The boycott that lied...

[Maha]

I'm okay with the book itself, but the thing that I'm not okay with is the fact, that she is most likely going to make a profit from this. If they didn't give her any money, as in the money made went to Christchurch, then most people would be okay with it I think.

That's what the argument itself is about in a nutshell isn't it?

Correct ....even without the nutshell.

[Kickaha]

she is not making a single cent from the book.

Who is then?

[Oblivion]

Well, she is not exactly that popular with most of New Zealand anyway. Even if people read the book, I doubt that most of their opinions would change. That's the way that most New Zealanders are. Especially something as controversial as the Kahui twins murder.

[Bald Eagle]

Who is then?

no one if it gets boycotted by the major bookstores.

[jaffaonajappa]

yeah.
It seems out bookstores have all wimped out.
The controversy stems from the belief that Macsyna King will benfit financially from the book. There is info out there stating this is untrue. But no ones hearing/believing/reading this - lynch mobs take a while to simmer down, and logic has no place in their heading.

Marketing at its worst.

[The Singing Chef]

From what i can piece together from things i have read, there will be money going to charity, and then there will be money going into recuperating the losses from publishing the book, it isn't cheap to publish a book these days. Apart from that, you have people that have slaved for over 7 months in researching, writing and publishing a book, with their own money.

All evidence has been made aware to the cops since 2006, they already know all of it, but they either do not have the solid facts to link it or for some other reason cannot lay a charge. so the book is merely bringing what has been told to the police to you, in a fashion so that you can form your own view on the tragedy.

[The Singing Chef]

yeah.
It seems out bookstores have all wimped out.
The controversy stems from the belief that Macsyna King will benfit financially from the book. There is info out there stating this is untrue. But no ones hearing/believing/reading this - lynch mobs take a while to simmer down, and logic has no place in their heading.

Marketing at its worst.

You know the funny thing, if all these stores had just held to their guns, they would realise that they may only lose on 1 - 2 days sale of items, not even that, it is a 0.5% minority that is against it. Then the people of New Zealand would have no where to buy their supplies from and be forced into going into the store..

In anger many a false promise is made..

[Oblivion]

You know the funny thing, if all these stores had just held to their guns, they would realise that they may only lose on 1 - 2 days sale of items, not even that, it is a 0.5% minority that is against it. Then the people of New Zealand would have no where to buy their supplies from and be forced into going into the store..

In anger many a false promise is made..

The thing is that the stores do not want to be viewed in a negative light. With the amount of people that will nonetheless support the boycott, the stores will lose quite a bit of business. By backing out, they are saving all the bases that they possible can. Not that Macsyna is very popular at the moment anyway.

[Laava]

I bet most Kiwis think that Macsyna King knows who is responsible for killing her babies. So no sympathy whatsoever. Which may translate into no sales. I can understand that.

[XxKiTtiExX]

I bet most Kiwis think that Macsyna King knows who is responsible for killing her babies. So no sympathy whatsoever. Which may translate into no sales. I can understand that.

Exactly.




Anyway, I have better things to do. Mcdonalds anyone?

[scumdog]

It'll sell like hot cakes.

And wait until the womens mags get into it...

[jazfender]

For fuck's sake.

[Maha]

Mcdonalds anyone?

It'll sell like hot cakes.

...until 10.30am only.

[Virago]

...The controversy stems from the belief that Macsyna King will benfit financially from the book. There is info out there stating this is untrue. But no ones hearing/believing/reading this...

From what i can piece together from things i have read, there will be money going to charity, and then there will be money going into recuperating the losses from publishing the book, it isn't cheap to publish a book these days...

Please point us in the direction of such evidence...?

If has already been reported that Macsyna King had previously approached the Women's Rags in an attempt to sell her story?

The book has been promoted as providing new information about the probable cause of the deaths. Perhaps Macsyna King should be along at the inquest instead, giving that information there?

The "sale" of the information to the public is distasteful, regardless of the supposed motives.

[The Singing Chef]

Please point us in the direction of such evidence...?

If has already been reported that Macsyna King had previously approached the Women's Rags in an attempt to sell her story?

The book has been promoted as providing new information about the probable cause of the deaths. Perhaps Macsyna King should be along at the inquest instead, giving that information there?

The "sale" of the information to the public is distasteful, regardless of the supposed motives.

Where has it been shown that she will make money from it? And maybe it is referring to new information to the public eyes? And she has been talking to the cops for years now.

Also why is everybody obsessed with money? is it not common knowledge that you need to use money to publish a book? and that money comes from the Authors pockets. Is it not fair to be at least recuperated? Alot of the banter on there is an assumption.