DBF book now in WH Smith

[loveallthingsitalian]

The winner takes it all (BCC auction )?

Gimme gimme gimme

Knowing me knowing you(yes we do know all your tactics )

 

[srhgts]

Good grief, how does this stuff get published. It's such a shame when so many good writers are struggling so much and don't have Del Boy's "prestigious" platform.

 

[yesilkedi]

Why is she (or any other presenter) allowed to fanfare their books on QVC? I hope she got a ticking off for it, but I expect not!

 

[shopperholic]

Take A Chance On Me.............DF cried, pleading with WHS to take a chance on her slutty novels, they'll regret it and they'll all end up down the waterLOO.

 

[mossie269]

Suitable since she is plugging her book

 

[Evie]

Good grief, how does this stuff get published. It's such a shame when so many good writers are struggling so much and don't have Del Boy's "prestigious" platform.

They self publish. Otherwise known as vanity press. Lol!

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

I love digital books but they have a lot to answer for since they made self publishing possible for the likes of DBF

 

[Evie]

To be fair to Jackie I believe that she did not self publish her book.

 

[sharonk]

Don't worry ladies, you will be able to pick it up for a quid in Poundland before long, WH Smith will flog em off to get rid

 

[Toril]

Successful authors don't need to tout for business .............. the books just sell. Therefore, I can only conclude that shopping TV presenters don't fall into the category of 'authors.' :wink:

 

[QuiteVacuousChat]

Successful authors don't need to tout for business .............. the books just sell. Therefore, I can only conclude that shopping TV presenters don't fall into the category of 'authors.' :wink:

Not sure that's true. Most of them attend book festivals throughout the year and there is a huge promotion circuit for major authors in arts centres and major bookstores (like Waterstones). I think they all have to do the marketing push these days, even the big names.

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

DBF'S travel costs would be more than the actual revenue. How many BTY followers would have bought (let's not speculate how many of those actually read it)

 

[Julius]

I learned English through a series of books called "Kathy and Mark." I am sure that even those books would be of greater literary merits than Flint's pile of twaddle.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0720210054/?tag=shoppingcom03-21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0720210038/?tag=shoppingcom03-21

 

[Toril]

Not sure that's true. Most of them attend book festivals throughout the year and there is a huge promotion circuit for major authors in arts centres and major bookstores (like Waterstones). I think they all have to do the marketing push these days, even the big names.

I stand corrected because I didn't know that. I suppose well-known authors may well be promoted in book stores etc because of the number of readers who download books onto a Kindle, or similar, which could put the concept of a book to handle 'at risk.'

However, I will stand by my belief that some of the TV presenters currently flooding us with "my book is available at .... " are not what I would call successful authors. Without their constant 'advert's on QVC I'd never have heard of any of them.

 

[historymystery]

Personally, she'd have to pay me to read it....:mysmilie_13:

It's probably under "S" for shine a light (rhyming slang)

 

[Tiddlywinks]

I learned English through a series of books called "Kathy and Mark."

Wow, showing your tender age now... I'm crusty enough to be from the 'Janet and John' era:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0088RJET0/?tag=shoppingcom03-21

Ah, those were the days. I still remember some of the lines:

'Look John, Look

See the dog'

Now that would give DF a run for her money!

 

[Weathergirl]

Wow, showing your tender age now... I'm crusty enough to be from the 'Janet and John' era:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Janet-John-Here-we-Go-ebook/dp/B0088RJET0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1447718786&sr=1-1&keywords=janet+and+john

Ah, those were the days. I still remember some of the lines:

'Look John, Look

See the dog'

Now that would give DF a run for her money!

Mine were the "Peter and Jane" books.

 

[lynnonthelake]

Well she has a YouTube clip now saying how super excited she is and asking people to send pics of them in Smiths with the book and guess what she will send them a signed copy.

 

[shopperholic]

I can't see them selling many, even if all the DF lovers bought one it wouldn't get her on the best sellers list and let's face it, who else would buy one.

 

[Evie]

It would be quite amusing if it did get on a best sellers list and became known to a much wider group of readers. I'd love to see the reaction of a much wider readership. I can just imagine reading a review of in in the Sunday Times Culture magazine!