Palin's 'Going Rogue' Already A Best-Seller

NEW YORK — Move over, Dan Brown. Sarah Palin is on top of the charts.

Just two days after HarperCollins announced that Palin's "Going Rogue" had been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17, preorders Wednesday night for the former Alaska governor's memoir made it No. 1 on both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.

Among the books "Going Rogue" is outselling: Sen. Ted Kennedy's "True Compass," Mitch Albom's "Have a Little Faith" and Brown's "The Lost Symbol," his first novel since "The Da Vinci Code" and, perhaps until now, the year's most anticipated release.

Palin, in collaboration with author Lynn Vincent, completed her 400-page book just four months after agreeing to terms with HarperCollins, which plans a first printing of 1.5 million copies. It's the first book by Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor until suddenly resigning last summer.

She is regarded as a possible 2012 contender for the presidency. Past candidates, notably Barack Obama, have been helped by writing best-selling books, invaluable platforms for politicians to tell their story.

The response at Alaska bookstores was mixed.

A woman taking a call at Waldenbooks in Wasilla, Palin's hometown, said she was pre-ordering a copy at that moment and there had been "lots of interest." She would not give her name but referred a reporter to her boss, Borders district manager Grant Larsen, who said interest had been strong both in Wasilla and Anchorage.

"We're very excited about it and already have several signed up," he said. "We're expecting that to be massive."

A lot of people are coming into the store and asking to reserve a copy, Larsen said. Borders booksellers also are asking customers if they want to reserve one. The more people reserve copies, he said, the more copies the stores will get.

Julie Drake, co-owner of Anchorage's largest independent bookstore, Title Wave, stopped to quiz her booksellers about Palin's book.

"Nobody has said a word. Not a single customer has asked about it. I don't know what that means. Maybe we're all going rogue, going all mavericky," she said.

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Associated Press writer Dan Joling in Anchorage contributed to this story.

Comments

[Willow207]

Fuzzy Math Behind Palin Book

Sarah Palin must be praying that her Monday appearance on Oprah will lead to a slot on the talk show maven's book list. In spite of a rumored 400,000-plus first print run for Palin’s memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life, which comes out Tuesday, November 17, the Daily Finance crunches a slew of numbers to reveal that HarperCollins might not want to bank on the book. Palin made the book deal last May, has received a $1.25 million retainer, and is expected to receive up to a $7 million advance, by the time Going Rogue arrives next week. Factoring in actual versus projected print runs for paperback and hardcover copies, Amazon—Wal-Mart—Target discount sales, ghostwriting fees, and the potential total payment to Palin, the Daily Finance claims that HarperCollins will need to sell more than 400,000 copies of the book just to break even—and that’s only if Palin’s total advance was a measly $5 million.

Read it at Daily Finance

[2Bfair]

American politics has become about playing the game long enough to cash in for personal wealth. Period. No difference in Democrats and Republicans. Greed, opportunism, personal gain.... service and the public good are no longer even considered.

[wreckdiver]

Ouch! Such a cynical view of our new POTUS. Such a shame. I would have thought you would take your own advice and "put the interests of the nation first", ....

.... but if you want to start attacking him right away ....

[MadJeffersonian]

So? A lot of people bought pet rocks and mood rings, too.

[wilray]

Yeah, how about clackers. It wasn't just a fad; they were diabolical. Yet, when I see them I think - teabagging.

[wilray]

Clackers

http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/Culture/Fads/Clackers.asp

[seroquel]

Every time she is interviewed, she screws up. Can't name a single newspaper, and can't write a book without a ghostwriter.
I guess with all the non appearances she does/did....

[Lilly-G]

Most everybody loves a freak show and that's what Palin's book is. I'm sure the lure of finding out juicy gossip about the campaign is very compelling. I don't see any reason for her to eventually run for president considering all the money she's making now.

[JWB2012]

She couldn't write a x- mas list.

[RockinDiva]

Not surprised considering even Paris Hilton had a best-seller with "Confessions of an Heiress"

http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/p/paris_hilton.html

[classicalgregg]

Stupid is as stupid does. It will go even further off the charts with the audio edition for all her supporters who can't read:)

[2008CaliforniaFan]

Here is the PERFECT cartoon that goes with your comment.

Someone on Mudflats posted it in a thread there.

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/pat-oliphant

[Chitownfool]

I love that picture of her with out her make up she looks like the crazy old lady we know she is.

[MarcusCassius]

Please! Does anyone you know plan on spending a dime on this ghost written fabrication?
If Rove taught us anything about the conservatives, it's "Do what you want, write something to change history later! "

[shel3364]

This is a flashback to the campaign. Everyone got all excited for about 5 minutes and then the bloom fell off the rose.

[2008CaliforniaFan]

Palins Ghostwriter, Lynn Vincent wrote a previous book with one of Palin's Fans.

Robert Stacy McCain also likes to attack and go after writers and bloggers that say or write
Negative things about Palin. Who IS Robert McCain.... the one Palin and Vincent ' pal around with '??
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"Sarah Palin's Book Ghostwritten by Associate of White Supremacist McCain
Sarah Palin’s soon-to-be-released book was ghostwritten by Lynn Vincent. Who’s Lynn Vincent? She’s the co-author of a book with white supremacist blogger Robert Stacy McCain. More..."

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/34788_Sarah_Palins_Book_Ghostwritten_by_Associate_of_White_Supremacist_McCain

[Leota2]

Isn't Rupert nice to buy up all of Sarah's books to get her on that bestseller's list?

[MarcA]

She who cannot construct a sentence wrote a book in four months? Oh, really? And with the "litarary assistance" of a so-called collaborator. Let's get real. A collaborator is a euphemism for a ghostwriter. Five will get you ten that Palin neither wrote nor will read a word of "her" book.

[SimonSezz]

Madams & Pimps make a lot of $$$$$$$$$$ too.and also

[sawdustinhershoes]

lol!!