It has been 10 days since Jill (Duggar) Dillard's new memoir has been released. Like Jinger's book, Counting the Cost has also become a New York Times Best Seller. It can be found on the Hardcover Nonfiction list and is currently in second place.
Friday, September 22, 2023
Jill's Book a NYT Best Seller
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FINAL FREAKINGLY, WITH JINGER IT WAS RIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!! STOP THROWNING THERE AGENDA AROUND, REMEMBER, BACK IN THE DAYS U EMAILED PEOPLE, U SAID IT WAS ABOUT THE KIDS = LY, BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE!!!!! JILL IS AS STRONG AS A LION, AND JOY, AND U NEVER SHOW IT!!!! U ARE A JURNALIST U ARE SUPOSED TO BE IMPARTIAL, RIGHT??? HAS AMERICAN FELL SO LOW????
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what you are trying to say.
DeleteJingers book was in a whole different category and had the little dagger 🗡️ known for bulk presales to stores and companies basically not actually bought singly by people . Jill’s is in the non fiction section arguably the second biggest section . While jingers did amazing in her own right ,Jill’s book has already out spelled hers by god only knows how many in two weeks . Either way a great achievement for both young ladies
Delete10:58 untrue. You must by them in bulk to resale for a higher price.
Delete@9:18 No, it's not RETAIL bulk sales that earns you the dagger. It's ordering a zillion books all at once going to somewhere other than a retailer. For instance, a church orders all those copies. Or the publisher orders all those copies. Or the author herself orders them. There's no proof that the books are ever sold to anyone past that point. They could sit in a warehouse or garage, unsold. It's a way that authors and publishers artificially inflate numbers to try to get on that list, which is why the NYT uses the dagger to differentiate certain books. Everyone who knows the NYT Bestseller List knows this!!
DeleteThat's wonderful. It was a good book and well written.
ReplyDeleteEVEN WITH EVERYTHING, I NEVER EVER TIRUNED MY BACK ON THE 18, GRANDMA D, MICHELLE , AMY, THE SPOUSES, (-1), THE K8DS+M KIDS, SINCE 2007, THEY HELPED ME CHANGE A LIFESTYLE, THAT WAS RISKY!!!! I ADMIRE JILL, AND I ADMIRE JOY THOSE 2 MAKE MY CRY WITH RESPECT!!!! WHY DONT U SAY HOW AMAZING JOY IS, AND A WORRIOR, AND DID A TRIATHLON , U NEVER SPOKE ABOUT THAT WHY, I LIVE TOSE 3, AND JESSA TOO, AND JESSA IS TOO NOT KINDLY COVERD TO!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStop yelling
DeleteI can't tell whether you are for them or against them?
DeleteTHIS IS FROM JUSTINE!!!!
DeleteWell Derrick and Jill are getting all the extra money they wanted , maybe now they will stop beating up on their family.
ReplyDeleteMaybe their parents will stop beating up on them, how about that.
DeleteThey're not beating up their family, give me a break, they're just sharing what Jill went through well into her adulthood
DeleteMaybe if her parents had actually been parenting the children that they had instead of continually having babies that they couldn't care for, this book may never have been written. What you sow you shall reap...
DeleteReally sad to see all this aired in public. No doubt the financial payoff will be huge but at what a cost.
DeleteHave you read the book, or is this your preconceived notion?
DeleteYes,hopefully.. it's getting quite tiresome
DeleteOf course it's a beat seller, many people don't like the Duggars and Jill and Derrick knew people would read a book about them
Delete@6:16 Make that "many people don't like what the Duggars have done." Actions, not the name.
DeleteThe cost will be losing their family :(
Delete@10:14 She's only losing the toxic relationships that harm her.
Delete6:16 she wanted to finally tell her story. She couldn't do that because she was still under contract and she was dealing with court stuff.
DeleteWell said 3:22. However I think Jill is so far gone and detached from the family she could still continue to beat them up and hurt them…the parents and siblings would be better off if Jill would leave them alone.
DeleteWATCH 14 KIDS, AND PREGNANT AGAIN, SEE WONDERFUL JILL SHOVE FOOD INTO HER SIBS MOUTHS, JILL IS A GOOD PERSON/GIRL WHO EVERYONE SHOULD RESPECT!!!!
ReplyDelete"Sweet Jilly Muffin"
DeleteFROM JUSTINE, I THINK IT IS RUDE NOT TO NAME WHAT U WRITE, GIVE ACCOUNTABILITY!!!!!
DeleteYou write things under anonymous too, Justine!!
DeleteI don't have a Google account. I don't have a URL. The default setting here is Anonymous. I'm fine with that and everyone else is fine with that. Names online mean nothing. I could call myself Jim Bob if I wanted to (but I don't).
Delete1005, I GOT A NEW PHONE, AND FOR SOME REASONS, IT DID NOT SAY MY NAMED, LIKE IT NEVER REMEMBERED, SO, IN SOME CASES, MY NAME WAS NOT ON SOME OF MY POSTED, SORRY, GOT A NEW PHONE, AND NOW IS FIXED!!!! SORRY!!!!!
DeleteWay to go Jill. You deserve all the credit for speaking up. May the Good Lord continue to lift you up.
ReplyDeleteI AM NOT A CRAZY FAN, I ADMIRE THEM, I COULD OF HATED THEM, AT THE TIME GOING THROUGH AN ANTI BELIEVER FASE, BUT THEY GAVE ME JESUS BACK TO ME, IN A WAY, AND I PRACTISE THE BIBLE NOW, AND FALLOW IT!!! IT IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO LIVE, KNOWNLY THAT U LOVED PEOPLE, AND SERVED THEM, AND I DO NOW!!!!! MICHELLE, COPING WITH JOSEY, AND KNOWING SHE WAS A REAL MOTHER, U CAN'T MAKE A PRE-ME DO ANYTHING, BUT SHE CLINGED TO MICHELLE, + JILL MADE ME LOVE MICHELLE DEEP, AND GRANDMA D. CLEANING LIKE SHE DID. WELL I KNEW M7 HELLE WAS A REAL MOTHER. AND I FELL IN LIVE WITH THE FAMILY!! I AM CRYING SOORY, THAT IS WHY I L9VE MICHELLE SHE PUT IN TJE HOURS WITH JOSEY, AND JACKSON, AND MAIN MAN JAMES!!! JAMES LOVES JILL AND CHAPERONED JILL DERICK, WAS THERE FOR HER, AND PLEASE LEAVE JAMES ALONE,!!! NO LIE SINC3 2007 , THE DUGGARS HELPED ME CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, JULL/JOY/JESSA HAVE BEEN MY PLEAURES , JO, JAMES, TOO!!! BUT JILL HELPED ME THINK DIFFERENTLY, ABOUT THAT!!!! THATS IS WHY I LOVE ❤️ JILL, IS I KNOW, SHE CHANGED THE WAY I SAW MEN, I SAW MEN MORE AS PEOPLE, NOT JUST MEN!!! I AM NOT THE ENIMY!!!! I SM NOT LIKE U!!! I WAS THE ONLY BELIVER IN MY FAMILY!!!! I ENDED UP AT THE POTTERSHOUSE , WHERE I READ THE BIBLE 2X, WENT DOOR TO DOOR ,PLANTING CHURCHES, TALKING IN TONGES , SAVING SOULS, STREET PREACHING, AND PRISON MINSTRIES, PLATFORM MYSTERIES, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS!! BACKSLID. THEN I HAD A SCARE, BANK MY MOTHER SAID, WOW HERE IS A FAMILY UD HATE, LOL AND SHE S3NT ME THE DUGGARS, BUT I FELL ILL. I COULD NOT SLEEP., AT 4 AM, I TURNED ON THE TV SET AND THERE WETE 24 KIDS AND PREGNANT AGAIN!!! SO, I WATCHED IT, AND FELL IN ❤️ WITH THEM!!! THEY WERE BUILDING THEIR HOUSE, AND TO MY DELIGHT THE GIRLS HAD A YELLOW DRILL, AS THE BOYS, SO I THOUGHT, WOW, THEY LOVE WOMEN, AND NOT WHAT I THOUGHT CHURCH WAS!!! I THOUGHT THIS IS WHAT CHRUCH NEEDS TO BE, LOVING BOTH SEXS =, BUT KNOWING WE HAVE DIFFERENT PATHS, BUT WE ARE ALL =1!!! THAT IS WHY I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE DUGGARS, I SEE THEM AS SAVING ME FROM A TERRIBLE GOALESS LIFE!!!! LOVE THEM ALL , BUT 4!!!!!
ReplyDeletePlease stop posting with all caps. Makes it hard to read. Think of your readers—not yourself and whatever ailment you might have. Thanks!
