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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Boosts Book by 'Low Level' Former Staffer
January 30, 2019 at 10:55 am EST By Taegan Goddard
CNN: At the time of the Tuesday morning tweet, Team of Vipers was No. 12 on Amazons best selling books list. The rankings are updated every hour. Vipers has been moving up the list ever since, and as of Tuesday afternoon, it stands at No. 6.
Of course, its impossible to know how much of the sales momentum is due to Trump, and how much is due to other factors like Sims TV appearances But Trumps post triggered a brand new news cycle about Sims depictions of a distracted president and a distrustful inner circle of aides.
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Trump Boosts Book by 'Low Level' Former Staffer (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2019
OP
Just like what happened to the Satanic Verses and The Last Temptation of Christ
Clash City Rocker
Jan 2019
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)1. I made that observation when he first put out that tweet
6. Doesn't he realize he is helping book sales with these tweets?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11744563
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11744563
Clash City Rocker
(3,402 posts)2. Just like what happened to the Satanic Verses and The Last Temptation of Christ
The old saying that there is no such thing as bad publicity is somewhat accurate. Protest something that would otherwise be obscure, and it becomes famous. People will want to see what the fuss is all about.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)3. Yes, exactly
Though that impacted the author's life in a much more significant way, I would argue.
MineralMan
(146,338 posts)4. The more Trump hates it, the better it sells.
Love it!