Sarah Palin, a Soon-to-Be Publishing Phenom (Barracuda goes rogue)

Wall Street Journal ^ | 9/29/2009 | John Fund

[SeekAndFind]

Sarah Palin may no longer be governor of Alaska, but she's certainly destined to become a best-selling author. HarperCollins, her publisher, has announced the print-run of her memoir will be a staggering 1.5 million copies -- equal to the print-run of Senator Ted Kennedy's posthumous autobiography published this month. Publishing sources tell me that such a giant run is only ordered up when there is clear evidence from booksellers and surveys of massive interest in a book.

The book, which will be published on November 17, was a crash project. Ms. Palin actually moved temporarily to San Diego after she resigned the governorship in July so she could be close to her collaborator, Lynn Vincent. I bumped into Ms. Vincent, a former editor at the Christian-oriented World magazine, in New York a few weeks ago, where she had parked herself in a hotel close to the offices of HarperCollins while working on the book's final edits.

Ms. Vincent didn't reveal any details about the book, but did acknowledge it will describe Ms. Palin's frustration over her treatment by the staffers she inherited from the McCain campaign after her surprise pick as the GOP vice presidential nominee last year. Ms. Palin was booked on grueling interviews with hostile reporters while talk-show hosts such as Glenn Beck couldn't even get through to her aides. Mr. Beck tells me he was stunned when he picked up the phone one day just before the election to discover Sarah Palin was on the other end of the line. "She explained that she had been blocked from reaching her audience, so she was now 'going rogue' and booking her own interviews," Mr. Beck told me. "I was thrilled she had burst out of the cage they'd built for her and we were finally talking."

[dubie]

I already pre-ordered my copy.

[birddog]

I just ordered 2 - I’ll bet it is in the top 5 by tomorrow night....

lol....

[who knows what evil?]

Probably make some friends, too!!! :)

In a line like that; you can bet on it...

[Radagast the Fool]

LOL!!!

[MamaB]

Just pre-ordered 2. Can't wait until they are ready to ship.

[techno]

Now #1 at Barnes and Noble and #11 at amazon.com

[Windflier]

"Ms. Palin"

That's Mrs. Palin, thank you. She's a married woman.

[mfccinsd]

And now it’s up to #11 on amazon (per the latest when I just ordered)!

[Non-Sequitur]

With an initial printing of 1.5 million copies, suffice it to say that by the first of the year Palin won’t have any legal bills to worry about any more.

[MamaB]

I did too and thinking about ordering some more as gifts.

[Royal Wulff]

Pre-order from Amazon.com here: Going Rogue

[guitarplayer1953]

That's what I thought too. Like his brothers book by JFK the old man Joe had to buy them all up since they were not selling. I wonder who in the family will buy up Teds book to make it a best seller.

[jla]

" I know being right is better than being popular" - Our next President & best-selling author,
Sarah Palin

The True Political Heir of Jefferson & Reagan

[NurdlyPeon]

I just pre-orderd mine on Amazon. Hope it hits #1 on both Amazon and B+N. Hope they sell out the 1.5 million just in pre-sales. Go Sarah!!

[piytar]

Ditto, what you said.

[GEC]

Nice to know. Thanks for the info!

[The Wizard]

now at number 11......andwith a bullet

[The Wizard]

I do feel bad for Glenn Beck, she is about to pass him....

[who knows what evil?]

I’d bet he is thrilled for her...

[The Wizard]

I just started a discussion about this book’s ability to get to number 1 before release....please feel free to join in...

Use the link at number 33