DeleteI read your testimony here how God used the Duggar family to bring you back to Him and that was wonderful. I will keep you in prayer that you will stay strong and continue to serve God and that you will keep growing closer and closer to God. Thank you for sharing your testimony and I'm sure you helped other people to know that even if we stray away from God that we can still return to Him. He loves us and is merciful to us.
DeleteShe put in the hours with Josie? No she didn't, Michelle left medically fragile Josie with Jana while she traveled to promote the family's book or show or both. Josie had a really bad seizure while Jana was watching her and Jana barely knew what to do other than to call 911. The filming crew had to step in to help before the ambulance arrived. That's not "putting in the hours." Then the Buddy System kicked in too and Michelle put in even less time with any of her kids!
DeleteI agree with September 24th at 7:53pm.
Delete1125 THAT IS NOT FARE, JOSEY CLUNG, TO MICHELLE, WHEN HEARD MICHELLE'S VOICE, AND U CAN'T MAKE THAT UP!!!!!! LIKE SHE HEARD HER MOTHER'S VOICE, LOTS AND U CAN TELL JOSEY KNEW, WHO HER MOTHER IS!!!!
DeleteTHIS IS FROM JUSTINE!!!!!
Delete753 I CAP BECAUSE I AM DYSLEXIC, SORRY I HATE IT TOO!!!! I GET EMBARRASSED, FOR SPELLING MISTAKE!!!! SORRY!!!!!
DeleteWay to go Jill!! Sweet success.
ReplyDeleteI AM SORRY, BUT JILL IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND PROBABLY STOPPED ME FROM GETTING AN STD, U HAVE NO IDEAD WHO U ARE TALKING TO. FOR JILL HELPED, ME SEEING MEN AS FUNFARE RIDES!!!!! I WAS OUT ON THE WORLD!@@
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you turned your life around
DeleteThat is good, but let God work on you, not people
DeletePlease stop posting with all caps- it makes it hard to read. Thinks of the readers.
DeleteTHIS IS FROM ME, GOT RID OF THAT TERRIBLE PHONE, I COULD NOT INSTALL MY NAME!!!!
DeleteCongrats to the Dillard's. The book is well done and does not smear the Duggar name. Jill was very complimentary toward both her parents and many times said how much she loves them. She told the truth both beautiful and ugly. She and Derick have forged their way through self discovery and healing, and I believe truly want a healthy relationship with her family.....but not at any cost.
ReplyDeleteTrue, 7:54. I don't understand why Jim Bob is so difficult to deal with. He had trouble with his own father and the circumstances that man caused. So Jim Bob should be the first person to see what happens when a father is not what he should be for his kids. He had a role model of what not to do, yet his need for control still messed up his relationship with Jill (and Jinger, to a lesser extent).
DeleteLol you must have read it different them
DeleteI agree with 7:54, Jill loves her parents, she doesn't love what they did; fraud, not paying them, etc..
DeleteCounting the income from her book.
ReplyDeleteThe process is complete, cashing out.
Just like her parents used her as a money making machine for them.
Delete@8:44 I don't know how anyone can be bitter towards Jill after reading everything she had to endure. I guess you wanted all that to remain secret. Only people pretending to be happy on TV can make money?
DeleteShe was very brave to tell her story. Congratulations Jill, you deserve only the best!!
ReplyDeleteGood for her, hope she makes tons of money. With a husband finish college, 3 children and a home she probably could use it.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Do you know them? Do you know they are irresponsible with money? And if you know them personally, why on earth would you share such a personal comment about your pal Jill?
Delete9:14 What? Who said anything about irresponsibility? Obviously they're not irresponsible, or they couldn't have paid for college, bought a house, and added to their family. You're reaching to try to cause a problem that isn't there.
Delete@6:38: the poster said "she could probably use the money." 9:14 was asking if the poster knows if they are irresponsible with money. How does the person who posted know their financial situation? And if she/he does know them, why would they say something so personal about others? These are legit questions.
DeleteI am sure she made a lot of money. She deserves it. Truth be told her parents wouldn't of had anything if it wasn't for their kids.
DeleteNot true, 9:12. Jim worked in politics and at the car shop
DeleteCongratulations! I’m sure this means a lot to her and Derick. Through the use of her book she’s sharing her experience and helping others who may be experiencing similar experiences.
ReplyDelete@11:55 It takes a whole lot of courage, support, and resources to stand up to a parent the way Jill did. I just hope others are able to come out of their situations too, but boy the parental hold sure can be a tight trap.
Delete@11:18am, confused by your comment?
