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(48,121 posts) Tue Jun 25, 2013, 02:21 PM Jun 2013

Orders for Paula Deen cookbook surge [View all]

Advance orders for Paula Deen's new cookbook have surged since the Food Network and Smithfield Foods axed her for using a racial slur.

Orders for "Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up" surged on Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) by nearly 1,300% in the last 24 hours.

The cookbook was ranked 115th on Tuesday, compared to a ranking of 1,592nd on Monday

"Paula Deen's New Testament" is not available until October.

Another cookbook, "Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible," jumped 114% to Amazon sales rank 350, from 750 in the prior 24 hours.

Deen's agent did not immediately return a message from CNNMoney about the book sales.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/25/news/companies/paula-deen-cookbook/index.html

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Orders for Paula Deen cookbook surge [View all] The Straight Story Jun 2013 OP

We don't have one and we are not going to buy one. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #1

In this economy, being a bigot might just be the one niche still open for entrepreneurs. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #2

it's like the Chick Fil A wars all over again NightWatcher Jun 2013 #3

Yep, just like Sister Sarah showing up at CPAC with a Big Gulp ... Myrina Jun 2013 #25

all it takes is one rich sick, racist fuck to buy a bunch Whisp Jun 2013 #4

wow, the chick fil la crowd sure love to show EC Jun 2013 #5

By probably the same racist sobs madokie Jun 2013 #6

I said that this would raise her standing in certain circles. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #7

yeah but RedstDem Jun 2013 #8

I'd like to think you are joking... NJCher Jun 2013 #10

Understandable. Before all this i didn't know louis-t Jun 2013 #9

In other words, there's going to be a diabetes surge? nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #11

I am not surprised nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #12

Storm Front and Aryan Nation and their ilk could buying up her books in bulk Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #14

Nah, bad press is good press nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #15

I beg to differ NJCher Jun 2013 #16

There is that nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #17

I went to a local bookstore and pasted a sticker with the word n****r over the word sugar... Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #13

Unfortunately, most white people in this country are bigots. Zoeisright Jun 2013 #18

yes I totally agree! maryellen99 Jun 2013 #19

No. You are wrong is saying "most white people in this country are bigots." AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #29

God Bless America. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #20

show you are the new right wing cool dembotoz Jun 2013 #21

Here is what I don't quite get about this. progressiveinaction Jun 2013 #22

Doesn't matter. She's now a racist piece of shit who sells books to Nazis. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #24

Read the link I posted below.. SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #32

Um, no, and it wasn't just this one thing, check this out: SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #31

i want to see the venn diagram of this cookbook and the hitler tea kettle arely staircase Jun 2013 #23

I'd rather get a Nigella book so... Xyzse Jun 2013 #26

I got invited to the "We Support Paula Deen" FB page PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #27

Perhaps progressiveinaction Jun 2013 #30

This can be a marketing trick. Authors, agents, and even publishers have been known to AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #28