>Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:19:51 -0500
>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
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>frank scott wrote:
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>>Q: What percentage of adult americans have heard of the Nation?
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>>A: The Nation, a liberal critic of President Bush, surged 17.8%, to
>>139,600.
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>>that's roughly .005%...if we subscribers each get ten people to read our
>>issue, that "grows" it to .009%...if they tell ten people each that the
>>magazine exists...oh well...
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>How many Americans know that either Carrol Cox or Frank Scott exists?
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>Doug
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Names don't matter as much as the content, and word-of-mouth. The only
reason Republican books sell so well is because wealthy people buy in
bulk; now how many Americans know their names?