Thursday, December 07, 2006
Unexpectedly huge demand for ISG report
Within hours of the report's release in book form Wednesday, it had jumped into the top 25 on Amazon.com. Anne Messitte of Vintage Books said the study was already in a second printing, although she declined to give exact numbers. "We are continuing to receive orders all the time and will work to keep up with demand," said Messitte, executive vice president and publisher of Vintage, a paperback imprint of Random House Inc.
Vintage announced Wednesday that a portion of the proceeds from the book would be given to the National Military Family Association, a nonprofit organization that assists members of the military and their families. The 160-page Iraq report, less than a third the length of the 9-11 report investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was posted Wednesday on the Web sites of the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the James Baker Institute. According to the Institute of Peace, more than 300,000 copies of the report were downloaded from its Web site in the first three hours.
Vintage announced Wednesday that a portion of the proceeds from the book would be given to the National Military Family Association, a nonprofit organization that assists members of the military and their families. The 160-page Iraq report, less than a third the length of the 9-11 report investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was posted Wednesday on the Web sites of the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the James Baker Institute. According to the Institute of Peace, more than 300,000 copies of the report were downloaded from its Web site in the first three hours.