DeleteIt's not like Jinger's book. Jinger's placement was based on bulk orders and was marked that way while on the list. (Read about how books are ranked there.) Jill has actually sold enough individual copies to truly earn her ranking. Two different types of totals. Jim Bob and Jeremy's church probably didn't place any big orders for Jill's book, but she wouldn't have needed them anyway. She really has a best-seller. Good for her. Who knows where all Jinger's books actually wound up. Not in individual hands, according to the New York Times and this list.
ReplyDeleteExactly! Jill made the number 2 best seller list legitimately, but Jinger did not. There’s actually an article explaining that Jill actually earned her way there!
DeleteUntrue. That was already debunked months ago.
DeleteLawd! It’s not a competition between Jill and infer.
DeleteYou know it's possible to praise one person without tearing another down, right?
Delete@11:45 It is true. Look it up on the NYT bestseller website.
DeleteYou truly don't understand how that list works or what the dagger symbol (that Jinger had beside her book) means. The other people here are correct. Bulk sales by either Jinger's publishing house or Jinger herself drove her numbers up artificially. Jill's sales numbers are significant on their own merit and accurately represent individual sales.
Delete3:442 you said this about Jingers book. That is untrue. The only way you would know if something has been brought on bulk is if you brought them in bulk yourself and resold them.
Delete11:54 its not true. You are twisting it like you did Jingers book. Like I said before, the only way to truly know is if you yourself brought bulks of the books and resold them.
Delete9:07/9:09 Go read the New York Times' website and hear it straight from them. That may be the only way you ever believe the people here who are correct about the dagger! Really don't understand why you don't go do that and learn about the dagger.
Delete@9:09 Publishers report weekly sales. Publishers know if sales were bulk. The NYT knows what publishers report - they use those numbers for their list. End of any silly conspiracy theories.
Delete9:07/9:09 actually 2:03 is telling the truth. If you read the definitions of the Times Best seller list it clearly states the definition of the dagger. It’s not a “bad” thing, it just means they’re were bulk sales involved. 2:03 doesn’t have to have bought a bulk order to know that, it’s very clear on the Times site.
DeleteCongratulations! ❤
ReplyDeleteGood for Jill. She really pulled the curtain back. I think we all knew that what we saw on TV was a facade not how the family actually functioned.
ReplyDeleteI don't think everything that we seen on their show was a facade at all. I think somethings were more organized for the show to be able to film a scene easier, but not a facade. I think they were and still are family who love God and want to serve God in every way they can. What curtain was pulled back was the curtain of two money hungry daughters who will do anything for money even if it means taking a family ministry and causing all kinds of accusations to be made to discrete all the hard work and labor of love that the family put into trying to bless God and others.
DeleteThe dysfunction with Jim Bob and Jill goes way back. There's even evidence of trouble between Jill and siblings from years ago. Puzzling at the time but clear now. What we saw on TV was a lot of fantasy and only the things that they wanted us to see. But some people bought into it lock stock and barrel and still won't let go of that fantasy, even with books, police reports, and court records all come to light. I feel sorry for them and their children.
DeleteI agree. It's hard to let go of what appeared to be a "perfect" family and accept reality. I think Jill wanted to heal the breach but Jim Bob won't let that happen. So sad.
DeleteBoy 10:45 you really can't see any other possible side to this can you. Even after all that's happened and all that's come to light. Even with a new tell-all (well, tell-some) book. Even with a son who's where he is. The Duggars are still shining examples of parenthood to you. Do you have kids? Are they perfect and do they do nothing but praise you for being perfect too?
DeleteJill is causing many problems for herself..
DeleteWhat, 10:18, she should go through her whole life being the doormat for people in her family who want to walk all over her and use her for their own gain? She shouldn't do anything about it? I don't think so.
DeleteAnon 3:47 I have three beautiful, God loving respectful children. I can see both sides and its clear to me that these 2 daughters want the old life back with all the perks and will do absolutely anything to get it. Jill and Hunger both if this was about helping people would have done it for free, they wrote books because there is money in it and enough Duggar haters to make a buck off of. There is not one of us out here who couldn't pick apart somethings about our childhoods and sell our parents out for money if we wanted to be devient. There is no excuse for what they are doing. As far as Josh goes, he was and still is a pervert and is where he belongs. The parents did everything they though was right to get him to stop and it worked for awhile until he got married and then their hands were tied. The Duggars have 19 kids and one went terrible wrong, two daughters got money hungry and turned on them but all the other 16 are good people who live honorable lives, so that is pretty good child rearing if you ask me.
DeletePreach it 10:45!
