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kimbutgar

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63. A guy at Costco said they don't have to pay for conservative books and can send them back free
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 03:25 PM
Aug 2012

of charge while some other companies will make them pay up front and they can't return for money back. He told me that Rachel Maddow's book Drift was requested and they sold them all out and made money on them. I buy a lot a books at the Flea Market and never find liberal books but a lot of duplicate copies of conservative ones. Once I picked up a conservative book to peruse and the seller told me I could have it "free as he had it for six months and was sick of looking of the authors face". I told him "no thank you I would probably use the pages to line my bird cage". He said then "it would be put to good use then". We both had a good chuckle on that one.

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They have more pictures and are written at an 8th grade level DonRedwood Aug 2012 #1
Bingo. ... Deep13 Aug 2012 #78
#6: conservative organizations buy books in bulk and give them away arcane1 Aug 2012 #2
"Hi! I'm Jan Brewer! Here are five copies of my book!" DonRedwood Aug 2012 #3
+1 proud patriot Aug 2012 #4
Ding ding ding we have a winner! BumRushDaShow Aug 2012 #5
Bingo! Cleita Aug 2012 #14
why don't retailers list books by how they sell in their store? Johonny Aug 2012 #42
See my post #37. That should explain what is going on better Cleita Aug 2012 #48
Ding Ding Ding we have a winner. +1 avebury Aug 2012 #17
That is the unquestionably correct answer. nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #22
The real reason right there. nt chknltl Aug 2012 #29
exactly--buy them by the 100s and put them in remainder bins and thrift store kiosks librechik Aug 2012 #30
I can't believe he left that off his list. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #32
The $1 books are what is known as remainders. Cleita Aug 2012 #37
i can. i don't have much respect for him. check sam seder interviews w/ him. NuttyFluffers Aug 2012 #75
WOAH... that's scandalous. Thanks for the insight, +1000!!! Zalatix Aug 2012 #43
That IS the reason. I like reading political books alot. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #45
I know this is true, but how do you account for the Kindle edition sales? Chiyo-chichi Aug 2012 #57
Interesting question and it deserves some probing as to how, but I'll bet that kindle Cleita Aug 2012 #70
A related point: more financial support (wingnut welfare) JHB Aug 2012 #76
Actually this is the number one reason still_one Aug 2012 #77
That's how Coultergeist got there each and every time. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #81
Liberals are more likely get their information from Democratic Underground. RC Aug 2012 #6
I think you have an inflated sense of this site's importance and reached CabCurious Aug 2012 #38
Maybe you should check out LBN and see how many pertinent articles are posted HangOnKids Aug 2012 #58
And I think you have an abbreviated sense of humor. RC Aug 2012 #69
how the **** do you abbreviate a sense of humor? CabCurious Aug 2012 #74
Because many conservatives read nothing BUT political books cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #7
That's what I was thinking. IrishEyes Aug 2012 #41
If they buy them, they usually don't read them. n/t Liberal In Texas Aug 2012 #83
Does that take into account bulk sales? DefenseLawyer Aug 2012 #8
+1 HiPointDem Aug 2012 #20
Conservatives never developed an Opinion orpupilofnature57 Aug 2012 #9
It's the radio... cdb120 Aug 2012 #10
Precisely: built-in audience. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2012 #24
Yep, I think you hit the nail right square on the head!!! RKP5637 Aug 2012 #31
My thoughts exactly! LeftofObama Aug 2012 #79
Why do flies love shit? jsr Aug 2012 #11
Liberals use libraries! hedgehog Aug 2012 #12
The same reason Fox News gets good ratings. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #13
The same reason they are more successful on radio, they're demagogues WhollyHeretic Aug 2012 #15
There's a lot of uneven tables out there. (nt) Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #16
#2 is a good point. I read 99.9% non-fiction, but I wonder how much would be considered "liberal" arcane1 Aug 2012 #18
Or... ElboRuum Aug 2012 #19
Because Americans love fiction more than non-fiction Capt. Obvious Aug 2012 #21
lol DonRedwood Aug 2012 #23
Nailed it! mfcorey1 Aug 2012 #50
This might also have something to do with the demographics ... surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #25
I'm not sure that aligns with the demographics... CabCurious Aug 2012 #36
They need constant affirmation of their stupid ideas. ipfilter Aug 2012 #26
Conservatives need to be told what to think. MadrasT Aug 2012 #27
I believe they put them in those book clubs and such 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #28
I didn't know conservatives knew how to read. Alduin Aug 2012 #33
Buy "read" they meant "buy and then browse" CabCurious Aug 2012 #35
That was the most shocking take-away from that study for me. N/T renie408 Aug 2012 #65
Because conservatives are desperately trying to justify their incoherent values and beliefs CabCurious Aug 2012 #34
+1 sadbear Aug 2012 #46
Too bad that the journalist, Ezra Klein, who wrote that article, didn't do his homework. Cleita Aug 2012 #39
Churches bulk buy at discount Ezlivin Aug 2012 #40
Liberals add to the numbers loyalsister Aug 2012 #44
I think you may be right jberryhill Aug 2012 #54
Liberals don't want some windbag telling them what to think. formercia Aug 2012 #47
Do you mean like Sarah Palin's books you can get three for a dollar? LOL mfcorey1 Aug 2012 #49
Conservatives thrive on the rhetoric and propaganda liberal N proud Aug 2012 #51
Anger, outrage, lies, and imagination keep readers on the edge of their seats. no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #52
I'm sorry, but when it comes to true believers they simply way out number us Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #53
Blind faith isn't belief . orpupilofnature57 Aug 2012 #55
cafes and art cinemas and restaurants that serve whole wheat pancakes? Wow. Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #73
I did NOT say Republicans out number Democrats.. Those numbers bounce around but have rough parity Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #84
They have to be told what they think. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2012 #56
Their "organizations" often bulk-buy the books SoCalDem Aug 2012 #59
Liberal books are harder to read... Orsino Aug 2012 #60
Pictures for the reading impaired? glacierbay Aug 2012 #61
Because they make it to the 80% off shelves faster. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #62
There it is !!!! orpupilofnature57 Aug 2012 #64
A guy at Costco said they don't have to pay for conservative books and can send them back free kimbutgar Aug 2012 #63
Demographics KurtNYC Aug 2012 #66
bulk sales used as give-aways for subscribing to shit like world nut daily frylock Aug 2012 #67
Conservatives are incapable of original thought or reason... Evasporque Aug 2012 #68
This is useless without some information on the data. Do they mean 'books sold on Amazon' Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #71
or you could just read "Blinded by the Right" by David Brock... NuttyFluffers Aug 2012 #72
NYT Bestseller List used to denote bulk buys obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #80
Probably the Same Reason Right Wing Radio Does Well JI7 Aug 2012 #82
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