Amazon has slashed the price of Pippa Middleton's party-planning book to half-price after it plummeted to 189th on its bestseller list.
The book, Celebrate, has been reduced from
£25 to £12 less than one
month after its release.
Pippa, 29, launched the book with a fanfare in London on October 25, but it now being outsold by a Tom Daley
calendar and The Highway Code.
The 416-page tome aims to teach people how to throw parties for
various occasions all year round and has been described on Amazon as a
"fully illustrated and beautifully designed book packed with recipes,
crafts and inspirational ideas".
However, it came in for extensive criticism over its "banal" advice, which includes
suggestions such as playing pass the parcel to
entertain children and that: "Turkeys are perfect for
feeding larger gathering".
One reviewer blasted: "You would think, with the amount of PR and media
interest in the author of this book, that she might have written her
book carefully, or perhaps even taken some expert advice. Seemingly, not
so.
"For reasons best known to Miss Middleton, she has travelled the globe,
shamelessly promoting an unbelievable pile of rubbish. The book is
uninspiring, verging on insulting."
The release of Pippa's book has led to the creation of several online
parodies including a Twitter account dedicated to "Pippa Middleton
Tips".
