2017-09-03/mostsold/nonfiction/

You can't say it's #1 in all books when you've filtered out other categories.

[lunamagica]

24. Obviously you didn't click on my link. Click on it and you'll see it's #1 overall, ond on those

other categories

[berni_mccoy]

25. I did... and that's the current selling rate for each book

Currently, this hour, it's #1 in (pre)sales. And it makes sense for all the press the book as gotten in the last 24 hours. But it won't stay that way for long (it's already been dropping in it's position overall).

[lunamagica]

28. So it's currently #1. Got it

BTW, what did you think about Hillary's TIME cover?

[berni_mccoy]

29. I thought it was great. BTW,

I think there is something wrong with Amazon's data because her book is #1 overall but #2 in Memoirs... not sure how that can be...

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Biographies/zgbs/books/2/ref=zg_bs_nav_b_1_b

Strange... but not a big deal. Did you click on the first link I provided? What do you think of it dropping to #6 this week from last?

[lunamagica]

30. I don't think that means much. The book hasn't even been released yet

[PoliticAverse]

32. There's something really odd about Amazon's bestseller list. For the all books category...

https://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-books-Amazon/zgbs/books/

Right now #5 on the list is:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th Edition (2009).

#5 in all books, really?

[Hortensis]

35. Today Hillary is still #1, but #5 is now "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck."

Okay. The list is updated hourly. Perhaps some big institution placed a big order.

Hill's mostly individual purchases, of course, mine just one of many.

[PoliticAverse]

36. Maybe someone in the Trump Organization placed a big order for that one. n/t

[Hortensis]

37. Lol. A few sour posters here might benefit from it. OR,

they could gird their loins, suck up their guts, open up their minds, and join others in trying to develop a better understanding of what happened.

Just as 2016 was the most existential election any of us have lived through so far, 2018 will be the most important midterm.

[yuiyoshida]

22. K&R and Tweeted

[Evergreen Emerald]

26. I pre-ordered

and on the list for the book signing too!

[drray23]

27. my wife has it in the library.

But they are under order not to release it until the official day. cant peek at it.. 🙄

[Daxter]

33. Just preordered my copy

😁

[trueblue2007]

34. I WILL BE BUYING HER BOOK

[NurseJackie]

38. People are interested in what she has to say!

ETA: trump, stain and some others head will explose over this...

Indeed! There are many ASSHOLES who want to silence her. I even saw where one of those assholes suggested that Hillary shouldn't tell her story for EIGHT TO TWELVE YEARS. (I guess they need more time for their unchallenged and unopposed fictional version of events to become the generally accepted truth before allowing Hillary to tell us "What Happened".)

Wait, wait! There's more... get this... some try to argue that their demands for a DELAY in Hillary writing a book is not the same as trying to silence her. Can you believe that? What bullshit!

[liquid diamond]

39. I'm getting a digital copy

and a hard copy in case she comes to California for a signing.