* A-Rod a bust

June 12, 2009

According to this item by Don McKee in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

In case you have to buy a present for someone you really don’t like much, take a look at Selena Roberts’ unauthorized biography of Alex Rodriguez.

According to the Associated Press, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez has been a major disappointment.

Since only 16,000 copies out of an original printing of 150,000 have been sold (that’s according to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks about 75 percent of industry sales), you shouldn’t have trouble locating a discounted copy.

The AP pointed out that the book sold 11,000 copies in its first week of release, then faded.

Hey, Shakespeare’s first play didn’t sell real well, either.

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