Posted on 11/15/2008 2:17:25 PM PST by mathwhizz
She failed to save John McCain from presidential election doom, but Sarah Palin, the Republican senator’s controversial running mate, may yet emerge as the saviour of the American publishing industry. Literary agents are queueing up to sign her to a book deal that could earn her up to $7m.
With Barack Obama’s election victory certain to generate dozens of volumes from politicians, strategists and journalists – and with another shelfload of memoirs expected from members of President George W Bush’s administration – Palin’s personal account of her tumultuous introduction to national politics is widely regarded as the book most likely to repay a multi-million-dollar advance.
“She’s poised to make a ton of money,” said Howard Rubenstein, New York’s best-known public relations adviser.
“Every publisher and a lot of literary agents have been going after her,” added Jeff Klein of Folio Literary management.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
she deserves it after the meanest media attack of my life.
obamao got rich off his books.
She deserves every penny and more.
Well, good for her! I’m sure that the Plains can use the money since everything in Alaska costs about a third more than anywhere else in the CONUS.
You go, girl! And get your message out while you’re at it....
Ditto.
Palin herself failed at NOTHING in this campaign.
I hate the media.
The media’s failure to destroy her fueled the book deal.
Had they just let her alone, no one would feel very strongly about her. The ridiculous media attacks galvanized her support and made other people hate her.
I see college tuition for several Palin kids and future grandkids!
I’d like to see the price MORE THAN whatever Bubba and Hillary got for their “works”.
Ditto.
I’m still laughing at a lib who said to me when we said we lived in Saskatchewan for awhile...”Oh, must have known Sarah Palin!” And, she was serious about us being UP NORTH and close to her.....until I explained the Canadian provinces location in relation to Alaska....LIBS are STOOOPID.
Needed fixin'.
I have learned to despise the USA Media too.
Problem is, as governor of Alaska, she is barred from taking any money for something like that. I think that’s why she was open to running for Stevens’ seat, if available, but it doesn’t look like that could happen now.
Now...I’m wondering if any money such as that could go into a PAC or not and not be violative of Alaskan law?
I have never bought a politician’s book. But I’ll buy Sarah’s.
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