tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post8870347665971066098..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: Today in literaturetetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-32676597556461527192009-10-02T13:50:14.405-04:002009-10-02T13:50:14.405-04:00Unlike you, Charlie, and your fellow obscenity lov...Unlike you, Charlie, and your fellow obscenity lovers I can provide cites for my number from mainstream sources.<br /><br /><a href="http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/28/281955/palin-done-book-going-rogue/news-breaking/" rel="nofollow">Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, has commissioned a huge first printing of 1.5 million copies.</a><br /><br />USAToday, MSNBC, and other mainstream sources confirm the 1.5M first printing as fact. Now, what was it that you were saying?Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-65194280290057813262009-10-01T12:47:32.030-04:002009-10-01T12:47:32.030-04:00"Ms. Palin is at least as intelligent and tho..."Ms. Palin is at least as intelligent and thoughtful as Mr. Biden, who is one heartbeat from the Presidency today."<br /><br />No, John, she really isn't.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-56876873719615156992009-10-01T09:18:39.664-04:002009-10-01T09:18:39.664-04:00My point? Ms. Palin is at least as intelligent an...My point? Ms. Palin is at least as intelligent and thoughtful as Mr. Biden, who is one heartbeat from the Presidency today. And Ms. Palin is honest enough to be open about using a ghostwriter, unlike the current occupant of the White House. And the story of her rise from small-town mom to crusading governor is at least as interesting as Mr. Obama's rise to enter Harvard Law School.<br /><br />UJ, the publisher ordered 1.5M copies in the first printing, and there seems little doubt it will need additional press runs. And the four months were what elapsed between the contract signing and publishing date. I haven't heard how long Ms. Palin may have been working on the book prior to inking a deal with HarperCollins. Do you have a cite?Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-72769891639409023842009-10-01T08:27:11.143-04:002009-10-01T08:27:11.143-04:00Uhm, John, what's your point? That a lot of p...Uhm, John, what's your point? That a lot of people are interested in reading what Sarah Palin "wrote"? This is not news to me.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-11531859448943553762009-09-30T14:46:44.156-04:002009-09-30T14:46:44.156-04:00Not to dump on poor Sarah, but four months to writ...Not to dump on poor Sarah, but four months to write a book? The average time for a decent thoughtful writer is a little over a year. This will be quite the tome. I imagine it will sell well. The publisher had ordered one million copies. I cannot imagine the low-life intellectually challenged morons, who will purchase and read this tripe.Uncle Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992402926190259718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-89540039123336228342009-09-30T12:35:32.674-04:002009-09-30T12:35:32.674-04:00she better marshall those dollars wisely because s...she better marshall those dollars wisely because she is having a hard time booking speaking engagements. She is a blitering idiot, and more and more Republicans are becoming aware of this, which is why she can't book any speaking engagements. Most of her sales of this book are bulk sales by conservative organizations, most true Palin supporters are waiting for the comic book edition.<br /><br />charoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-10796992400002736412009-09-30T12:03:40.364-04:002009-09-30T12:03:40.364-04:00Yeah, if only Ms. Palin had been thoughtful, like ...Yeah, if only Ms. Palin had been thoughtful, like Joe "Gaff-O-Matic" Biden, during the campaign.<br /><br />And the Vincent/Palin book is now #3 on Amazon. Do You remember what the Ayers/Obama "Dreams from my Father" title ranked at the peak?Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.com