DeleteI agree 9:42.. with that many kids, they were sure to get a few "bad apples" per se. It is sad because Jill was so sweet as a kid
Delete@10:45 There are way too many exposed inconsistencies to list, but if you watch the old episodes knowing what you know now, they are glaring.
DeleteI’m glad Jill named all those corrupt people in Arkansas who did not do justice to the sisters. Those people responsible in unlawfully releasing the juvenile records should be held responsible. Derrick must of had his hand in adding all the financial stuff, even personal stuff about the siblings and their $80,000.00 offer, he should of considered the siblings right to privacy, they didn’t do anything to him. I would say the Duggar parents and children will be careful what they put in writing to Jill, it may end up in a book. There seems to be so much joy in the books success, but it’s sad to see this lovely family so fractured. I agree with all the people who say she doesn’t care about her large family, and she was surely swayed by Derrick. My heart goes out to dear sweet Michelle, driving at Midnight to give Jill the information she demanded.. Michelle has suffered so many trials and sorrows but she continues to be such a testimony in her faith in trusting in Jesus.
ReplyDeleteMichelle should have told Jill off and waited til the timing was convenient for her..not "sweet Jilly muffins"
Delete10:11 The books didn't "fracture" the family. That damage was done years ago, long before any books came out. I thought driving at midnight, right before the deadline, was more of a control move than a kind heart. Had those papers not been delivered, the legal hammer would have fallen, and Jim Bob knew that. He purposely waited til the last minute to deliver, and then couldn't even bring himself to do it. Michelle may be trusting in Jesus, but we must all be careful that we don't blindly trust while matters that need to be taken care of are right in front of us, and remember that Jesus expects us to deal with things properly, not put our minds in trust mode and coast. We need to solve our own problems too, especially when we've made them ourselves!
DeleteTo all the people thinking Jill only did this for the money: Did you read the book? She has been wronged in horrible ways. How was it okay for Jim Bob to cash 8 Millions and it is not okay for her to get money for her book.? She is a good christian and a brave woman.
ReplyDelete@1:15 I agree with you 100%. The people accusing Jill of being greedy can't seem to understand what Jim Bob very greedily did with the money the entire family earned. There should have been money held in separate trusts for the minors who appeared on camera all those years. As an adult, Jill should have been paid for every episode she appeared in, and half of the money from all the episodes when it was called Jill & Jessa Counting On. If anyone wants to say now that Jill is greedy, then they should be saying the same thing about Jim Bob and Michelle, who sold out first, in a huge way and from something that turned out to contain many falsehoods.
DeleteWhy aren't any of the other duggar girls speaking out then? They seem to be doing well for themselves and aren't complaining about their lives. Give it up!
DeleteJill shouldn't have agreed to do "Jill and Jessa, Counting On " then.. it could have been done with any other duggar daughter
Delete@12:06 I don't think it was her decision for what to name the show or whether or not to appear on it. Read the book.
Delete12:06 "Josie and Jennifer Counting On" wouldn't have cut it. Jim Bob needed the name to be the names of the 2 married girls, so the public would be interested in watching them start families.
DeleteThat's great news. It was an interesting book. To be honest, I had had a rather negative view of Derick, but after reading the book that shows his support for Jill and commitment to doing what they both had decided was best for their family, I see him in a much more favorable way. The book has a powerful message regarding giving someone complete authority over other people's lives. I think it has broader appeal than Jinger's book does.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Derick has used his education to get a position where he's able to help people with legal troubles. I wish he hadn't said a lot of things he said in the past about people not like him, but I hope he's learned that lesson and changed his tune. He's going to see all sorts in his new job and is going to have to get along with everyone.
DeleteThe one thing I wish jill would have pushed back on…If Jim Bob wouldn’t pay them because it was a “family ministry” then why did HE accept money?
ReplyDeleteDespite the book being a NYT best seller, I was in Barnes & Noble yesterday in Calabasas, CA (a very nice adjacent to Los Angeles) and the book was nowhere to be found. Hmmmmm......
ReplyDeleteVery interesting...
DeleteProbably sold out. It's been sold out at a lot of places. The hold lines at libraries are miles long too. Don't despair. It's still on the NYT list, I think now at #4.
DeleteIt was probably sold out!
DeleteFROM ON NOW IF THEY ARE LONG POSTS, I WILL TRY TO NOT CAP, IF IT IS A LONG POST!!! I GET IT, BUT DON'T CORRECT MY SPELLING, LOL!!!!!!
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