Friday, March 05, 1999
'Monica's Story' here: Nothing doing
BY JIM KNIPPENBERG
The Cincinnati Enquirer
They waited, but the crush never came. In many cases, the book didn't either.
Monica's Story (St. Martin's Press; $24.95) went on sale Thursday. But Monica was a no-show and the book was a no-go in many stores.
“We haven't been slammed with buyers, and that's good, because we don't have the book,” said Forrest Griffin, speaking for Borders Books and Music, Springdale.
At Mount Adams Bookstore, where you can sit at the bar, sip wine and read, plenty of people sipped, but no one read. Monica didn't show there either. Six copies are expected today.
“We've had a few inquiries, but only a few,” said manager Trevor Wachenfeld at Barnes & Noble's Kenwood store. “I guess that's good, because our copies haven't arrived. I expect them tomorrow (Friday).”
Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Norwood has the book, but it wasn't flying off shelves Thursday. “It's no Starr report, I can tell you that,” said marketing manager Howard Cohen. “...As of now (4 p.m.), we've sold 15 to 20 copies.”
The picture was brighter at Little Professor's Forest Fair shop: They sold out. “But we only had an order for 15 copies,” said manager Tom Starkey.
Out on the information highway, Monica's Story was the No. 1 seller at Internet book seller Amazon.com by 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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