Thomas Wolfe’s new book is on the bestseller lists to be sure. But crappy reviews have translated into sales of “only” 250,000, far below the announced first printing of 1.5 million. “Despite its continued tenure on most national best-seller lists, “I Am Charlotte Simmons” is being discounted by 50 percent or more at bookstores and online, a move publishers often make to try to recoup some of their investment in a book that has not met expectations.”