Well, this will trigger all the right people. . .
Donald Trump Jr.’s new book, “Triggered” debuted at No. 1 on the NYT Bestseller List:
New York Times bestseller list is out and @DonaldJTrumpJr debuts at #1 pic.twitter.com/RigzViqqNV
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) November 13, 2019
But do you see that little symbol at the end of the description for “Triggered”? That’s called the NYT dagger and it’s the symbol when bulk orders are included:
Sales are defined as completed transactions by vendors and individual end users during the period on or after the official publication date of a title. Institutional, special interest, group or bulk purchases, if and when they are included, are at the discretion of The New York Times Best-Seller List Desk editors based on standards for inclusion that encompass proprietary vetting and audit protocols, corroborative reporting and other statistical determinations. When included, such bulk purchases appear with a dagger (†).
And, yes. . . the dagger has triggered the libs and they’re accusing Trump Jr. of buying his way to the top:
*With the “bulk orders” dagger. The only one on the list. Bought his way onto it.
— Scott Conroy (@ScottFConroy) November 13, 2019
Did you see the dagger?
— Joe Spinelle (@JoeSpinelle) November 14, 2019
*With the “bulk orders” dagger. The only one on the list. Bought his way onto it.
— Scott Conroy (@ScottFConroy) November 13, 2019
Caveat, Yashar: the little cross means there was a massive bulk buy that got him the slot on the list.
— Elizabeth May (@_ElizabethMay) November 13, 2019
Every author I know is gonna see the little dagger next to junior's name and know exactly what it means
(Means there were massive bulk orders, and yes people have done that to buy up a slot on the list) https://t.co/7zJmTQhiFO
— Elizabeth May (@_ElizabethMay) November 13, 2019
I think his father had people invest tons of money to buy the book to greatly inflate the numbers. Seems like a very Trump thing to do.
— Christine (@guelphgirlchris) November 13, 2019
What’s he gonna do with all those bulk ordered copies?
— Jennifer Van Goethem (@jvgtweet) November 13, 2019
Keep in mind, the NYT could have excluded these bulk sales from their count if they wanted. They made an editorial decision to include them. So, enjoy them sour grapes, libs.
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