EXCLUSIVE Sales of former Trump and White House spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway’s book, “Here’s the Deal,” fell 93% in the second week of availability.
Week 2 sales were 9,200 copies compared to 25,000 for the first week.
The book was also removed from Amazon.com’s Top 200 Books list. It is at number 241 against 201 yesterday at this time.
Figures are from NPD Book Scan.
The book’s failure to sell shows that people who can read reject Conway’s endorsement of Donald Trump and, indeed, his own failure to criticize Trump for anything. Conway’s constant lies and fabrications aside, this could also be a referendum on Trump.
It is also a unique timing. Last night, the January 6 Committee presented on television a horrifying look at Trump’s violent efforts to overthrow the US government after his election defeat in 2021. Even today, he continues to defend the horrors of what is happening. happened that day on his social media platform. Conway stuck by her even after she resigned from her White House job. She deserves to have to return her advance to her publisher and pulp any books that don’t sell.
PS When I first reported the book’s sales on June 2, all outlets, including the Daily Beast, pulled the story out of this column without credit. Don’t start over.