More proof that the angry, hyperventilating...

[Yonivore]

...Left is just out there talking to itself.


'PROGRESSIVE' MEDIA STALLS: 'AIR AMERICA' IN AUDIENCE PLUNGE NYC, 'DAILY KOS' BOOK SELLS ONLY 3,600 COPIES
Wed Apr 26 2006 11:39:51 ET

Left-leaning new media has hit turbulence at the marketplace, newly released stats show.

A book hyped by major media as documenting a progressive revolution of "blogs" and political power, DAILY KOS 'CRASHING THE GATE,' has sold only 3,630 copies since its release last month, according to NIELSEN's BOOKSCAN.

[NIELSEN claims only 2,062 copies of DAILY KOS have been purchased at the retail level; the rest coming through 'discount' outlets.]

Meanwhile, the just released radio Winter Book [Jan-Mar 2006] from ARBITRON shows AIR AMERICA in New York City losing more than a third of its audience -- in the past year!

Among all listeners 12+, it was a race to the bottom for AIR AMERICA and WLIB as mid-days went from a 1.6 share during winter 2005 to a 1.0 share winter 2006.

During PM drive, host Randi Rhodes plunged to 27,900 listeners every quarter hour, finishing 25th place in her time slot, down from 60,900 listeners every quarter hour in the fall.

A network source says the radio ratings released today do not reflect the overall growth of the broadcast.

"The demos are better, and listeners trust AIR AMERICA to give them the real truth on issues and the Bush presidency," says the insider.

Developing...

[Mr. Peabody]

:sleep

[Oh, Gee!!]

:sleep


Radio StatiOWn3d!!!

[FromWayDowntown]

or that those who comprise Air America's target audience would rather not listen to a day's worth of prattling spin, do not seek to be told how to think and view issues by radio talent, and would prefer to reach their own conclusions on matters of importance.

That, or that Air America can't compete with Clear Channel Communications. What a surprise that is!! A huge victory for conservatism!

[JohnnyMarzetti]

It doesn't take much for Yonibore to get his hopes up.

[boutons_]

The primitive, igorant rabble love to get aroused and jerk off their emotions with radio, Fox, etc.

Paraphrasing Descartes, "I'm pissed off, therefore I am".

Being pissed off is not righeous, or right, but it's their primary amusement.

They were pissed even after they won in 2000, 2002, 2004.
Being pissed off is a way of life.

They will really be pissed off from the first week of November 2006.

[Vashner]

You think Liberals are gonna listen to AM? lol...

They have the whole Media and Hollywood to worry about. No time for just some talk without nice pictures and stuff.

[DarkReign]

AM political talk shows are filled with blowhards piping their alignments agenda.

More of a disenfranchisement than anything else, IMO.

BTW, AA sucks.

[Ocotillo]

So what does Kos have to say about Drudge's report?

CTG: Pity poor Drudge (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/26/144354/599)
by kos
Wed Apr 26, 2006 at 11:43:54 AM PDT
What's a poor partisan hack like Drudge to do with his idols running the country and Iraq into the ground? Aha! Claim that some book isn't doing so hot.



Left-leaning new media has hit turbulence at the marketplace, newly released stats show.

A book hyped by major media as documenting a progressive revolution of "blogs" and political power, DAILY KOS 'CRASHING THE GATE,' has sold only 3,630 copies since its release last month, according to NIELSEN's BOOKSCAN.

[NIELSEN claims only 2,062 copies of DAILY KOS have been purchased at the retail level; the rest coming through 'discount' outlets.]



Bookscan just surveys a sampling of big box retailers, so it's not a complete market analysis. Merely a snapshot of major retailers (and not even all of them). And it absolutely fails to capture online sales.

So let's see. The book has been out three weeks. It has sold 5,100 copies of the special edition and 3,630 according to Drudge (if he can be trusted) in a sampling of the big box bookstores.

That's 8,730 right there. Now throw in the indy bookstores (we've probably sold close to 1,000 just in the book signing events I've attended), and we're getting close to 10,000.

Then there's the online retailers. Currently, CTG is ranked #25 on Amazon.com, and is ranked #5 in the politics category. Through the links at the top of the this page alone I've sold 700 copies of CTG.

So to recap -- top ranking on Amazon, over 10,000 copies sold in three weeks the book has been out. Distributors have ordered 50,000 copies of the book, which has gone through three printings already (our small publisher can't afford to do large first printings). And we're just halfway through our book tour.

And this is somehow supposed to be a failure?

Like I said, pity poor Drudge. He has really resorted to grasping at straws. The Right has so little going for it, that it's been reduced to desperately wishing this book fails.

Funny, actually.

(p.s. Notice how Drudge doesn't give stats for Glenn Reynold's or Hugh Hewitt's books?)

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[gtownspur]

(p.s. Notice how Drudge doesn't give stats for Glenn Reynold's or Hugh Hewitt's books?)

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WHo? :lol

[Spurminator]

We're half way there, America.